Thanks for your asistance Stav! The charger is made by Vortech, Rob, the work has been going on for a week now this includes getting the timing belt kit replaced to. Yes this is the 1st supercharged IS300 in the UK, I was merely saying that the dealer was also looking into an alternaive s/c kit for the IS200 as the TTE S/c kit is no longer available. The video clip is of one of the initial start ups, I agree it was a little noisy on tick over but I am confident with the competence of the installers. We have discussed a custom air intake and heatshield for the filter but I decided to deal with that at a later date and go for the bespoke exhaust system and get the car mapped to see how much power I achieve with this kit.

keep up the good work dude,

take it easy,
john.

will be nice to see this when its all finished

do u know which model of supercharger this is?? i ask as some have straight cut gears which do make a lot of noise at low rpm.

Looking very good matey quite looking forward to seeing it up and running, Do you have an idea on the approximate power it will be making with the SC fitted when its been mapped etc? nice job well done

what ecu will you be using

Fargo, here is the link to the piggy back ECU I will be using, http://www.dastek.co.uk/unichip.htm. The nearer the 300 HP mark the better I will find out the actual HP on Tuesday when it is mapped, so fingers crossed. The actual charger that is being used is the Vortech V-5 supercharger and Rob you are correct it does have a straight cut spur gear so it will make some noise at low rpm.

Good so far, keep up the pictures..... we like pictures

Looking forward to Tuesday

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The car is now fully mapped but Millway were unsuccessful in obtaining a reliable power ouptut as the car was slipping on the rolling road and was trying to engage back into third gear The drive back was amazing couldn't believe it was the same car!

I will be taking the car back to where I originally obtained a power output figure for when it was just fitted with the K&N induction kit, which will be on sale for any IS300 owners out there.....

With the custom exhaust she sounds lovely too! Just gotta get the other bits sorted and give her good clean!

Good news mate!!

Anymore pics of the finished job?

Stav

I've got a video of one of the dyno runs and will be taking more pics and will upload them very soon.

Great news mate glad you are happy with it

Sounds great matey, Ace Cafe meet up on the cards soon then
Niraj, LexusIS200Sam any anyone else up for it ?

count me in the meet at ace cafe too, live round the corner

thanks

Hey there,

Just want to congratulate you on what seems to be a successful build. Hope the remaining "snag-list" items are polished off soon.

All the best,
Jamie

To all those wondering whats going on.... I haven't managed to get the car for a final dyno as I have been soo busy. ARB' s are fitted, gonna do the coilovers at some point next week. More piccies will be up soon.

Hello All!!

Due to my nan being very ill the modifying was put to the bottom of the priority list, she has since recovered slightly and is now out of hospital. Then a last minute holiday to the states

The modifying has re-started! The figs bonnet prop kit has been fitted and so have the tanabe coilovers, but then noticed the OSF & NSF ball joints need replacing not more money having to be spent, still got the A/T fluid to be replaced!

Then there will be the visit to WIM when im happy with the daily drive ride height, bloody speed bumps!

I have a few other goodies sitting in their boxes at home to be fitted soon

I will add all piccies, as I know everyone loves them! Did I hear someone say HKS

I haven' t had the car back on the rolling road as yet so not sure how much power the kit has added because of a CEL and the above mentioned but no doubt I will post the dyno graph FYI, so fingers crossed hopefully it makes the manufacturers claimed figures lol!

The only problems I have experienced is the CEL because the main CAT was removed and the some heat soak on the air intake. An o2 simulator will be fitted which will hopefully clear the CEL and I am looking into getting a heat shield and air duct manufactured for the air intake.

I may even make the WIM opening so hopefully will see some of you LOC'ers!

Watch this space.

Good to here its being sorted mated, and that Dyno graph will be publicly seen

Stav

Good to see you back on mate. Bit worried about no cat though @ M.O.T. time
Will hook up with Niraj etc @ Ace Cafe next month sometime

Nice one matey i was wondering how you were getting on look forward to the progress and seeing it now on the road sometime

Don't forget the WIM Grand Opening Day is Sunday May 25th.
if the car is ready mate....
It will be a huuuuuge meet

Sounds amazing, looking forward to more pics and video.

Hi all, Im back!!

To all those members that have followed this thread in good faith, here is the update you have been waiting for. The CEL was not because of the removal of the main CAT but that has been sorted by the use of an o2 simulator anyway.

The dreaded code I had was P1346 which I have posted in a different thread.... Through numerous e-mails, phonecalls and fault finding, the UNICHIP was causing my CEL. The car was taken back to the tuner so the UNICHIP could be investigated, after some discussion and head scratching adjustments were made to the original map and guess what?! No CEL for two days now, so fingers crossed the gremlin does not re-appear.

Today I went back to Red Dot in Watford, this is where the car was originally power tested. The N/A power output achieved was 203.5 HP which wasn't bad for a car that has done over 100,000 miles.

The F/I power output achieved today was, wait for it............ 317.7 HP!!

With addressing the issue of the air filter position there is definitely room for more power

Did I hear someone say thicker headgasket, smaller pulley and maybe some bigger injectors

The dyno sheet, video of dyno run's and any pics I have will be uploaded very soon.

Nice one matey, i did wonder how you were getting on and look forward to the pic's, vids etc

Great news matey, glad you got it sorted, and nice chunk of power you've got now.

what boost you running?

Stav

317 at the fly is that.

http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/global...mp;section=News

looking really good.. really really good..

i have been keeping an eye out for a supercharger for my GS300...hmmm any ideas on costs?

Well done, very good bhp to

Nice one mate, will sort out a date for an Ace Cafe meet soon, great stuff !!

Congratulations mate!

With all this extra power, have you uprated the auto box or can it handle it?

What was the fault code? as its not on the list i've got.

Stav

as supplied from Kam05 on the othe thread

and from you on the other thread

Thanks Stav!! The boost is in the region of 7-8PSI, but I have some HKS gauges that I will be fitting soon so I can monitor this.



Yes that is 317.7 at the fly, with room for more.....



Thanks Anees! With the power the car is achieving presently the gearbox should cope fine. The transmission fluid is due for replacement and if there are enough pennies in the bank I will be investing in an oil cooler for the A/T fluid.

Whens the ace cafe meet gonna happen then.?

Hi Dazz! Hopefully when the weather perks up!

Ah i remember now, its not on that list me and bazza posted a while back.

Stav

Because a lot of you love pics I have attached the before and after dyno results to substantiate my power statement. There will be a fair few members who will appreciate the pics, BUT there will be some members who will scrutinise, so fire away!

BEFORE

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AFTER

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The same dyno was used for the above results.

Wicked result, good for you to get Dyno proof & post it up matey.

I was under the impression you couldn't dyno an automatic, I may give mine a go, how much was the dyno run/where etc ?

Looks like it was these guys

Hi Wozza! I got it dynoed at a place called Red Dot and it is based in Watford. The standard dyno produced a result very close to the stock stated HP taking into account she has over 100000 miles on her. Give it a go!

Good man, proof BEFORE AND after. certainly stops all the crap that flies around when people make power statements.




said before wozza, you most certianly can dyno an auto, is only TDi who seems to think otherwise even though they happily dynod my auto.

Nice one mate. Some nice nice gains their. Best thing is knowing that peeps just arent expecting that sort of power at traffic lights etc. Top work dude! Congratulations!

don't faint................

I agree with TDI

unless you can lock the auto into a given gear you cant get a true figure as it tries to kick down............auto supras (pre 1998) are OK as you lock it into a gear

my aristo just keeps kicking down so no TRUE dyno I believe the IS300 has a simialir non lock box

Even though I have never met you in person, are you feeling alright?!!

There were two power runs carried out with a couple of hp difference between them. The manufacturer claim the kit will push to in the region of 305HP and they have both A/T and M/T in the states.... I have had the CAT removed too, so the power achieved adds up.

I have some info regarding the auto-box that I researched, will try find it. The main thing is that it has been achieved here in the UK, the car is complete, is back on the road and it gives fellow IS300 owners an insight of what could be achieved if they consider the supercharger kit themselves.

I'm fine thank you.

Fact is the IS300 auto gearbox is not capable of an accurate dyno as it can't be held in a particular gear to enable accurate readings to be taken.

Manual is300 no problem...........pre 98 Soop no prob auto IS300 no way

IS300 auto will not work end of.............

I'll also say that driven with any sort of ooooopmhh your car will go pop soon as you need more fuel and uprated rods/pistons as the 2jz-fe is like the 1jz-ge in rod/piston configuration.

GTE with toyota means uprated rods (H shaped and proper low compression ratio pistons) FE means fuel economy so hign compression for fuel economy......adding boost will fook this up.............

I did tell you this when you were deciding wether to go for turbo or s/c a while ago.

Can you publish the AFR ratios you are running ?

For what its worth the installation on your car could well have been done by Steptoe & Son. The air filter location is a joke as is the ecu location...but hey ho you pays your money & you take your choice.

I hope you enjoy many miles of trouble free motoring but will say to any IS300 owners looking to follow you to undertake vigorous due diligence before parting with any money

now i am sure i read this earlier in this thread

Why can you not congratulate/support members? Is it because your S/C IS300 went tits up you have to try and put down what I have achieved. You do not know everything and there are sources that know alot more than you with particular reference to the IS300.

I am sure we will meet one day.

now i am sure i read this earlier in this thread



Thats why the car was taken back to the original place it was dynoed and they did not experience this problem.

Now this sounds like its going to go south...


i wanna ride in your is300 ...plz