The IS had a busy day today
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Originally Posted by RoRo
I took out another 47 lbs out of the IS today. I removed the stock battery (42 lbs) and replaced with a lightweight Optima battery (15.5 lbs) I took out the rear door panels (16 lbs) and the floor mats and various panels (4.5 lbs). The latest power/weight ratio is:
3341/273.44 = 12.218
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Which optima battery did you go with? Any pictures of it installed?
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I finally got the IS350 back this last weekend and drove it back home from Cali. Here are the latest pictures:
First the new carbon fibre hood:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/carbon_hood.jpg)
A shot of the intercooler in the front bumper:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/intercooler.jpg)
I couldn't get a good shot of the new supercharger. It's a procharger C1 and it's only running 5 lbs of boost for now. I'll jack the car up later and take some shots from underneath.
The front sway bar:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/front_sway_bar.jpg)
Rear sway bar:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/rear_sway_bar.jpg)
The intake pipe:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/intake_pipe.jpg)
Gutted interior:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/gutted_interior.jpg)
The car was also lowered 1.2" in the front and 1" in the rear
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/lowered1.jpg)
Rear
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/lowered3.jpg)
I'm taking the car back to the drag strip tonight, so I'll post the results as soon as I can.
Still shopping for the right combination of tires/rims for it too.
Let me know what you guys think.
First the new carbon fibre hood:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/carbon_hood.jpg)
A shot of the intercooler in the front bumper:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/intercooler.jpg)
I couldn't get a good shot of the new supercharger. It's a procharger C1 and it's only running 5 lbs of boost for now. I'll jack the car up later and take some shots from underneath.
The front sway bar:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/front_sway_bar.jpg)
Rear sway bar:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/rear_sway_bar.jpg)
The intake pipe:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/intake_pipe.jpg)
Gutted interior:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/gutted_interior.jpg)
The car was also lowered 1.2" in the front and 1" in the rear
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/lowered1.jpg)
Rear
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/lowered3.jpg)
I'm taking the car back to the drag strip tonight, so I'll post the results as soon as I can.
Still shopping for the right combination of tires/rims for it too.
Let me know what you guys think.
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Yeah, Steve at LMS gave me a few bottles and showed me how I drain the oil from the supercharger and refill it. Here is the picture of the supercharger I said I would take earlier:
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/supercharger1.jpg)
The latest power/weight ratio is:
3259/277.12 = 11.760
. The car pulls very nicely and lights up the rear tires if you get on it hard. I can't wait to get it to the drag strip and see what #'s it will put up. I should have another dyno by the end of the week. I'm not expecting a huge HP gain since it's running such low boost now.
![](http://home.comcast.net/~flpd1357/supercharger1.jpg)
The latest power/weight ratio is:
3259/277.12 = 11.760
. The car pulls very nicely and lights up the rear tires if you get on it hard. I can't wait to get it to the drag strip and see what #'s it will put up. I should have another dyno by the end of the week. I'm not expecting a huge HP gain since it's running such low boost now.
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You'll have to contact LMS to find out how much they're going to be selling the kit for.
My #'s pre-supercharger were 277 @ the wheels with intake/exhaust.
My drag strip times were 13.1@105 before the supercharger.
My #'s pre-supercharger were 277 @ the wheels with intake/exhaust.
My drag strip times were 13.1@105 before the supercharger.