Pheonix

Nothing is plug & play, but wiring is not difficult. I've done several for the SMT6.

Two bit

Not worth it to make a ES perform, its a family sedan here people, it's not suppose to be much more.

blackbob

They said the same thing about the maxima too and there are guys on the maxima forums putting down DAMN good numbers.

As for the tunning,yeah I figured that much where did you go from internals and about what was it price wise ?

Pheonix

We don't do internals. The 3vz/4vz/5vz's should be good for atleast 450 at the flywheel. They've done 550 before. The bottom ends are massive. The pistons are nothing special.
It's just a question of keeping the pistons cool & no detonation.

The A/T won't handle that amount of power without a rebuild from IPT anyway so.

Pheonix

M/T 1992 ES:
dohc 3.0L 3vz-fe v6 185hp / 195ft-lb - 22mpg avg
0-60mph -7.5 sec (Automatic 8.6s)
1/4mile- 15.9s @ 88mph (Automatic 16.6s)
street start (5-60mph) = 7.7 sec
standing 1/4 mile 16.5 sec @ 84mph
Braking, 70-0mph 175ft
Roadholding, 300ft skipad 0.80g
Curb Weight 3362lbs

Front / Rear Headroom
37.80" / 36.6"
Front / Rear Legroom
46.8" / 23.1"
Front / Rear Shoulder Room
54.7" / 55"
Truck space 13.9 cu.ft


1992 BMW 325:
dohc 2.5L i6 189hp / 184ft-lb - 17mpg avg
0-60mph 7.8s (Automatic 8.4s)
1/4mile- 15.8s (Automatic 16.5s)
Roadholding, 300ft skipad 0.80g 0.80g
Curb Weight 3050lbs

Front / Rear Headroom
37.80" / 36.6"
Front / Rear Legroom
41.2" / 32.2"
Front / Rear Shoulder Room
53.2" / 52.1"
Truck space 15.4 cu.ft






As you can see... There is a reason why the M/T ES 300, and Camry SE were marketid as sports sedans when they were new in 1992. When paired against the newest, best sports sedan on Earth. It stacks up very well if you can deal with the light, quick, numb steering, and deal with the soft suspension.
Why isn't this a sporty car? Because it takes about $500 in suspension upgrades that age car NEEDS to begin with just in maintenance? Because you can turn them into 13 & 14 second cars easily enough?




It's as good a platform as any non factory forced induced vehicle to start a project on.

blackbob

Cool,
I keep thinking basic modes for forced induction applications and all so excuse me if I sound like a ES nood. I try to research as much as possible but given the situation I don't always have the time. However,I do seriously plan on boosting the lex mostly because I already have 90% of the parts at home sitting on my dresser. Now that I have you along with alot of otehr very knowledgeable clublexus owners I think I found the right forum to take on such a project using this platform. My asperations are kinda high so I'll keep them to myself as for this tranny rebuild well that's no biggy cause it need one anywya. Do you happen to have the address for the website and know about how much that tranny rebuild goes for I'm assuming 1500ish. Anyway I got to go so I'll talk to you guys when I get back from sea (friday here).

Pheonix

http://www.importperformancetrans.com/
Only people anyone trusts on our transmissions.
If you want to blow the about $1500-2000, you can always do an M/T swap also. They can handle atleast 700ft-lbs.
What I will say tho, is the choice people have to make, is that by the time you do the cost for either completely building the A/T, to swapping an M/T with a flywheel pressure plate & clutch. The A/T will always be faster.




blackbob - just set your powerband, and peak power goals. We'll tell you what you need to know.

blackbob

Oh believe me I have them set I just know what will happen if I post them. The only dfference is I'm about half way there in parts and I'm really serious about it. I just need to know who to buy from and if they ship to Guam I'm looking at about 650-700. Now I know what people are going to say but quite frankly I don't care..because...I don't .