Joeb427

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Saw it at the show yesterday.It was ugly.

FoxCars

come and take a ride in my twin turbo IS F, my supercharged IS C, and this CT anytime buddy. I don't talk it, I WALK IT! And, if any of you think this way come and say it to my face after you go for ride and see what the facts truly are. I don't build "show cars, or trailer queens." I'm a real enthusiast and build cars that run and drive and can on a daily basis. I would put all this money into a car I can't enjoy, period!

FoxCars

good because I built it for me, not you..haha.

ABC

The real Q is... what are the MPG #'s now

bad co

Offer this kit(supercharger and the other bits)to the public for around 5k and I am new CT owner. I love this concept. I'm pretty sure if your not on the throttle the whole time you'll get respectable mpg's.

DaveGS4

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Incredible, please exit this thread (post removed) and read this.

DaveGS4

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FoxCars, is the HP rating estimated or do you have an independent dyno sheet you can post? I'm sure many of our members would be very interested in seeing what the power curve looks like on this hybrid.

It's pretty aggressive to take a 13:1 compression motor that only makes 134hp from the factory and pump enough boost through it to make 300hp.

bad co

+1 I assume its a low boost set up. I doubt that car can run high boost on stock internals especially at 13:1 compression. Maybe the car is making 300hp with meth and race fuel. That number is probably at the crank not at the wheels.

Kira X

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I think it looks good. I'm not too big of a fan of the body kit, but the color and wheels balance it out.

DFGeneer

Guys, the compression ration of this engine is 8:1. The expansion ratio is 13:1.
One of the reason why Toyota hybrids are clever, you know?

LexFather

yes

Koma

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What does that mean exactly...?

jadu

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clean SC install that's for sure

DaveGS4

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He's referring to the way the Atkinson cycle motor in the CT and new Prius work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atkinson_cycle
http://pressroom.toyota.com/article_...rticle_id=2082

I guess my question is, even assuming a constant 8:1 compression ratio (and I'm first to admit I don't know enough about the mechanics of how this motor works to say that for sure since Lexus itself cites the compression as 13:1), Fox's getting over 220% of the OEM HP rating out of a supercharger (even with battery enhancements and other goodies) sounds like quite a feat. Especially given the limited build time for this vehicle for SEMA & the CT model's release.

Just think if you're going to make a HP claim and statements like the below
you need to have the facts ready to share to back up the claim Fox, not at all taking away from this cool build, or your other Lexus builds. Just think if it's going to be advertised in print & shows as 'X' hp, there should be some details shared to keep it both credible and interesting for the enthusiast community. Maybe they've been posted somewhere and I missed them as I didn't follow the build of this particular car that closely in the forums or elsewhere.

I'm generally OK with estimated or potential HP claims for show car builds, but the 224% HP increase in this one has always struck me as marketing.

Koma

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I was also hoping to hear more about the build. For a Lexus forum and a Lexus showcar we didn't hear much coverage on it. I mean this thread is pretty small.