RoadRash

If you're good in German then you get the information from there, but it would be hard for me to update the thread in both Forums (UK + GER) after every modification. But you don't really need to be German, because there are enough pics and vids which talk for themselves. I will post there everything I will do on my IS200. :) Here the LINK to my PROJECT If you don't understand something and you have questions, because of the German language, don't hesitate and ask in the German Forum or here or PM me simply. :winky: I'm always here to answer any open questions.

As far as I know it doesn't play a roll how far away from the engine, at all not too close to the engine, because it could overheat and get damaged, but most important is BEFORE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER!! ;) Weld the screw into the downpiping and then drill the lambda sensor in this screw. Put the wire to the other stock O2 sensor wires. B) Question for being sure: Did you get a lambda sensor or only a gauge or only a wire for it?? I'm not sure if I got it what you meant.... :o Tell me exactly what you're going to do, to prevent problems or anything. :)

Notice it should be situated in before the catalytic converter. I think you meant the O2 sensor which you wanted to fit. As far as I know 36inch from engine in the downpiping. ;)

I'd be also interested in such a monster vid. :D It depends on when TDI has already finished their work on this "Power-Project". Must be awsome to see this da*n hot ride in action.

Here.... don't know why the LINK to my garage doesn't work My car

Take a look in my garage (signature)..... :winky:

This should work better, because carbon doesn't heat up that much as my alu-pipes do. :winky:

Look at my garage below, mine is custom made. That's a possibility how you could make it. Not that professional but it works not that bad. The first pipe after the throttle body is a Honda Civic Intake and I rebuilt it. I bought the filter, the pipes, the silicon hoses and fitted it by myself, because I also couldn't find anything for this. That's the difference between Golf and Lexus, you don't get parts in every shop. :winky:

2600€ per year, including tax and insurance (half physical damage insurance). :winky: Before that I had full insurance for 3300€ per year.

Sure it's possible to do this, but you would waste tons of money. On a N/A car a cone filter at the other end of an intercooler, wouldn't give any difference on power. The intercooler is for cooling down the air coming from a turbo or SC, because a turbo runs da*n hot and heats up the air. So the intercooler works good on TC or SC cars. This isn't the fact on an intake... :winky:

Hi! I had this problem in winter after a drifting session. Some snow was frozen on the inside of the alloy wheels and at 100kph or such the whole car was shaking as I would drive over concrete-ribs like on a testing area. I stopped and cleaned them... meaning I put all the snow away and after this it was OK. Sometimes I also thought my wheels where unbalanced, but then I noticed that the streets are non-planar sometimes. Drive around on other streets and every speeds. Does it get worse when you accelerate to higher speeds, or does it disapear then, or does it feel same as at 60mph???

Yes as far as I know stock 13.6kg, TRD fw 6.9, and JUN 6.3 or such. But... is it possible to use JUN fw and TRD clutches? The TRD flywheel doesn't fit into the IS200 (I6) as far as I know. Or would it fit? In the TRD list is also Lexus IS200 shown.... a bit weird.

Great Car! :D Do you already have fitted an SC or did you connect the intercooler with the custom intake??

Looks good! :winky: What I'd be interested in is what the weight of this car is about. Must be a lot lighter than a stock IS200, right?

I got 18'' 225er wheels and I also noticed serious problems to hit the 215 area. It pulls great up to 200, but then it's like the brakes engaged and it takes hours to reach 215 or more. With stock wheels I didn't have problems to get the needle to 215-220kmh. In my opinion, bigger wheels have more aerodynamic resistance and more frictional resistance, so comes less max. speed. <_<

Hi! Watch this... this is mine, if you didn't see. Once I posted this topic..... the old pics seem to got lost in cause of server changes or such. My Intake

The new car warranty is very good. Not heard of much that isn't covered. It's the used car warranty that has exclusions. Yes I think so..... :)

And let's hope it's covered by the warranty. Not everything is covered.....

The IS200 power steering fluid canister has 2 scales !!!! Both show MIN and MAX, but one is for HOT and one for COLD!!!! :o Check the engine and fluid condition, after or before driving..... ;) The fluid is something like the brake fluid.... meaning it sucks water time after time and when it gets warm it makes steam and you will loose response. Also when you have enough fluid.... before you waste money on any expensive repair I would exchange the fluid into a new fluid.... :winky:

Exchange the girl..... *har har* I heard the Hiper is louder, but not as deep sounding as the Drager. Don't really know, I only heard.... tell me. As I fitted my HKS Drager, it was brand new, you could hear it only while parking. When I drove away it was almost silent as the stock. After driving around for a while it got a bit louder, but not that I wanted from a HKS. But time after time it burnt out and got louder and louder...... you will hear the first good noise increase after a few 100km. And after thousands of kms it gets just louder and sounding better..... :D At all after highway runs it got really hot and sounds rumbly deep and a*s-loud. Once I posted a vid of mine in a garage..... couldn't find it again....

The shorter the piping, the louder and deeper the induction noise. :winky: I fitted the HKS before the piping and I noticed that it got just more deeper and louder after fitting the intake stuff, than with the stock intake. :)

all in all you will notice a little increase at low rpm area.... I did. :D

Only when you're stuck in traffic jam where no fresh air can get into your intake and your engine bay. Then it's possible the piping can get warm. Not while driving..... fresh air is always cooling the engine bay. The heat goes back under the car. ;) At all the piping doesn't get so hot that the streaming air would warm up so quick that you would notice any power decrease..... I proofed sometimes. I touched the piping after driving around and it was cold.... Although it runs over the engine head. I noticed a small response-increase at low rpm, because it can breath easier. :)

Once I asked somebody who knows how to work with the S-AFC. He told me to install the S-AFC on a N/A car it would give you an extra 1-3HP and not more. It's made for turbo cars...... so if you're going to turbo charge your IS it would help you a lot to increase power and performance...... Would be iteresting to get the wiring diagram or pin out-puts of the IS200/300 ECU.

fantastic ! what about a workshop article Too expensive.....