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I know a few people with worked Altezza engines. They can make about 250hp or so. N/A goodness. :) These are racing engines though, so big cams, special ECUs, etc. I wouldn't boost one of those engines, they're made for a high revving N/A application so their internals would not withstand strong boost (not to mention the high compression ratio) .

Unfortunately, I've been hit by the turbo bug. :) Supercharging is nice, good response, but I prefer turbos for their efficiency.

In NSW, it's against the law to drop in an engine that's older than the body. :( 1G-GTE would be perfect, but not legal.

Hey all, I'm new here and am looking for some information on giving the 1G-FE some balls. Let me introduce myself. I drive a RWD Celica with a 1G-GTE. That's the twin turbo version of the IS200's 1G-FE. It makes about 190kW and the car weighs 1220kg with half a tank of petrol. Now you can see my problem with the 114kW/1500kg IS200. I test drove both IS200 and IS300 yesterday. If you want to read my driving impressions, then go here: http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&th=30083 Now, I love the handling of the IS200 but just can't live with the lack of power, so I'm after some information on getting more power. I've heard that there's a TTE supercharger kit, and after some searching, also found this turbo kit: http://www.turbo-kits.com/IS200_turbo_kits.html Anyone know how much the TTE kit costs? Any info on power mods would be handy. How strong are the internals of the 1G-FE? Can the computer handle boost? Or will I have to get an aftermarket one that knows how to control the VVTi? Any other turbo kits out there? Or if I was to go custom, what sort of things will I need to look out for?