DD supercharged ISF good idea?
02-28-19, 06:17 PM
#61
Good points from both of you^^^.
One of the best purchased I've ever made was my 02 5sp IS300 for around $16k in 2006! Been SOOOOOO reliable and fairly cheap to maintain. 13 years and I MIGHT have $3k in maintenance in it...and it has 220k miles on i bought with around 50k miles on it), FBO, safe, fun, etc. Money well spent/saved. Nothing like having other vehicles to drive when you have a nicer vehicle for the weekend, etc👍
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One of the best purchased I've ever made was my 02 5sp IS300 for around $16k in 2006! Been SOOOOOO reliable and fairly cheap to maintain. 13 years and I MIGHT have $3k in maintenance in it...and it has 220k miles on i bought with around 50k miles on it), FBO, safe, fun, etc. Money well spent/saved. Nothing like having other vehicles to drive when you have a nicer vehicle for the weekend, etc👍
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It is what got me to upgrade to an ISF! I have had the F for 5 years and driven 70k miles also year round in all types of weather plus about 8 track days and the occasional drag race. ZERO issues on this car as well (except the amount of money spent on mods lol). This is why we buy these cars - reliability and fun. Now if I could just save enough for a S/C.......
03-01-19, 12:52 AM
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You should drive that car more. My Supra has 156k miles and my IS F has 166k miles. Quit slacking and drive the car!
03-01-19, 06:17 AM
#63
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If i lived in a better climate, I would probably drive the F year round, but I still would not daily it. I bought an 08 IS350 2 years ago (almost) for 16k. It had 38k on the clock and was mint. I plan to spend about that every 10-15 years on a daily. Financially it makes a lot of since versus buying a 40-60k car every 10 years. I bought one expensive car and it should last me literally as long as a I want it too.
This is also related to my personality though. I watched people make bad financial decisions and end up never getting to retire in life. I learned at a young age that smart financial decisions early leads to major rewards later in life. I won’t buy another expensive car until I own a paid off home.
Back on topic, from what I have read, I think an ISF, supercharged, will be reliable if well maintained and not beaten non stop. It is also safer to tune it on E85, but fuel economy will be abysmal. Rafi has beaten the heck out of his with no major failures, which is a testament. Just use common sense. I would not expect it to go 200k with a supercharger without some higher end work, but that is pure speculation. Maybe if that is mostly cruising at highway, it’ll be fine.
This is also related to my personality though. I watched people make bad financial decisions and end up never getting to retire in life. I learned at a young age that smart financial decisions early leads to major rewards later in life. I won’t buy another expensive car until I own a paid off home.
Back on topic, from what I have read, I think an ISF, supercharged, will be reliable if well maintained and not beaten non stop. It is also safer to tune it on E85, but fuel economy will be abysmal. Rafi has beaten the heck out of his with no major failures, which is a testament. Just use common sense. I would not expect it to go 200k with a supercharger without some higher end work, but that is pure speculation. Maybe if that is mostly cruising at highway, it’ll be fine.
03-01-19, 09:11 AM
#64
In my eyes, most anyone who has an F bought it for the reliability as a factor. To put an SC on it but then put it away makes less sense to me than just getting a Hellcat or modding an F80/AMG. Sure, rarity and pushing the platform, but all can get above 550whp easy but I guess my question would be, is an SC ISF more reliable to daily than an FBO/tune AMG/M3/M5/CTSV?
03-01-19, 11:48 AM
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03-01-19, 11:50 AM
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03-05-19, 04:53 PM
#67
for any boosted application, it's all in the tune. you just can't have a canned tune and call it a day. data logging is required to make fine tuning adjustments. of course a dyno tune locally would be preferred. I DD my 01 F150 Lightning running 91 Octane with no issues, I have the most common bolt on's.
04-12-20, 05:13 PM
#68
Bumping this thread. Any updates from you peeps with SC kit? I'm considering doing the kit myself and wanted more feedback.
How is the kit holding up? How many miles have you put on the kit now? What have you done for maintenance?
Excited for some updates!
How is the kit holding up? How many miles have you put on the kit now? What have you done for maintenance?
Excited for some updates!
04-12-20, 09:14 PM
#69
Guest I’m late to this thread or missed it . I actually use to daily my supercharged isf for year but not in the snow or rain. I had another car for the bad wheather. it’s just too addicting to drive it ,well for me it is lol . I never get tired of it .haven't gone through any crazy Repairs since I’ve install and own the supercharger kit . But just keep a eye on boost if it’s a leak or if somthing just came loose . Got to make shure everything is tight . I keep forgetting what stage I am if someone wants to chime in lol . I have the supercharger kit(not street kit) tuned blend for E85 ,sikky headers , no cats-borla y pipe and rr racing quad magnaflow exhaust
04-14-20, 08:13 AM
#70
I definitely agree with the free revving the car in neutral/park. I always let me car warm up to temp before I even start moving so around 5 minutes. During that time I mostly settle in and try to find what station or music I want to listen to. I’m never in a rush to just jump in and leave when the car is cold.
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04-14-20, 09:02 AM
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The FJ11 was bad *** bike so versatile you could cruise all day long on it, road race or turn into drag bike one of my favorite bike from 80's. Back in 1988 I had my GSX R750 Gixxer while stationed in Okinawa Japan. My first street bike was 550GPZ back in 82, then in 1985 600R Ninja. I moved to Gixxer in1988. Those were fun times.
04-14-20, 09:07 AM
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It's been documented for many many years you shouldn't sit parked idling waiting for you car get up to temp. All your doing is wasting fuel as well potentially allowing extra fuel into combustion chamber that can get into your cylinder walls. Gasoline is solvent if it mixes with oil it breaks down your oil shortening life of oil. Also you are not warming up transmission fluid either by just sitting idling. When you start your car, once idle kicks down or about 30 just drive off keep your revs below 3k or Just drive normally until car warms up. Now if its really cold out it will take longer for car to warm up, but It will warm up faster while moving it doesn't matter if you live in Florida or Minnesota it's the same thing winter or summer.
04-14-20, 09:45 AM
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It's been documented for many many years you shouldn't sit parked idling waiting for you car get up to temp. All your doing is wasting fuel as well potentially allowing extra fuel into combustion chamber that can get into your cylinder walls. Gasoline is solvent if it mixes with oil it breaks down your oil shortening life of oil. Also you are not warming up transmission fluid either by just sitting idling. When you start your car, once idle kicks down or about 30 just drive off keep your revs below 3k or Just drive normally until car warms up. Now if its really cold out it will take longer for car to warm up, but It will warm up faster while moving it doesn't matter if you live in Florida or Minnesota it's the same thing winter or summer.
04-14-20, 01:24 PM
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Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know that.
04-14-20, 02:03 PM
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I put a load on the engine as soon as I have oil pressure. No waiting for nothing. You'll get up to temp as fast as possible by putting a light load on the engine while the oil is cold. I have a 25 mph speed limit in my neighborhood, so my first 2 miles is low speed, low load, but definitely with enough oil pressure to ensure I don't damage bearings. There is nothing worse for an engine than idling. Nothing. On initial start, I never let the rpm drop below 2000. Ever.