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Old 10-07-12, 11:02 AM
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Default My 461whp Aristo swap GS300

Old Build Thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...-na-t-gte.html

If you want to see the history on the car check out my old build thread, alot of you already know it. So here is the good part, pics and videos!! Lots of thanks to all the clublexus guys that helped along with way with parts and info!! The shop that did the swap was Freed Engineering, they are awesome, they do great work and go that extra mile for you. The car was tuned by Jason Hunt, he did an awesome job, the car pulls hard through the gears and is crazy smooth with the power. On to the pics and vid.

The car with the old NA-t and bad compression setup
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540931/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540931/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New motor has arrived, time to tear it apart and get it ready.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540569/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540569/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Opened it up and everything looks good
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063542328/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063542328/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Wasn't liking the factory plain silver so decided to paint the intake mani and the valve covers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540159/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063540159/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Throttle body taped and painted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063541940/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063541940/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Ready to go back together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063530210/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063530210/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New turbo manifold has arrived
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063529818/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063529818/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Getting it back together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063527077/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063527077/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

All back together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063528984/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063528984/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Fields harness w/boost and speed cut from Japspec
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063528528/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063528528/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Little bit of bling
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063525851/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063525851/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New fuel rail, timing belt, water pump, gaskets, seals etc..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063527506/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063527506/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Off to the shop for FE to do some work on it, new valve seats and all seals, and gaskets...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063524791/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063524791/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New Titan motorsports turbo blanket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063524371/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063524371/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Supra LSD rear
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063507407/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063507407/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Got rid of the eye piercing HKS SSQ and got a 50mm Tial bov instead..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063506965/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063506965/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New HID's came in too, so I have HID in the fogs, lows and highs now
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063502561/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063502561/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

3in Intercooler piping kit came in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501815/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501815/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New VIS carbon hood from TTurboPimp
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501439/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501439/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

New set of wheels I picked for $475 w/tires, had the lip stripped and polished
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501067/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063501067/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Hood and wheels on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063491861/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063491861/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Finally time to drop it off at the shop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063488063/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063488063/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Swap started, got the motor in..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063484851/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063484851/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

I ordered a new polished turbo housing from precision
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010478145/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010478145/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr
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On the turbo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010470884/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010470884/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Teaser pic
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010470346/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8010470346/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

More progress
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063482241/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063482241/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Almost finished
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8044677104/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8044677104/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Alright lets make some power, switched to full standalone AEM V2 now..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8044671849/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8044671849/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

461whp@19lbs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063479065/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063479065/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Finally home
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063478394/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063478394/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Here's the pic you've been waiting for
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063478766/http://www.flickr.com/photos/29886951@N04/8063478766/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/29886951@N04/, on Flickr

Here's the dyno video

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Old 10-07-12, 11:12 AM
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Daayyym bro! That thing is SICK! Nice job! Must be a beast on the roads....
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nice! freed does good work, where did you get those wheels for that price such a score.
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Very nice man. Would love to check it out in person sometime.
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well done sir!!!
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Very well done!
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Didn't see it in either thread, stock trans?

How do you like the tial vs the HKS?
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Looking good.
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Very very nice job. Clean sweep, everything 1 2 3.
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sweet ride dude! stock or high stall converter?
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Glad to see you got it together and the tuning went well!
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Originally Posted by es808
Daayyym bro! That thing is SICK! Nice job! Must be a beast on the roads....
Thanks bro, its quick thats for sure. I already want more and am making plans for it...

Originally Posted by sr71b
nice! freed does good work, where did you get those wheels for that price such a score.
Yeah bro FE are awesome, I reccomend them to anyone. Got the wheels just searching craigslist and got lucky...

Originally Posted by 02Legend
Very nice man. Would love to check it out in person sometime.
Anytime bro I'll be around
Originally Posted by SoCal Cyco
well done sir!!!
Originally Posted by Bippu147
Very well done!
Thanks Guys!!

Originally Posted by Hardrvin
Didn't see it in either thread, stock trans?

How do you like the tial vs the HKS?
I'm running the stock Aristo 4spd trans, shifts really smooth in power. Really liking the Tial over the HKS, the HKS gets annoying with that high pitch sqeal, the tial sounds right and works great.

Originally Posted by gLok
Looking good.
Originally Posted by neegroy
Very very nice job. Clean sweep, everything 1 2 3.
Thanks guys

Originally Posted by Meyagi
sweet ride dude! stock or high stall converter?
Just the stock aristo for now...

Originally Posted by 99 GS3
Glad to see you got it together and the tuning went well!
Thanks bro, yeah everything went well.Thanks for your help
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I'm loving the car so far but I already want more power. I'm already making plans for to do a built trans, 67mm turbo, bigger injectors, second 340 aeromotive pump, hoping to shoot for around 600whp...First thing will be the trans and injectors and then i'll probably retune and see if we can make 530-550whp on current setup. We already made 483whp@19lbs on the current setup but dialed it back a little for daily driving..Going to reroute some wiring under the hood also for a cleaner look and might pick up a Greddy intake mani and Q45 throttle body.....
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So you just went big single, added fuel rail and FMIC and now you are doing 460hp?

I am sooooo gonna do this to mine!!!!!!


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