Turbo Build Diary
Pit Crew
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 103
Likes: 26
From: Ma
Yeah, I read up about that in the IS.net forums a few days ago and I talked to Jason over at JPI today. I'm gonna take the plunge to standalone. Not gonna mickey mouse around with piggybacks. I'm just gonna do it right the first time around. My eventual power goals are gonna be north of 600-700hp or so. No point in buying piggyback now, and rebuying and reinstalling everything again later. That place Dezod Motorsports has the EMS with a Plug N Play harness for $2000. It's a pretty good deal I'd say 
Good choice...At the end, with piggyback; buying and selling of it; alot of time and money is lost at the end. Getting the standalone at first will save you alot of headaches and alot of time. I wanted to go piggyback with my setup also, but the car has been down for about 1 1/2 years now, so I don't see how a few more months of time spent saving money for a standalone will hurt.
Yeah, I keep forgetting to post up my list. Anyways, here it is.
$730 - Turbonetics 62-1 Turbo w/ TUFF SHAFT upgrade *Brand new off ebay
$575 - Zeitronix Wideband O2, EGT, Boost Gauge
$295 - SAFC NEO
$210 - ECU Patch harness *From Boomslang Fabrication
$200 - Two Turbo Manifolds + Downpipe + Intake pipe + Dump Tube + 46mm WG * I got it all really cheap so I bought two manifolds incase one cracks.
$120 - Intercooler piping kit * came with 24 T-Bolt clamps and 12 4ply silicone hose couplers. A very good deal!
$175 - XSPOWER Intercooler
$120 - Oil Return/Feed Flanges + AN-10 Fittings + 10-AN SS Hose + 4-AN Feed Line
$100 - Tial 38mm WG *friend's old WG with only 2k miles on it lol
$35 - Tial 5.8PSI Spring
$90 - HKS SSQV BOV *used one from a friend, yes it's a real one not imitation lol
$50 - AEM Dryflow 4"x 9" Air Filter
$30 - Silicone Elbow 90'degree 2.5" to 3"
$20 - Silicone Coupler 4" two pieces
Basically, I got the best deal possible...but still buying all high quality components. You can go cheap, but don't get low quality stuff!
$730 - Turbonetics 62-1 Turbo w/ TUFF SHAFT upgrade *Brand new off ebay
$575 - Zeitronix Wideband O2, EGT, Boost Gauge
$295 - SAFC NEO
$210 - ECU Patch harness *From Boomslang Fabrication
$200 - Two Turbo Manifolds + Downpipe + Intake pipe + Dump Tube + 46mm WG * I got it all really cheap so I bought two manifolds incase one cracks.
$120 - Intercooler piping kit * came with 24 T-Bolt clamps and 12 4ply silicone hose couplers. A very good deal!
$175 - XSPOWER Intercooler
$120 - Oil Return/Feed Flanges + AN-10 Fittings + 10-AN SS Hose + 4-AN Feed Line
$100 - Tial 38mm WG *friend's old WG with only 2k miles on it lol
$35 - Tial 5.8PSI Spring
$90 - HKS SSQV BOV *used one from a friend, yes it's a real one not imitation lol
$50 - AEM Dryflow 4"x 9" Air Filter
$30 - Silicone Elbow 90'degree 2.5" to 3"
$20 - Silicone Coupler 4" two pieces
Basically, I got the best deal possible...but still buying all high quality components. You can go cheap, but don't get low quality stuff!
Lexus Champion
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,999
Likes: 3
From: washington
Yeah, I keep forgetting to post up my list. Anyways, here it is.
$730 - Turbonetics 62-1 Turbo w/ TUFF SHAFT upgrade *Brand new off ebay
$575 - Zeitronix Wideband O2, EGT, Boost Gauge
$295 - SAFC NEO
$210 - ECU Patch harness *From Boomslang Fabrication
$200 - Two Turbo Manifolds + Downpipe + Intake pipe + Dump Tube + 46mm WG * I got it all really cheap so I bought two manifolds incase one cracks.
$120 - Intercooler piping kit * came with 24 T-Bolt clamps and 12 4ply silicone hose couplers. A very good deal!
$175 - XSPOWER Intercooler
$120 - Oil Return/Feed Flanges + AN-10 Fittings + 10-AN SS Hose + 4-AN Feed Line
$100 - Tial 38mm WG *friend's old WG with only 2k miles on it lol
$35 - Tial 5.8PSI Spring
$90 - HKS SSQV BOV *used one from a friend, yes it's a real one not imitation lol
$50 - AEM Dryflow 4"x 9" Air Filter
$30 - Silicone Elbow 90'degree 2.5" to 3"
$20 - Silicone Coupler 4" two pieces
Basically, I got the best deal possible...but still buying all high quality components. You can go cheap, but don't get low quality stuff!
$730 - Turbonetics 62-1 Turbo w/ TUFF SHAFT upgrade *Brand new off ebay
$575 - Zeitronix Wideband O2, EGT, Boost Gauge
$295 - SAFC NEO
$210 - ECU Patch harness *From Boomslang Fabrication
$200 - Two Turbo Manifolds + Downpipe + Intake pipe + Dump Tube + 46mm WG * I got it all really cheap so I bought two manifolds incase one cracks.
$120 - Intercooler piping kit * came with 24 T-Bolt clamps and 12 4ply silicone hose couplers. A very good deal!
$175 - XSPOWER Intercooler
$120 - Oil Return/Feed Flanges + AN-10 Fittings + 10-AN SS Hose + 4-AN Feed Line
$100 - Tial 38mm WG *friend's old WG with only 2k miles on it lol
$35 - Tial 5.8PSI Spring
$90 - HKS SSQV BOV *used one from a friend, yes it's a real one not imitation lol
$50 - AEM Dryflow 4"x 9" Air Filter
$30 - Silicone Elbow 90'degree 2.5" to 3"
$20 - Silicone Coupler 4" two pieces
Basically, I got the best deal possible...but still buying all high quality components. You can go cheap, but don't get low quality stuff!
Also about how long/hard was the install?
Lexus Champion
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,183
Likes: 1
From: California
yup.. seen that. That guy was a genius.
Lexus Fanatic
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 5,095
Likes: 9
From: The Rotten Apple
Good choice...At the end, with piggyback; buying and selling of it; alot of time and money is lost at the end. Getting the standalone at first will save you alot of headaches and alot of time. I wanted to go piggyback with my setup also, but the car has been down for about 1 1/2 years now, so I don't see how a few more months of time spent saving money for a standalone will hurt.
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory...CategoryID=116
Yeah, JEff has done an incredible job here
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Lexus Test Driver
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,354
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From: All Around Our Nation's Capital
Im fighting between gte swap or na-t. My main problem is emissions. The Aristo ECU wont work and I would fail. All they do is hook it up check for codes and thats it. They wont put it on the rollers or anything. But if they hook it up and it doesnt read the ECU correctly, you fail. Would it work to do stand alone controlled na-t swap and swap back in the stock ecu to pass and swap it back out when done. I dont want to have to worry about some shady deals to pass. Anyone dealt with this delema? 
Pit Crew
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 103
Likes: 26
From: Ma
Im fighting between gte swap or na-t. My main problem is emissions. The Aristo ECU wont work and I would fail. All they do is hook it up check for codes and thats it. They wont put it on the rollers or anything. But if they hook it up and it doesnt read the ECU correctly, you fail. Would it work to do stand alone controlled na-t swap and swap back in the stock ecu to pass and swap it back out when done. I dont want to have to worry about some shady deals to pass. Anyone dealt with this delema?
Lexus Test Driver
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,354
Likes: 6
From: All Around Our Nation's Capital
Any specific place where I can find this "modified" AEM 1050? Also, do you think it would be possible to get a modified AEM for the Aristo? The only thing holding me back from the GTE swap is the ECU. It would be my dream to do the GTE swap with standalone and be able to pass emissions.& Adam, dont sell your car. Just go twin.
Last edited by KiPod; Apr 5, 2007 at 05:51 AM.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: Florida
that looks like a bridge connecter for the ecu, it enables you to cut the wires in the "bridge" instead of cutting the oem wires. thus if you go back to stock, you'll have no cut wires and keep the oem 'look'