Fever

So...it's been a few years since I've logged into these boards. How is everyone? Are there many of the old faces still around? I still have the IS200, although she's spent most of the past 3 years garaged and driven only very occassionally. You won't find many 2001 IS's with only 50,000 on the clock! :) Bought a new house, got a new girlfriend, bought an MR2 and so as the finances took a big hit, the modded IS sadly took a back seat....but I didn't want to part with her! :) I still love the way the car looks, so in the coming months I'm going to start investing some time and money back in to her. A few exterior body modifications/improvements are planned...general (and probably much needed) TLC....a few engine tweaks in addition to whats there already and then she'll be back on the road as my daily use car. Going to give the MR2 to the girlfriend. Anyway, I'm going to check in here from time to time as I'm seriously out of touch with the Lexus scene these days and I will no doubt have some questions for you all. B)

If I could go back I would do things a lot differently, get yourself a manifold upgrade and a new ECU followed by a remap and leave it at that. Save your money for bigger and better mods....much like the things that someone like SPC are offering at the moment, internals, turbo, etc. The problem is you have to go with whats available at the time...but there are now a lot more power upgrade options for the IS nowadays...a lot more!!!! Man I rememeber when I was one of only 5 or 6 S/C IS200's in the whole country! Back then power upgrades were your choice of an induction kit, a S/C, a back box and Unichip piggyback ECU...and all of those options cost an arm and a leg! When I wanted to move up from that I delt with TDi as they were the only people offering bigger and better upgrades at the time...well upgrades, facilities and engineers that I trusted! It was just a shame that you had to go through certain people to get to the skilled people who would work on your car...a lesser of two evils I guess! But I learnt a heck of a lot and now that the skilled engineers that know my car inside out are working elsewhere....I no longer need to deal with people that I don't want too! :winky:

I forgot all about this build, I'll be honest I'm glad to see that you are still working hard on it mate...must be about what, 3 to 4 years you've been working on it I would think? Should be well impressive when you get it finished!

yea i hear what you are saying, :D i just want to open the eyes of some on here who are thinking of doing some work on there IS, and that it dont have to cost 5K to get 90 BHP........if you know what im saying. and like i said befor im on no ones side but my own....:D So Marcus let me get this straight, you want me to put you right on the prices because you don't know how much I paid for each thing...yet you know it all came to around 5.5k.... ...sorry you've confused me a bit there mate! Isn't that one of those double negatives? Anyway, I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where I stated how much it all cost....rest assured readers of this thread, it was no where near 5.5k...I like spending money, but even I would draw a line at that! Just to help you a little bit, I spent 1k on the charger and fitted it myself...so that already puts a massive dent in your estimations doesn't really! ;) Oh and I'm glad to hear you're not on anyone's side, cause neither am I....come to think what sides are you talking about? I wasn't aware there was any! Like i said put me right on the price,s, and what do you do come out and have a pop at me, if you looked at my post, you will see what i was saying, and as for you telling us how much it all cost i must of missed that post could you point me to it, the prices i put up! are not 100% so please do put them right, but if you dont want to put the prices right thats cool i will look them up, just take me abit of time thats all.....:) Now now "fever" you sound just like someone els with the last bit of your post, :winky: Mate, I wasn't having a pop at you in the slightest...you just confused me with your posts thats all! In fact your reply above has confused me a bit again...who do I sound like? You can look up the prices if you like...difference is you don't know what I actually paid for anything...I haven't ever told anyone what I paid. But like I said, and in case you missed it, I didn't spend anywhere near 5.5k for my engine mods! I've already told you what I paid for the charger, so I'll give you another bit of info to help you with your calculations, I didn't pay anything for the manifold! ;) Back when TDi where developing it I agreed to let them test it on my car in returrn for a free one, which they fitted for free as well :o ...pretty cool eh! ;) So taking into account the manifold and the charger we are already easily £1500 under your original estimations! Anyway, I totally agree that you don't need to spend £5500 to get 90bhp from the IS, anyone that does that would be stupid!! It's all about how you approach it really, look out for good deals, be in the right place at the right time, buy parts you want but have them fitted by other people and fit parts yourself even where possible...etc etc.

yea i hear what you are saying, :D i just want to open the eyes of some on here who are thinking of doing some work on there IS, and that it dont have to cost 5K to get 90 BHP........if you know what im saying. and like i said befor im on no ones side but my own....:D So Marcus let me get this straight, you want me to put you right on the prices because you don't know how much I paid for each thing...yet you know it all came to around 5.5k.... ...sorry you've confused me a bit there mate! Isn't that one of those double negatives? Anyway, I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where I stated how much it all cost....rest assured readers of this thread, it was no where near 5.5k...I like spending money, but even I would draw a line at that! Just to help you a little bit, I spent 1k on the charger and fitted it myself...so that already puts a massive dent in your estimations doesn't really! ;) Oh and I'm glad to hear you're not on anyone's side, cause neither am I....come to think what sides are you talking about? I wasn't aware there was any!

It is 110% the little black ECU that has gone....in fact I would go so far as to say 120%! Seriously dude, did you not read my PM...you are experiencing exactly the same problems I had! Not only that but you will get plenty of random issues while it's faulty! I got a new black ECU off TTE back then, which solved the problem, this has since been replaced by an HKS FCON VPro! Ignore the TTE engineer, thats what they tried to tell me back then...stop over thinking and over analyising it, get a black ECU off TTE or an HKS FCD, end of story, job done, problem solved!!!

I have the Helix organic clutch....works perfectly, very little difference to standard feel either! I would highly recommend that you run a new clutch in properly!! I wouldn't attempt any heavy loaded pull-aways or high rev/redline gear changes for at least 300 miles...drive smooth and sensibly for that time and then up the power on pull-aways gradually for a few days. If you are going to fit a lightened flywheel, I would do it when/if you have a new clutch fitted, since you have to remove one to fit the other....saves on labour costs in the future obviously!

Yeah it was an Apexi mate, man that was a few years back too...loved that exhaust, but unfortunately I blew the baffles out of it :D so I opted for a HKS Silent Hi Power, which sounds lovely with the TDi manifold...very subtle but lights up a bit when you floor it! I like less noise these days...getting old! :P

No I said that I work in avionics, flight operations and air to ground (ACARS) VHF and Satcom datalinks services....oh and I've spent the past 9 years working "hands on" with different aircraft for different airlines all over the world! ;) Plus nobody has told me it was pilot error....the people you speak to was reference to the comment you made about TDi. Anyway, if you know about ACARS then you will also know about things like engine trend monitoring and fault reporting systems. You will also know that during a flight an aircraft sends downlink messages in their thousands based on everything that occurs on the aircraft, from a block toilet, a faulty VDU, to a heavy landing, to fueling issues and even actions and errors made by a pilot during a flight...the messages also get more informative during take off and landing and it does all this without any human intervention! Wouldn't it be cool if you had full access to all this information eh! Well anyway, thats probably enough of all that before this thread goes off topic again!

Good man!

they dont have a good reputation on quite a few forums and mkiv forums especially. you cant compare BA and the shi!e work from tdi as the BA incident is a one off and 99% a design issue but if it was a pure maintenance fault then you could make the comparison. Oh many of u know i am an aircraft engineer but i wont fly BA - take from that what u will..... You must speak to different people to me then Rob! Anyway, like I said I personally have no issues, so why should I jump on the band wagon to slate them....I know that you have long standing issues with TDi anyway, for what ever reason, so can we let it drop! Oh and by the way...it wasn't a design issue, it was a pilot issue! ;) Oh and I work in avionics, flight operations and air to ground (ACARS) VHF and Satcom datalinks...I have access to a lot of information.... ;) and I'll still fly BA....take from that what you will... :P

Ok listen guys, i'm not defending TDi for any mess ups they may have made on other peoples cars! I speak as I find things and for now I'm happy with the work that was done on my car by them! Back then I had engine mods in place that had never been tried or seen on an IS200 before...sure there were problems in the beginning and I did get annoyed, but they were always resolved for me when I got back in contact with TDi! There were certain things that I would have done differently looking back, but at the same time I'm also pleased with what was achieved. Regarding the dyno, it was done at TDi when the mods were first put in place....over 2 years ago now...I saw the dyno graph and I had a copy till my briefcase where it was kept was stolen! TDi have one of the best dyno's in the country and a very good friend of mine took his Supra, that he has been building for some years, there a few weeks back, the results were about 10bhp out from the readings he's had at other places, TDi's actually being a slightly lower reading. He took his mapper with him and they were both very impressed! Take from that what you will. I am however planning to get my car re-dyno'd soon at another place, so I will for sure let you all know the outcome of that! I guess that you have to look at it in this way...TDi have gotten to a very high status in the car modifying business and achieved things that many have not! You don't get to that level of success by doing things wrong! The work on Mat's white IS transplanting the 2JZ was awesome and some of the Supras that they have built are simply mind blowing! They do, believe it or not, have a good reputation outside of LOC for building safe, quick cars! In my experience anyone sitting in that kind of position and charging a lot for their work is going to come under fire from their competition and people that want to see them fall! Its the nature of business! British Airways is one of the safest airlines in the world, but they stacked a plane on the runway at Heathrow some months back....does that mean all their planes are unsafe and I should stop flying with them? In my eyes, make informed decisions...not ones based on hearsay! While we are at it, could a mod clean this thread up a bit for me please, its gone waaaaaay off topic!

Ahh Poalo! :D Still loitering around here then I see! ;) Yeah Supra may be on the cards...why did you get rid of yours mate?

Or if he wants to be modest 230 ....well we all know that some dyno's give pants readings! :winky: So maybe you should be modest and say 220...and then that still leaves me in the lead what ever way you look at it!! :P

What sort of thing are you thinking mate, anything taking your fancy yet? There are some serious bargains to be had in this climate now :D Thats is true for sure mate! Thing I have been thinking are.. Supra, Evo Lancer, Skyline...something along those lines...I still dont need a sensible car for anything so I've been thinking what the hell! But we will see....

Hi Stav, Yeah no worries, engine mods to date are... TTE Supercharger TDi uprated Intercooler TDi maifold CamCon Uprated Injectors HKS FCON VPro HKS HiPower Silent back box Hi mate :) Out of interest, how much power does that lot produce? Was originally dyno'd at 240 bhp. presume that is at the fly ? "originally" does that mean you have had further works or more dyno runs since :winky: Hi Barry...yeah thats at the fly mate...unfortunately my plans for further mods changed when I had some financial problems, so there has been nothing post the work done by TDi! Thankfully that is all behind me now though, so I'm currently in two minds as to whether to continue pushing the Lex or go for something else. I had one run on a dyno that read 197. something at the wheels...so with a rough conversion that puts me somewhere above 240...but to keep it a little more modest I've always said 240!

Hi Stav, Yeah no worries, engine mods to date are... TTE Supercharger TDi uprated Intercooler TDi maifold CamCon Uprated Injectors HKS FCON VPro HKS HiPower Silent back box That with the standard 0.3bar pulley? Do you have a boost gauge in the car? what does that read at full boost? (just asking for info as yemgi mentioned losing boost through the intercooler) And i though my 230 was inpressive at standard boost :( Stav Yeah, all on standard 0.3 bar...I have a boost gauge also...always reads a steady 0.3bar and I've never had any problems with loss of boost pressure. ....I feel like I'm some kind of lucky one here!

Hi Stav, Yeah no worries, engine mods to date are... TTE Supercharger TDi uprated Intercooler TDi maifold CamCon Uprated Injectors HKS FCON VPro HKS HiPower Silent back box Hi mate :) Out of interest, how much power does that lot produce? Was originally dyno'd at 240 bhp.

Hi Stav, Yeah no worries, engine mods to date are... TTE Supercharger TDi uprated Intercooler TDi maifold CamCon Uprated Injectors HKS FCON VPro HKS HiPower Silent back box

Dave, Gord...I'm not going to lie, reading around, hearing about what happened to Cho and now Dave Read is certainly worrying! But like I said I can only take something as I find it. I definitely had some issues with the car in the beginning and had to take it back a few times to get things right! But when I had the work done, I was the first person in the UK to have had these mods on an IS200, so I expected there to be a few teething problems, as with anything that hasn't been tried before! It was frustrating at first and I probably did moan about it...but TDi were always welcoming in having my car back in to get the problems looked at and obviously never charged me for anything on these occasions. I haven't been to TDi for almost a year now! Mark to one side....I trusted the people that were working on my car, but now that Wanye and Phil have left that's disappointing news! In fact, now that they don't work for TDi, I think I'm gonna give Wanye a call and see whats up! Thing is guys, I'm not anti TDi because they haven't ****** my car up. But like they say ignorance is bliss...would I take my car to them if I was a new LOC member, with all these stories to read up on...hell no I wouldn't...and that is worrying!

Yeah it works fine....I remember having a problem at first, but I took it straight back and Phil sorted it for me! It works totally fine now, I drive it well into the red light every time the tank gets low and I've had no other issues since it was fitted!

...and an email in my inbox from Dave alerting me to this and so am I...very shocked!!! oh and p.s. hi everyone! Why the shock told you about this cowboy and BS, years ago There are cowboys all over the car modifying market Gord...I mean some people start up car tuning companies from their back bedrooms and start offering advice and people listen to their BS! At the end of the day, I always believe that you should speak from personal experience...and trust me, I have plenty of personal experience with TDI! Clearly Dave has had some worrying issues....I'm just glad that he has got the car sorted now! Dont have to take my car or anyone's car to TDi, to say he is full of BS, you only have to read/here what he is saying, he is at his best when he gets customers that dont really know about car's and how thay work, as ive said many times Mark is a salesman, and even them selling/offering advice from their back bedroom are just the same, what you and everyone else should be doing, is looking at what others have done or are doing, and not trying to sell you something :D Ok, so going by your very words of...."what you and everyone else should be doing, is looking at what others have done or are doing".... So to respond to that, I have had a lot of work done on my car by TDi....i love my car, it runs awesome, any problems I've taken it back and they have put it straight right away free of charge, so please explain to me where I am wrong in not having a problem with them? Like I said, speak from personal experience! Thats very good Neil, you must be the only one :D so what problems you been having ? Can you clear, this last thing up for me, have you got to have winter map and summer map on your car, as someone told me you did, but just thought i would ask you 1st Ok, now that I can answer...cold start was a problem at first and I had an idle issue as well...plus a few mapping spots that weren't very smooth. It took a couple of goes, but I went out with Sam, I drove the car while he had his laptop plugged in...he found the spots and smoothed them out. The idle issue was also resolved. As for the winter and summer map...I have no idea...not something I have ever been told about. I know that I went back with the car a few winters ago to get the cold start looked at again but that was about it!

...do you know whats funny about all this....I haven't been on LOC for over two years, I come back and Dave and Gord are still bashing TDi like there is no tomorrow...don't you guys have any other hobbies?? I bet the T D and I been well warn off your keyboards?! Seriously, you carry on like a bunch of kids in a playground, sad people in their back bedrooms with nothing better to do with their time! What makes me laugh even more is that you feel the need to dig up a thread thats over two years old....I thought I left all this kind of **** behind when I left school children! :D Also I was always lead to believe that people who continually feel the need to have a pop at someone are either jealous or threatened by that person....dunno, maybe there is some merit in that?! Anyway I love spending money...and I have spent a lot on my car over the years and loved every penny! But none of you have any idea what I did or didn't pay TDi for! I can't even believe I'm bothering to argue the point either...I have a car that is awesome to drive, end of story! Oh and on the injectors note, Mark gave me the option to use the standard injectors but I was well aware that they would be pushed to their max capabilities...not something I wanted to risk...also I wanted everything in place for future power enhancements, so I didn't want injectors operating to their max duty cycle! I opted for the uprated injectors and FCON VPro as a personal choice....just in case you're having reading problems today I said me, myself, I opted for them!! So, money to one side cause that doesn't bother me in the slightest....whats the bit that bugs you the most with this Gord...the fact that I chose TDi to work on my car....or the fact that the work carried out on it was successful? I'll tell you one thing...if TDi had ****** my car up, I would be the first person to come in here and let you all know, but since they haven't, why would I want to join in your bashing of them???

...and an email in my inbox from Dave alerting me to this and so am I...very shocked!!! oh and p.s. hi everyone! Why the shock told you about this cowboy and BS, years ago There are cowboys all over the car modifying market Gord...I mean some people start up car tuning companies from their back bedrooms and start offering advice and people listen to their BS! At the end of the day, I always believe that you should speak from personal experience...and trust me, I have plenty of personal experience with TDI! Clearly Dave has had some worrying issues....I'm just glad that he has got the car sorted now! Dont have to take my car or anyone's car to TDi, to say he is full of BS, you only have to read/here what he is saying, he is at his best when he gets customers that dont really know about car's and how thay work, as ive said many times Mark is a salesman, and even them selling/offering advice from their back bedroom are just the same, what you and everyone else should be doing, is looking at what others have done or are doing, and not trying to sell you something :D Ok, so going by your very words of...."what you and everyone else should be doing, is looking at what others have done or are doing".... So to respond to that, I have had a lot of work done on my car by TDi....i love my car, it runs awesome, any problems I've taken it back and they have put it straight right away free of charge, so please explain to me where I am wrong in not having a problem with them? Like I said, speak from personal experience!

...and an email in my inbox from Dave alerting me to this and so am I...very shocked!!! oh and p.s. hi everyone! Why the shock told you about this cowboy and BS, years ago There are cowboys all over the car modifying market Gord...I mean some people start up car tuning companies from their back bedrooms and start offering advice and people listen to their BS! At the end of the day, I always believe that you should speak from personal experience...and trust me, I have plenty of personal experience with TDI! Clearly Dave has had some worrying issues....I'm just glad that he has got the car sorted now!