Engine Upgrade

[Ejan]

Your boostgauge is showing i little high i think...the standard pulley would not make any more than 0.3bar i think

but if you reach that in first and second gear and i dont it must mean i still have a leak or my gauge is showing i little low

i must try an other boostguage to be sure

anyway thanks for looking it up :)

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Your boostgauge is showing i little high i think...the standard pulley would not make any more than 0.3bar i think

but if you reach that in first and second gear and i dont it must mean i still have a leak or my gauge is showing i little low

i must try an other boostguage to be sure

anyway thanks for looking it up :)

I am using a larger intercooler mate, which makes a significant difference, especially at low environmental temps. Also my belt is very tight and there is no or very small slip of the belt on the pulley.

[Ejan]

yeah it sure helps but i wont increase the boost..0.3 is max, the pulley cant make the charger spin any faster than it already does.

one more thing if you dont mind...when your car is running in idle and you close the bypassvalve by hand, can you hear a leaking/sucking sound ? i still have that sound in my intercooler

[Dimitris Papamichail]

yeah it sure helps but i wont increase the boost..0.3 is max, the pulley cant make the charger spin any faster than it already does.

one more thing if you dont mind...when your car is running in idle and you close the bypassvalve by hand, can you hear a leaking/sucking sound ? i still have that sound in my intercooler

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TTE specs secify that the supercharger boost is 0.34bar, secondly the boost your gauge indicates you is after the intercooler, where you boost increases sligtly, due to the decrease of the air temp. So regardless the diameter of your pulley you will have an increase in boost after the intercooler. Now as i told you i have a bigger intercooler which helps the boost to increase. Also the values i stated i usually see them during night or early morning where the temp in low in Greece. In your place you should not have this problem and should a good pressure all day long.

[Ejan]

then i must have some massiv leaks then,,,gonna look around for a new intercooler...cant think of anything else that causes my low boost

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Finally today the Cusco bars arrived home. I hope there are installation instructions for the Type I rear bar because I am not 100% sure where exactly it fits on the car. Here are some pics of the new parts:

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today i bought another small toy. A Tanabe rear brace. Since I have the front I could not go without the rear :D. So with this brace I completed the upgrade of the chassis for my car. Hopefully it will arrive when I return home in a couple of weeks. Here are some pics of how it looks.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

I found some more pics of the Cusco Type I arm

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Here is another item i managed to add in my car parts collection. I managed to purchase a discontinued new rare L-sportline roof spoiler from USA. The spoiler will be will arrive in Greece at the end of next week.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today I fitted the Cusco Trunk Bar. Very easy job and straight forward. Here are some pics of how it looks.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today I also installed my reat lip spoiler. It looks very smart on my car and very easy to install. Here are some pics:

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today i picked up the Tanabe rear under brace. It is very light (the post office thought the box was empty ) and good quality. Here are some pics:

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today i collected the roof spoiler. It is very good quality. Plastic of course and not fiber glass copy. It matches perfectly on the roof and it is fitted nicely on the top of the rear window. It is designed to be attached on the top sided of the rear window. I took some pics after work. I finished late today so I apologise for the night pics. I will take some good ones tomorrow at daylight. Here are some pics to have an idea of how it looks. I love it and i believe it is a great buy for the upgrade of the exterior cosmetics.

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[Dimitris Papamichail]

Here are some pics i took today in daylight.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today I purchased two more items. An AEM Uego A/F gauge and an AEM boost gauge for my triple gauge pod. Now i have to figure out what is going to be the third gauge. Oil temp or oil pressure gauge?

[Ejan]

Oiltemp ofcourse

[D6NGR]

hey Dimitris i love yor lexus best colour to have one in like mine lol well yours is better lol i am very interested can you tell me where you got all your under car struts from and also the boot one and also the one in the engine bay if you got one ther as i want to stiffin my lex up planning to turbo it soon and also is that a hks silent hi power exhaust. Thanks

[Dimitris Papamichail]

hey Dimitris i love yor lexus best colour to have one in like mine lol well yours is better lol i am very interested can you tell me where you got all your under car struts from and also the boot one and also the one in the engine bay if you got one ther as i want to stiffin my lex up planning to turbo it soon and also is that a hks silent hi power exhaust. Thanks

Hi mate, the back box is indeed an HKS Silent Hi-Power type. All the Tanabe braces and struts I purchased them from USA via eBay. The Cusco parts I bought them from Australia. The Ultra Racing bars I got them from Malaysia. The strut bar in the engine bay i got it together with the SC. I think it is just a Taiwan strut that they sell on eBay.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today i fitted the triple gauge pod together with the AEM boost, AeM AFR and PLX EGT gauges. Next step is to connect the power supply to each gauge and install the respective sensors.

[Monster-Mat]

increasing the size of the intercooler doesnt increase boost pressure, assuming you have the most effective designed intercooler for your engine specification, you would see, no pressure drop, but the density of the air would increase, not the pressure

other than that, you have sure been on a shopping spree

[Dimitris Papamichail]

increasing the size of the intercooler doesnt increase boost pressure, assuming you have the most effective designed intercooler for your engine specification, you would see, no pressure drop, but the density of the air would increase, not the pressure

other than that, you have sure been on a shopping spree

Hi, I know that mate. I did not get a new boost gauge because i fitted a larger intercooler. I wanted a more aquerate digital gauge and soon I am planning to increase the boost. I have almost all the appropriate parts to increase the boost safely, ie. 1GGTE pistons and rods, larger pulley (0.6-0.7 bar), larger injectors and soon will be getting an aftermarket ECU! I hope this will answer your questions.

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Today it was Dimis workshop day . I went to mechanics garage and fitted the LSD and also the Tanabe rear bar and Cusco Type I bar.

First job was to remove my diff. As you can see from the pic we do not have problems with rust. The housing is like new. No rust at all.

The pic below shows the LSD diff. I removed as much rust as i could from the housing. Then i painted the housing to avoid further corrosion.

Once the LSD was prepared it was time to install it on the car. The mounting was very easy.

After it was turn to fit the Tanabe rear under brace.

Lastly we fitted the Cusco Type I bar. The installation was a bit tricky since i had already fitted the Ultra Racing bars. We had to make same adaptors in order to install both bars.

Here is a pic of everything fitted on the car:

[Dimitris Papamichail]

The Denso 310cc injectors arrived and today i did a good cleaning with WD40.

I just have to order a repair kit to change the o-rings and the filters

[Dark_Side_]

Hi..

Do you have changed the internal of the motor to put the supercharger??

[Dimitris Papamichail]

Hi..

Do you have changed the internal of the motor to put the supercharger??

If you are planning to fit a TTE supercharger you do not need to upgrade the internals mate.