The IS had a busy day today
06-14-06, 07:01 AM
#47
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?
06-21-06, 10:40 AM
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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:
A shot of the intercooler in the front bumper:
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:
Rear sway bar:
The intake pipe:
Gutted interior:
The car was also lowered 1.2" in the front and 1" in the rear
Rear
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:
A shot of the intercooler in the front bumper:
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:
Rear sway bar:
The intake pipe:
Gutted interior:
The car was also lowered 1.2" in the front and 1" in the rear
Rear
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.
06-21-06, 11:29 AM
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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:
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.
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.
you'll be sick of twelves in no time. 
06-21-06, 11:48 AM
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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.