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    Single Turbo Upgrade.

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    If I was single turbo'ing my own Aristo I'd go with a 61 or 63mm turbo, or GT4088.

    Keep the stock intake manifold unless your planning on running more than 600hp, it doesn't become restrictive before that and you'll lose the great FBW throttle.

    The front seats in the Aristo are around 75kg a pair, most aftermarket seats are around 20kg a pair!

    Regards,

    Gaz.

    Hks Sld Ii

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    hard thing is getting a 6 speed Supra gearbox I'd say...if i was doing it I'd look at ditching the majority of the electronic wizardy (abs/vsc et al) and try to go for a proper stand alone ECU

    would be a nice car when done..........

    would take a lot of time.....

    time = money ! Skeet advocates using a GM auto box which is a interesting solution..

    I keep those readily available ;)

    I thought of doing this. 6speed swap, Ditching the dash, (Defi Super Sports Cluster!), steering wheel - trd replacement wheel, cruise, FBW throttle, VSC would all be gone. Standalone management with VVTi control.

    Cost was looking in 10k+ thats at cost.

    You'd never get the money back for this.

    Gaz.

    Poll Of Performance Mods

    in Aristo Club

    Posted · Edited by Monster-Mat

    Any feedback on the best price/ease of fitting of boost controllers, inductions kits, blow off valves, etc ?

    I fitted the Blitz SBC-ID VIII to mine, took 3 hours taking it easy - gromet to get the wires through is not easy on the Aristo. Theres one UNDER on the relay/fuse box cover, top left hand side of the engine as you look at it which you need to unbolt to get access too. Very stealthy though.

    Greddy Profec B2 is the best VFM boost controller. Very simple to use - my favourite.

    Induction Kits - Power Enterprise - the cheapest for the Aristo - I have one of these fitted to mine, took about 20 mins to fit due to the stock air box.

    BOV - as the other guys have said, HKS are the best. 10 minute job to fit.

    Regards,

    Gaz.

    Oil Leak

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    The oil seems to have been spraying from the top of the oil filter seal (or lack of it), traveling up and backwards - confusing everyone. Measuring the metalwork for the oil filter it appears that I have a larger Toyota Landcruiser diesel engine fitment, so I'm able to use a much larger capacity oil filter than the standard Aristo. As the garage thinks this is an "improvement modification", and the filter specs are the same (just more capacity) then I've just popped on the bigger oil filter and recorded it in the service book ready for my next service.

    Could it be the only Aristo/Landcruiser hybrid in the world !!! :o

    Its a popular thing on Supra's too - only the upgraded filter to use is the Lexus V8 not a Landcruiser filter ;)

    Gaz.

    Hks Sld Ii

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Hi

    full throttle at all times Gaz............wicked....

    guy who fitted the FMIC hit the 155 gearbox limiter with it still pulling like a train :whistling:

    Theres always limits isn't there! Whats revs is 155mph at? :D

    Gaz.

    Hks Sld Ii

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Dave,

    Can you go full throttle with this unit or do you have to keep it to 90/95% throttle in 4th - that was the only issue with the TRL unit I can't see the HKS being any different.

    Gaz.

    Help With Simple Electrical Mods

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Never really looked for the beeper but I know most of the Supra guys have removed it from those fairly easily.

    Regarding the mirrors, it can be done but you'd need to build a circuit to do it. On of the guys in the IS forum posted a version of it a while back. Its designed to work off an alarm so you'd have to adapt it off the ignition.

    Theres no simpler as the guys that put my alarm in said it can't be done off a signal from an alarm as it requires a specific signal to do it.

    Gaz.

    Is Backfire On The Mk1 & Mk2 Tt's Normal?

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Luckily it's only one cat that's gone. If you remove both cats make sure you've got a boost guage to keep an eye on the boost creeping up with both cats removed and have a restrictor ring put on too of about 2 1/4" IIRC :). It definitely does sound like the cats are gone, as mine doesn't backfire like that either.

    You don't get boost creep on MKII Aristo's Skeet, even with a full de-cat. You have to install a boost controller to increase boost...

    Gaz.

    How Many Aristo`s Are There In The Loc

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Chips--91 Aristo Twin Turbo auto MK I

    Ahhh--92 Aristo Twin Turbo auto MK I---Cambridge

    Norkep--93 Aristo Twin Turbo auto MK I

    Dave E-- Aristo Vertex V300 auto MK II

    Yoshi - Aristo Vertex V300 AUTO MK.II

    Tempo-- 1993 and 1995 Aristo Twin Turbo Auto MK I

    Rallure -- 1992 Aristo Twin Turbo mk I

    the_wiley -- 1995 Aristo Twin Turbo auto MK I

    Paul Reece -- Aristo Vertex V300 Auto MK II

    Scooter -- 95 Aristo Twin Turbo Mk I

    Aristopheles -- 1994 Mk1 Aristo V300 Twin Turbo - Central London

    gsw--1993 Mk1 Aristo twin turbo - manchester

    Leeky -- 95 Aristo Twin Turbo Auto MK1 - Reading....not for much longer though

    Naz - 1999 Aristo Vertex V300 Twin Turbo auto MK II - Manchester

    skeet94 - Aristo Vertex V300 MKII

    Gazwalker - 1999 Aristo Vertex V300 MKII

    Television

    in Lexus Audio/Video/Electronics/Security

    Posted

    Do you have an AV input on the LS430?

    Regards,

    Gaz.

    No Gaz, but I have seen LS430 with TV fitted.

    Theres 2 ways then depending on what equipment the LS430 has fitted.

    If it has an analogue system, you can simply put an composite video input over/into this and need nothing - other than finding the right wire, which was a nightmare in my Aristo.

    Option 2 is you need an RGB/Sync convertor to work with the feed to the screen from the standard navigation system. This box is a fix, albeit not the cheapest:

    http://www.nav.tv/products.php?prodcat=17&catname=Lexus

    And there is the audio - not going to be easy!

    Gaz.

    Upgrading The Sound System

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Thanks for that mate. You've done well with the DVD thing. Unfortunately I am not as clued up as you about all this electronic stuff as far as cars go but am still going to give it a go (with a bit of help of course!).

    I agree the stock system is good as far as stock systems go but I just have this urge to F it all up and try something new!!

    If I was to stick with the original wiring and just change the speakers then it'll all be straight forward. But I envisage some problems when I attempt to upgrade from the stock amp whilst trying to retain the screen controls. What do you think?

    Cheers

    Hi Naz,

    I'll try and sort the DVD info out for you, may save you (a lot of) trouble!

    I think you may be OK dropping the amp in all honesty. From what I can tell I can it is only an amp - the computer itself handles the audio controls etc. You may have to fool the headunit that the amp is still there depending on how you wire the power up etc.

    BTW if you want to run the screen when moving (the headunit automatically cuts pictures when you move onto ignition power) you'll need to get an adaptor from Japan. I can sort this out for you if you require it.

    Regards,

    Gaz.

    Upgrading The Sound System

    in Aristo Club

    Posted

    Hi Gaz

    You are right, it does seem to be a JBL setup and the amp is as you pointed out in the boot. I suspect it's the very bottom unit, is that right?

    Mine's the TV screen model (touch Screen). Would you be able to tell if a new system will run off the existing screen once you have the translation? I am hoping to upgrade all the speakers, amp, sub, put a capacitor and other bits in etc.

    Cheers

    Hi Naz,

    Bingo! :)

    It is the very bottom unit. The one on top is the computer that runs everything, and on top of that is the Sat/Nav unit.

    I am confident you can run anything you like once I get the wiring colours sorted. I personally think the stock setup is damn good, and I am a music freak. The only option I am taking is to upgrade the front speakers.

    I have already ripped out the J-spec nav and wired in a DVD player to the stock electronics. That took a bit of finding ;)

    Are you intending to run new speaker wires to each door etc?

    I was beginning to think I made the wrong choice getting a model with TV etc due to it being seriously integrated with the whole car it seemed but I am glad now that I have the AV side of things working!

    Regards,

    Gaz.

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