Who's the guy with the Supercharged IS350????
09-21-07, 03:05 PM
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I don't think there are many (if any) posts "*******" Doug or his car. If anything, we are very interested in it, but can't figure out why it is kept so secret. You can say we don't know what we're talking about all day long, and frankly ... I'll sort of agree. I agree that we don't know about Doug or his car, but that is because of HIM. I understand plenty about forced induction, tuning, IS350's, drag racing, ....
09-21-07, 05:41 PM
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About the Tom's supercharger: Don't expect to be able to do this yourself - this won't be something that you can take to your local shop and have them do. Joseph basically has this as a project car, with a TON of support going into it. I don't want to talk too much about his project, but let's just say that getting this thing working on a USDM IS350 will be a minor miracle, and most definitely not cost-effective.
As far as the LMS unit goes... People on this board (especially here in the 2IS forum) love to dog and insult things they know nothing about and don't understand. The supercharger on Doug's car is still being tuned, and is currently running at very low boost. They're even experimenting with running different fuel mixtures. So, before we all start passing judgement on something we don't know anything about and someone you may not know personally, let's try and learn a little more about the subject matter, shall we?
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As far as the LMS unit goes... People on this board (especially here in the 2IS forum) love to dog and insult things they know nothing about and don't understand. The supercharger on Doug's car is still being tuned, and is currently running at very low boost. They're even experimenting with running different fuel mixtures. So, before we all start passing judgement on something we don't know anything about and someone you may not know personally, let's try and learn a little more about the subject matter, shall we?
Javier
09-21-07, 11:39 PM
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Well, unfortunately the only forced induction available for our cars is via a supercharger. There are currently no turbo kits on the market - I've only heard of one company that's developing a turbo kit for the 2IS, and it's nowhere near public release...
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09-22-07, 01:41 PM
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09-22-07, 01:47 PM
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TOM's S/C
Dude. wait on the TOM's S/C. Someone is in the process of installing the beast on his IS350. (do a search for the thread) The estimated rwhp gain is around 70-90. Apparently, there are some major technical issues and the cost of $10K for the kit, but for the rwhp gain it might be worth it.
09-24-07, 06:49 AM
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09-24-07, 12:31 PM
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I wonder..
I don't know much about internals but it seems like it's pretty easy to "Raise" the compression with pistons & heads, wouldn't it be just as easy to lower it??
09-24-07, 02:04 PM
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I like how when Doug posts about his car he usually gets a few good comments, then suddenly we have the large fan boy of bashers. This is very common thus he rarely posts now. I posted a few times on his behalf simply because of all the questions and bashing he gets. I know Doug personally, hell I see his car normally. So if you really want info about it, either I can answer them for you or you can message ddquach. Don't expect much public posting because of the past problems. It's all fun and informative until someone comes in and rocks the boat because they want to act tough online.
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I like how when Doug posts about his car he usually gets a few good comments, then suddenly we have the large fan boy of bashers. This is very common thus he rarely posts now. I posted a few times on his behalf simply because of all the questions and bashing he gets. I know Doug personally, hell I see his car normally. So if you really want info about it, either I can answer them for you or you can message ddquach. Don't expect much public posting because of the past problems. It's all fun and informative until someone comes in and rocks the boat because they want to act tough online.
As far as my questions go...Some of them were kind of answered already but don't think that my questions are left open ended to set you up for "bashers"...I'd like to keep all negative comments or remarks away from this thread please
What was the downtime with installation?
What were the numbers before & after tuning? (rwhp & Tq)
Any room on compression ratio for Nitrous, after install?
Any 1/8, or 1/4 mile times?
Actual "Out the door" cost?
What problems did he run across after install...
Were there any other mods("One Off" or Not) done to the motor to complete the install?
Any recommendations that you might have to someone who is looking into having an S/C installed (Besides the obvious, finding a knowledgeable shop...)