http://batlground.com/blog We make power. PERIOD. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:26:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://batlground.com/blog/customer-cars/turbo-should-have-been-a-factory-option/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turbo-should-have-been-a-factory-option http://batlground.com/blog/customer-cars/turbo-should-have-been-a-factory-option/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:26:15 +0000 batlground http://batlground.com/blog/?p=2682 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.

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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.

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]]> http://batlground.com/blog/shop-cars/the-supra-is-one-of-the-few-cars-that-can-pull-off-an-automatic-trans/feed/ 0 http://batlground.com/blog/customer-cars/all-for-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-for-one http://batlground.com/blog/customer-cars/all-for-one/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:06:14 +0000 batlground http://batlground.com/blog/?p=2646 Yesterday 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.

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