The IS300 is a great car, but low on power in stock form. This one has had a Swift Racing Technologies turbo kit installed with a Haltech Sprint 500 ECU. We conservatively tuned the Lexus for longevity on pump gas at 16 psi and it is putting out 436 WHP. Now it’s ready for the streets.
Turbo should have been a factory option.
Friday, February 3rd, 2012OEM Goodness
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012The new quarter panel arrived today for a Supra rebuild. Nice to see Toyota still has these available.
When every .0001 of an inch counts.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
All of the parts have arrived for our twin turbo LSX project and our bare block is back from the machine shop. Now the task of file fitting the rings and verifying that all of the machine work is in spec begins. Next up we will be using Plastiqage to measure the crank shaft bearings for proper clearance.
Today we tune an EVO.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012A new AEM Standalone ECU was installed and now it’s time to tune.
All for one.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Yesterday if you guessed twin turbo V8, you’d be right! We are still working closely with the customer on this setup so a lot of the supporting goodies have not been finalized yet. Watch for updates as this project develops. 
Varsity 1/5/12
Friday, January 6th, 2012It was a cold night for a car meet, but a pretty good turn out. Were you there?
Drift IS300 cutting weight
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
We managed to find more weight that could be removed from our IS300 drift project. The hood weighed in at 35lbs before modifications, after cutting out the inner shell 10lbs was shaved from the nose of the car. It does not sound like much, but after doing this on multiple parts of the car, the overall weight can be reduced greatly. After removing the skeleton of the hood we ran into issues about how to hold the hood up. Our solution was to modify the hinges so that the hood now lays nicely on the windshield providing full access to the engine bay.
Clearance FAIL
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011We are currently waiting on the additional lift kit for this truck to arrive, but we had to move this beast for the day. As you can see 7.5″ of lift is not enough room for the 40″ tires. The next lift kit will provide plenty of much needed clearance. 
7.5″ Lift Completed. 5-6″ to go.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011This customer decided to go with a Rough Country 7.5″ suspension lift and a 5-6″ body lift. The suspension lift is now completed and this rig is already sitting very high. As soon as the body lift arrives it will be even higher to accommodate for the 40″ tires. 
Reduce Engine Bay Heat
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011When installing a turbo to an originally non turbo car there will be added heat in the engine bay. Waste heat from the turbo and the exhaust piping will radiate and raise your intake air temperature and cause your intercooler and radiator to be less than effective. There are a couple of things you can do to add some protection. A blanket for the turbo will keep more of the heat inside the exhaust housing. Wrapping your downpipe in header wrap will keep more of the heat in the pipe and less in the bay, also reducing the heat on the firewall keeping it cooler inside the vehicle as well. It is also a good idea to wrap oil lines and electrical wires that run close to heat sources with reflective heat shielding.
