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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Well without going into a huge debate and i have no knowledge of forced induction but according to SRT they told me our trannies are good for up to 9psi i do believe.. I'm sure that all depends on how you drive etc... Also a tranny cooler wouldn't hurt either... I'd be happy with 6 to 7psi...
I believe JeffTsai figured out away to beef up the A650E.

Cant find the dang thread thou...

Well if I remember correctly the part that was prone to failure with the A650E under boost is a sprag bearing. the steel cage that holds the bearings in place warps when the tranny is put under heavy load. JeffTsai managed to find a suitable replacement for the weak OEM bearing.

Now if I can only find that thread...

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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 01:38 AM
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HA HAA!!!!!! found it!!!
look in this post good info on what I was talking about..

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/per...er-levels.html
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LIVauto
GS400
D2 coilovers
Rotrex supercharger kit
Split Sec FTC

This build was performed at LIVauto in Virginia Beach, VA using a Rotrex 38-81.







Exhaust video:
http://youtu.be/jxIUFgItZAc
Testing video:
http://youtu.be/FI71dswjRSs
Here's a video of the finished project.
http://youtu.be/R4k4msBP9Uw
Sorry for thread bombing but you gotta love that maniacal laugh in the last vid..
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Old Dec 16, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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awesome build. love boosted uz motors
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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that's a beast! love it
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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 11:14 PM
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were did u find the rotex kit at?
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Old Mar 29, 2014 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bman368
were did u find the rotex kit at?
This build was performed at LIVauto in Virginia Beach, VA using a Rotrex 38-81
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 02:47 AM
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Sorry for bumping the old thread, but is the kit still available?
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeNVA
Sorry for bumping the old thread, but is the kit still available?
you will have to contact them directly for information
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