IS350 Revision S/C
Tending to more piping....At first I had the compressor outlet clocked at 11 and piping up top. Decided to go with a 6:30 and squeeze the pipes under the front sway bar. Even with a 4ply coupler (pretty thick), everything fits and clears.
Also, dont hate on the red...I didnt have time to strip and polish...this C1 came from a Mustang owner who liked to (huff)- paint. LOL
Piping requires brake ducts to be hacked into.
I started with just a 3.5" diameter cutout to fit the TB pipe but decided just to remove the entire piece for additional flexibility.
Braille battery, revamped ( - ) wiring and battery tray to fit 4 qt. meth tank.
Vacuum lines galore using two spots - one for BOV and one shared for the boost gauge and meth sensor.
I'm using a Ford SHO vacuum distribution block instead of a $60 one that does the same thing.
Pulleys and two smallest Gates 6rib belts-
Will continue uploading more pics
Also, dont hate on the red...I didnt have time to strip and polish...this C1 came from a Mustang owner who liked to (huff)- paint. LOL
Piping requires brake ducts to be hacked into.
I started with just a 3.5" diameter cutout to fit the TB pipe but decided just to remove the entire piece for additional flexibility.
Braille battery, revamped ( - ) wiring and battery tray to fit 4 qt. meth tank.
Vacuum lines galore using two spots - one for BOV and one shared for the boost gauge and meth sensor.
I'm using a Ford SHO vacuum distribution block instead of a $60 one that does the same thing.
Pulleys and two smallest Gates 6rib belts-
Will continue uploading more pics
Sorry, not much time to get more crappy iPhone pics uploaded. Car is running great though on just 5.5psi. I think a happy care-free compromise may be just 6 or 6.5psi. I might see if I can have yet another pair of pulleys made to accomplish those numbers. If you recall I have the pulley match to run 5.5psi and then 7psi. With 7lbs WOT the A/F will occasionally jump 12 and knock is right around the corner. I dont have time to "deal" with more investigation on that right now...the 5.5 lbs is nice but the car wants more..so picky!
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you need a mapecu....It'll help ensure that you dont ping the crap outta your engine. Straight outta the box gives you full control over fuel and spark and with an additional component, full open and closed loop tuning.
Awesome find with the ATI C2 ball bearing. Being one of the first to boost the IS350 way back in 2006, I blew up the SC ever dam year for 4 years and the turn around to fix it was 2-3 weeks at about $1200-$1500 to rebuild. Until the finally year I had enough and contact ATI and spoke to one of their Tech who rebuilds these things. He told me that the bearing was know to go out. Now I can see why.... Good Luck with the build... Would love to see how reliable this will be. That was the biggest issue with the kit.
Awesome find with the ATI C2 ball bearing. Being one of the first to boost the IS350 way back in 2006, I blew up the SC ever dam year for 4 years and the turn around to fix it was 2-3 weeks at about $1200-$1500 to rebuild. Until the finally year I had enough and contact ATI and spoke to one of their Tech who rebuilds these things. He told me that the bearing was know to go out. Now I can see why.... Good Luck with the build... Would love to see how reliable this will be. That was the biggest issue with the kit.
I've put about 3k miles on the car and it's very satisfactory.
. Im using the C1 on my car and will be selling the C2 "kit."
Last edited by mikellucci; Apr 25, 2012 at 05:41 PM.
Thanks for chiming in! I did a lot of research on superchargers in general the past 6 months. The Prochargers seem to be hit or miss with a lot of users and platforms. They are good in the fact that they are simple and the components "work." I made sure to replace every bearing with real abec-7 bearings and ceramic on the shaft. Doesn't seem like many people actually did this but instead sent their blowers to superchargerrebuilds and ATI...which yielded a rebuild every year or so. Ouch!
I've put about 3k miles on the car and it's very satisfactory.. Im using the C1 on my car and will be selling the C2 "kit."
I've put about 3k miles on the car and it's very satisfactory.
. Im using the C1 on my car and will be selling the C2 "kit."