Turbo Build Diary
04-02-07, 11:42 PM
#106
Custom exhaust being make. I think he's measuring the angles in this shot here.
My friend screwing around with custom exhaust tips.
Hey, thats the same chop saw as the one I have at home! lol
Shot from a different angle.
A picture of the oil feed tap. It's a lot easier to see under the car.
A lotta custom work under there lol. I need to wash the car too! It's freakin filthy.
Welding the pipe on. I forgot to take a picture of the finished product, but this is basically what it looks like. I'll put a cat in eventually when I have more money for it lol. Those things aren't cheap!
04-02-07, 11:52 PM
#108
Mar 21, 2007...and beyond: Finished and running.
- Replaced ghetto rigged flanges with the new ones that just came in the mail.
- Cut, spliced, and soldered stuff into the new wiring harness.
Testing out diff intake pipe combos. Here's my original setup, but it looks a bit goofy because that pipe was originally made for an IS300.
Bought a LMS intake pipe from someone here on the forum. It has 2 problems. It has the older 98-00 MAF flange on it, not really a problem because I can get a new one welded on. Biggest problem is that the whole pipe is a 2.5" diameter lol. I thought it was a 3". I guess I'm gonna throw this up for sale on the forum.
This is the final setup I settled on. I had an old eBay intake sitting around. It's all the correct angles and looks pretty decent so I decided to use it. Now most of the engine bay is nice and neat.
Ghetto rigged oil feed flange VS the new Function7 one.
Cracked POS return flange, ghetto custom *** flange, and the new Function7 one.
Just a few pix of the car.
The intercooler is pretty well hidden. You have to look for it to see it.
Some of the crew I roll with.
- Replaced ghetto rigged flanges with the new ones that just came in the mail.
- Cut, spliced, and soldered stuff into the new wiring harness.
Testing out diff intake pipe combos. Here's my original setup, but it looks a bit goofy because that pipe was originally made for an IS300.
Bought a LMS intake pipe from someone here on the forum. It has 2 problems. It has the older 98-00 MAF flange on it, not really a problem because I can get a new one welded on. Biggest problem is that the whole pipe is a 2.5" diameter lol. I thought it was a 3". I guess I'm gonna throw this up for sale on the forum.
This is the final setup I settled on. I had an old eBay intake sitting around. It's all the correct angles and looks pretty decent so I decided to use it. Now most of the engine bay is nice and neat.
Ghetto rigged oil feed flange VS the new Function7 one.
Cracked POS return flange, ghetto custom *** flange, and the new Function7 one.
Just a few pix of the car.
The intercooler is pretty well hidden. You have to look for it to see it.
Some of the crew I roll with.
04-03-07, 01:16 AM
#109
Pole Position
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you car front looks like the cat from alice in wonderland.. nice grin to hide what is behind it. i like the set up and the writeup.. hall of fame/legend type stuff there..
04-03-07, 01:27 PM
#114
Lexus Champion
04-03-07, 01:59 PM
#115
Lexus Fanatic
.Yeah i got rid of that so-called "silicone" hose already.
I gotta put a heatshield in too... i may do that Supra DIY with the stainless steel pot..LOL have you seen that one?
04-03-07, 02:35 PM
#116
I tried a coolant temp resistor instead of cutting the wire. It worked , but I don't think our cooling fans come on if it's showing the engine temp cold? I didn't want to chance it and warp the head. I have tried many things to get our ecu to stop relearning. I have a little different situation and I am also running 20 lbs of boost but I am going with the HKS F-Con Pro V. It is the only affordable thing that works flawlessly. By the way, great job on your project and great thread. Good luck.
04-03-07, 03:22 PM
#117
A few IS300 Tuners and a certain individual has recently came up with a modified 1050 AEM box that is a plug and play unit for the IS300. If I remember correctly, the IS and GS uses the same ECU and harness. One shop even claims, no check engine light but who cares, a plug and play AEM unit for a little under $2k, I would take it any day. A couple of guys in the IS community have been running these box for a bid now and no complaints.
