IS350 Revision S/C
Cha right...the weather sucks 75% of the time! 
No, I never really ran the C2, just rebuilt it with abec-7 bearings. I'm using the C1 because I bought ceramic bearings... They are basically the same unit just a slightly smaller compressor wheel and outlet on the C1.
So get this, yesterday running errands I heard a very weird noise come from the engine bay....Kept listening, it got really loud then just quit after 10seconds or so. I pop the hood and low and behold the S/C belt walked off one of the pulleys causing it to get tangled on the crank pulley and shred into a million pieces. LOL I'm guessing it walked due to slip and wear from uninstalling and installing it over a dozen times trying different pulleys. I was going to replace that belt but figured a few more days would be OK. It was a pretty ugly sight as rubber black pieces and particles were all over my air filter and lower engine parts.
Oh well, I have two new Gates belts on the way and will not be playing around so much with them.
PS: the car drives pretty well with the intercooler piping and no s/c spinning!
So get this, yesterday running errands I heard a very weird noise come from the engine bay....Kept listening, it got really loud then just quit after 10seconds or so. I pop the hood and low and behold the S/C belt walked off one of the pulleys causing it to get tangled on the crank pulley and shred into a million pieces. LOL I'm guessing it walked due to slip and wear from uninstalling and installing it over a dozen times trying different pulleys. I was going to replace that belt but figured a few more days would be OK. It was a pretty ugly sight as rubber black pieces and particles were all over my air filter and lower engine parts.
Oh well, I have two new Gates belts on the way and will not be playing around so much with them.
PS: the car drives pretty well with the intercooler piping and no s/c spinning!
Cha right...the weather sucks 75% of the time!
No, I never really ran the C2, just rebuilt it with abec-7 bearings. I'm using the C1 because I bought ceramic bearings... They are basically the same unit just a slightly smaller compressor wheel and outlet on the C1.
So get this, yesterday running errands I heard a very weird noise come from the engine bay....Kept listening, it got really loud then just quit after 10seconds or so. I pop the hood and low and behold the S/C belt walked off one of the pulleys causing it to get tangled on the crank pulley and shred into a million pieces. LOL I'm guessing it walked due to slip and wear from uninstalling and installing it over a dozen times trying different pulleys. I was going to replace that belt but figured a few more days would be OK. It was a pretty ugly sight as rubber black pieces and particles were all over my air filter and lower engine parts.
Oh well, I have two new Gates belts on the way and will not be playing around so much with them. PS: the car drives pretty well with the intercooler piping and no s/c spinning!
No, I never really ran the C2, just rebuilt it with abec-7 bearings. I'm using the C1 because I bought ceramic bearings... They are basically the same unit just a slightly smaller compressor wheel and outlet on the C1.
So get this, yesterday running errands I heard a very weird noise come from the engine bay....Kept listening, it got really loud then just quit after 10seconds or so. I pop the hood and low and behold the S/C belt walked off one of the pulleys causing it to get tangled on the crank pulley and shred into a million pieces. LOL I'm guessing it walked due to slip and wear from uninstalling and installing it over a dozen times trying different pulleys. I was going to replace that belt but figured a few more days would be OK. It was a pretty ugly sight as rubber black pieces and particles were all over my air filter and lower engine parts.
Oh well, I have two new Gates belts on the way and will not be playing around so much with them.
PS: the car drives pretty well with the intercooler piping and no s/c spinning!
Back in my Evo / STi days we used to have 97 octane at Sunoco...they took it away about 5yrs ago. LOLJust a quick pic of my boost gauge
Needed to install this lovely wheel to match my newly acquired ISF trim
Last edited by mikellucci; May 10, 2012 at 09:10 AM.
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Small world..we very well could have met. Did you ever drive up to Buscher Racing for a tuning session when we flew Tim Bailey in?? Trying to think...I had a wrb STi around 2005 with tons of mods and a fmic.
Last edited by mikellucci; May 14, 2012 at 08:09 AM.
Derailed...need wheel guru help with new TE37s....19x12...ya..I know... lol
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Derailed...need wheel guru help with new TE37s....19x12...ya..I know... lol
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ce-please.html
thats ridonkulous....why do you need 12 inch wide wheels? cant get the power down?? or just looking to be unique?
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Those wheels rock! You're going to have to narrow and tub your rear end to fit 'em in there!
Nice work with the SC so far, I just want to get back all of the performance I've lost moving up here to the mountains.
Someone PM'd me regarding bearing numbers...sorry, I cleaned up my Inbox but here they are:
QTY- Deep grove radial ball bearings ABEC-7 or ceramic-
2 6000 10x26x8
1 6009 c3 45x75x16
1 7203w 17x40x12 angular contact
1 7202w 15x35x11 angular contact
1 6305 25x62x17
1 6203 17x40x12
1 Seal - Chicago Rawhide 9721
1 Seal - Chicago Rawhide 12x35x7
QTY- Deep grove radial ball bearings ABEC-7 or ceramic-
2 6000 10x26x8
1 6009 c3 45x75x16
1 7203w 17x40x12 angular contact
1 7202w 15x35x11 angular contact
1 6305 25x62x17
1 6203 17x40x12
1 Seal - Chicago Rawhide 9721
1 Seal - Chicago Rawhide 12x35x7