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Little Car Big Brakes

batlground — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:34:25 +0000

We originally started a five lug conversion for this Colt to fit some larger wheels with a different lug pattern. Our attention soon turned to the old factory calipers and mounts that would now be incompatible. Our options at this point are to use a set of OEM Mitsubishi Eclipse calipers or to look towards the aftermarket for a solution. We decided that switching out to larger Wilwood calipers, some OEM IS300 rotors and a pair of custom caliper brackets would solve our issue of fitment. The added braking power will make this little Colt much safer on the street and more competitive on the autocross circuit.

2012 StreetWise Drift Pro AM Schedule

batlground — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:25:44 +0000

We are proud to announce the Batlground IS300 will be competing in the entire series this year.

2012 Pro AM Schedule

April 7th Testing & Tech Gresham Motorsports Park
May 11th-12th- Pro AM Rd 1 Road Atlanta
June 1st-2nd Pro AM Rd 2 Palm Beach International Raceway
July 7th Pro AM Rd 3 Charlotte Register
Aug 4th Pro AM Rd 4 Charlotte Register
Sept 15th Pro AM Final Virginia International Raceway
Oct 6th End of Season Throwdown Gresham Motorsports Park

Our IS300/4G63/T-56 project goes under the knife

batlground — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:03:19 +0000

The quest continues to shed as much weight off our Lexus project as possible. In this episode the trunk section does battle with a Sawzall. In the end the Sawzall won, removing over 32 lbs of excess. Although a lot of the removed sheet metal will be replaced with new lightweight pieces, we will still come out ahead at the final weigh-in.

Racing in 2012

batlground — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:23:55 +0000

Race season is just around the corner. What are you running this year?

Meet Mr. Swirly

batlground — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:54:51 +0000

With this setup, fuel is pulled from the main tank and swirls it displacing all of the air to the top of the swirl pot or surge tank. This way the fuel lines have 100% fuel at all times. This unit will insure all of the air will not make it to the injectors preventing a potentially dangerous lean condition.

Diamond in the rough?

batlground — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:34:45 +0000

Varsity 1/5/12

batlground — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:15:05 +0000

It was a cold night for a car meet, but a pretty good turn out. Were you there?

Batlground’s Lexus IS300 Begins to Take Shape

batlground — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:55:43 +0000

This IS has been completely gutted to make room for a full cage and an interesting drive train. Straying away from the norm, our shop foreman Justin has decided to go with an 4G63 mated to a T56. The motor an trans have been positioned much further back than the stock setup for better weight distribution. This Lexus will feature a dry sump setup with a 3 gallon oil tank for increased cooling. At this stage the motor and mock up trans are now in place to begin the motor mount fabrication.

LS1 IS300 gets headers, exhaust and tune

batlground — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:47:20 +0000

Since no one makes 1 7/8″ headers for an LS1 IS300, we had to take matters into our own hands and make some. The passenger side header was pretty straight forward. Meanwhile, the driver side header had to wrap around the steering rack. After making sure the headers fit perfectly, the exhaust was fabricated. We used twin 3″ pipes going to an x-pipe and then through magnaflow cans. The muffler selection was made to keep the car a little bit quiet, but so the engine will still be heard over the spinning tires. After the mufflers the exhaust dumps just past the rear axle. The car was then put on the dyno and made a healthy 414 whp, and 378 ftlbs of torque. That is an improvement of 21whp over the old manifold/exhaust setup.

Drift IS300 gas tank modifications

batlground — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:48:16 +0000

In order to prevent fuel sloshing issues with a saddlebag gas tank in the LS1 IS300, the customer decided to have his gas tank cut in half. Then a plate was welded in place of the new large hole on the side of the tank. The only drawback is the estimated 7 gallon holding capacity. This is an inexpensive solution to the problem in comparison to a fuel cell.