Hey guys,

I have an 02 IS 300 and was contemplating wether or not to get a LMW supercharger and then see what else i should do or start small. One of the main things that made this desicion hard was the thought that even at the 5psi of boost you get from it, if it would mess up my transmission.

Any thoughts?

 

If you have automatic, you can get valve body upgraded and put a transmission cooler. Another option would be to get it fully built( valve body, sprag, clutchpacks, cooler ).

If you have manual, W58, R154, V160, or V161 is your choice. However, I don't think you should worry with 5PSI of boost

 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=243671

Quick read before you decide. Yes, different car but same company and related product.

 

i've had the supercharger for about 2 years and not one problem, do not let anyone else deter you away

 

IS300boyee,

Turn around and run the other way as fast as you can! (seriously)

 

i had the sc kit on my car for 2months now and not one problem. runs and picks up fine. edit from reading the other form
i installed the kit myself. i used my own intercooler kit.and also i have all stock fuel management.havent had it tune. just slap it on and it was good to go.

 

are you kidding me? You just "slapped" it on and you were good to go without tuning?! well you stated that 2 weeks ago from my post. Its prolly F***ED up by now

 

no my friend still run strong

 

i have a auto supra with it. and say am on the freeway at 50 and i floor it, it would downshift and it flys then when switching to 3rd the tires would just spin for a bit and when it grabs it hauls even faster. i have 275/35/18 on the rears and they 11 1/2" wide

 

lol dude it doesnt matter how wide your wheels are. your not exactly the brightest one in the world for not tuning your car after you self installed it. note to self: go and get it tuned

 

y. in the supra world our car can hold up to 8lb on stock. and i still get about 320miles on a full tank. so i dont see the problem with it out it getting tune. and also theres no one in my area that knows how to tune the 2jzge vvti motor. and i dont trust the people at lmw. i talked to them on the phone and they didnt really know what they were talking about

 

320 miles on a full tank...?

 

yupe. i went from sacramento to woodland hills on one tank of gas going 70mph

 

oh yeah its been 2 yrs now and still no problem with my sc kit

 

yeah, tuning isnt always necessary with lower boost levels, but glad to hear your reliability is as good as ever