Long time member, still kind of new poster...As some may know I boosted the IS300 last year in April. Things where fun for a while, then I got pulled over...Long story short, the car had to go back to stock to pass CA Bar inspection, and for those of you who aren't familiar with that, it's basically a really strict SMOG test (fml SoCal). Anyways, so the car is N/A again, but the turbo is gonna be going back on with some improvements from last year's set up.

Here's some old pics from the install:

 

Then I went stealth, before I had to get reffed. Everything that can be seen painted black. Custom made 3" turboback exhaust with OEM-looking Magnaflow muffler with the tip cut off and 2.5" tip welded on, all painted with hightemp black paint. Stealth is key.

 

Then I decided that more suspension work should be done.

I already had coilovers (Tanabe)



Already had strut bar (Tanabe):



Tanabe rear sway


Tanabe front sway

 

And this is up to date as of today...

ALL THESE BOXES...





What's he been up to?

New -4an oil feed (3 1/2 ft)


New Turbonetics oil drain gasket


New Turbonetics t fitting (1/8 npt)


Oh yeah and...










Thought this was funny

 

So now power goals have shifted from 7psi ~300whp to (eventually) 20psi ~550whp (I'm hoping)

I will be rebuilding the motor with forged internals. Rebuilding the head with Brian Crower goodness for high revs. Replacing the w55 5 speed tranny with a freshly rebuilt r154 by Marlin Crawler. And a bunch of other nonsense here and there...

So for now, stay tuned for updates on the build. I'll post pics as parts come in the mail. But for now, you can enjoy some pretty pictures of when she was boosted...









Chyea!

 

Sleeper! My IS300 will someday grow up to be like yours!

 

sick setup under the hood. time for some wider rubber in the rear... my bro only had straight pipes and i was whipping out left and right in those stockies

 

very clean setup!

 

So how long is this turbo going to stay on this time? lol =)

 

Thanks fellas

LOL sway!!! Forever I hope, his time around...

 

nice job man........how bout a under hood shot of the stealthness?

 

Nice mans

 

Not so stealth lol

 

lucky! i wish it looked like that under my hood. i love the black intercooler

 

Thanks dude! Sleeper ftw