At it again Dedicated motorsports Turbo Ls build 800hp drag car
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Here we go again friends. I may have been the first to swap an Is300 with an Ls based engine but I wont be the last. I've decided to purchase another Is300 with plans of turning it into a drag racing toy. During this build I'll be testing a number of swap parts that I hope can help out a fellow swapper when the time comes.
I was lucky enough to find a 2002 Graphite Grey Is with low miles, no sunroof and black cloth. Personally I've never seen one in person but I love the weight savings and just general cleanliness of the hardtop. My plans for this build is to make a light weight drag car showcasing my fabrication talent while spreading the word of the potential these cars have.
As the build currently goes I've purchased the following:
Aluminum 5.3L LC9 long block
HTZ4299 72mm Turbo from Forced Performance
TR6060 Transmission from a CTS-V
RPS Triple carbon clutch
What is to come:
Motec M150
Lots of custom turbo parts
All the dedicated swap parts
Full engine tear down and build
This list will get longer as we go![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
This is really the only pic of the car I have. Just test fitting some supra wheels to get and idea of how big of a slick I can fit back there.
![](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/1fastsol/is300slicks_zps7f06f2ac.jpg)
Received my new turbo. We use the FP turbos on most of our GTR builds at T1. I chose a 1.44 hot side
![](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/1fastsol/htz4299_zps488d4e3f.jpg)
As always I stay incredibly busy building Is300 swap mounts. Here's some welds for ya
I was lucky enough to find a 2002 Graphite Grey Is with low miles, no sunroof and black cloth. Personally I've never seen one in person but I love the weight savings and just general cleanliness of the hardtop. My plans for this build is to make a light weight drag car showcasing my fabrication talent while spreading the word of the potential these cars have.
As the build currently goes I've purchased the following:
Aluminum 5.3L LC9 long block
HTZ4299 72mm Turbo from Forced Performance
TR6060 Transmission from a CTS-V
RPS Triple carbon clutch
What is to come:
Motec M150
Lots of custom turbo parts
All the dedicated swap parts
Full engine tear down and build
This list will get longer as we go
![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
This is really the only pic of the car I have. Just test fitting some supra wheels to get and idea of how big of a slick I can fit back there.
![](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/1fastsol/is300slicks_zps7f06f2ac.jpg)
Received my new turbo. We use the FP turbos on most of our GTR builds at T1. I chose a 1.44 hot side
![](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/1fastsol/htz4299_zps488d4e3f.jpg)
As always I stay incredibly busy building Is300 swap mounts. Here's some welds for ya
![](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/1fastsol/Mountweld_zps1074a467.jpg)
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