yellowssm

So I am on the way to work and I am sitting at a red light. The light turns green and I floor it, in first gear it spins the tires with a little 2 second chirp of the tires, then the car shifts to second and it chirps 2nd. I was like "WTF, that was cool, its never done that before." So I try it again thinking maybe there was some dirt or loose gravel one the road that made my tires spin, but sure enough it does it again.

The reason I think this is funny is obviously all IS 350's are automatics, and I have never seen an automatic do that. I just installed the Joe Z intake and HKS air filter, but I doubt that made that much power to make it chirp second. It doesnt "feel" faster and I never chirped second gear before in the 4 months and many many off the line WOT that I've done. Also for you guys thinking my tires were cold, I was already into my drive 20 -25 minutes. Oh well maybe that intake/air filter combo really did do something. to Joe Z / HKS. LOL

al503

It's most likely the continuing break-in of the engine. Dyno a 'green' engine and then dyno it again after several thousand miles. You'll see a gain most of the time.

On a similar note, I punched it on a highway on-ramp this past weekend and I felt the rear wheels break loose at around 5-6K rpm in first gear. It didn't chirp into 2nd though. Can't wait til I get a few more K on the odometer.

yellowssm

BTW i did have the TRAC/VSC/VDIM OFF

My car has almost 6000 miles on it.

teejnut

iTrader: (6)

I've gotten my maxima to chirp 2nd gear before albiet i have some crappy tires on there and the valvebody on the tranny is modded.

i havne't heard my is350 chirp 2nd yet though, maybe i'll try it out this weekend. hehe

Tony1

Hey what happened to that LMS exhaust, did it arrive yet???

yellowssm

I am still waiting for it. Steve at LMS said he just needs to find a box big enough to put it in so he can ship it. Also for the people that are looking to get the LMS exhaust, he said that they re-did the exhaust to make the fitment better. THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!!!

Tony1

Whattt?!? They took the time to redo the exhausts meanwhile they can't find a cardboard
box to put it in?! Hilarous

caymandive

iTrader: (2)

You are getting a second gear chirp in the hot Nevada area with 275 width tires!? Maybe your car is just shifting quicker or harder...maybe the Toyo tires and the low profiles causing it? I really can't imagine 5-7 more hp causing the car to chirp between 1st and 2nd.

yellowssm

I know thats what I was thinking, but the Toyos have more grip than the stock dunlops. All I know is that I like it. I'll try and get a vid of the chirp and definitely one with the exhaust.

Ramon

I installed a shift kit in my (now sold) 98 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (4 speed auto). With the kit at its firmest setting, I could chirp every gear. A bit too much for a daily driver so I brought it down. My buddy with the same kind of car left his at the firmest setting. It wasn't long before he snapped the input shaft on the tranny.

caymandive

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You are getting an LMS catback? I didn't know they had just a cat back unless you considering it a cat back as the 2nd set of cats will be gone and left with just the first set of cats.

caymandive

iTrader: (2)

Yeah the trannies on those cars are def the weakest spot. the 3800 is pretty strong for the tranny, esp with a smaller pulley, intake, exhaust and cams.

yellowssm

LMS calls it a catback and it is cat back from the pictures so I guess it is a catback.

Ramon

Yes indeed... It was on it's 3rd transmission when I sold it.

socalJD

And if you put on the compact spare, you will be able to smoke the tires thru the 1st 3 gears . . . (that would look good on video)