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I have an 01 IS, and am looking for a good turbo kit. I am currently talkig to Swift Racing out of MD, about the stage 3 they have. if you know anyone running one of these kits please let me know. thanks guys.
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I am also interested in talking to someone about a turbo kit vs a supercharger kit. Which one will deliever the the most bang for my buck and also I have heard that you have to be careful about putting on a turbo, because it might crack the block. Plus will it void the warrenty?
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EZZARD.....how do you like the 2.5? what else did you do besides the srt bolt on kit, as in internals or anything like that? What PSI? I just talked to Mo the CEO of SRT and he quoted me a reasonable price for his stage 3. i just dont feel safe driving the car at the rec. PSI (being 18) SRT is now also running a haltech standalone obviously better than there emanage from before. the only other reputable company that i have seen fisrt hand was TURBO EAST. they run 14PSI on there stage 2.5
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Honestly I feel the kit has a little more in it. My car's only two passes at Moroso (Palm Beach Gardens, Fl) were a 13.4 and a 13.2 trapping 108 and 109 respectively at 14psi. I have the 440cc injectors, emanage blue, full 3" with cat, 60-1 turbonetics. The car at its current state needs a tuning session because I have problems with the idle and I think I am running a tad bit on the rich side.
I would like you to know that if you do go with SRT, get the turbo manifold ceramic coated. My manifold has cracked in two and I am waiting for a replacement. Funny thing is that I've found 2 other cases where the manifold cracked on two other cars in the same manner.
I think that the updates to the kits (garrett turbos, haltec, 550s) should provide a better basis and an overall better running car than their previous kits. I do have the ARP studs and 2.8mm headgasket to help with reliability when adding more boost.
So to sum it all up:
I enjoy the car now but I am going to have to go with a standalone, 720s, gt35r because their older kits are lacking. If the price is reasonable then I would go for it. You can always lower the boost. I drive around on 6psi and when the action gets hot, I turn it up.
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I would like you to know that if you do go with SRT, get the turbo manifold ceramic coated. My manifold has cracked in two and I am waiting for a replacement. Funny thing is that I've found 2 other cases where the manifold cracked on two other cars in the same manner.
I think that the updates to the kits (garrett turbos, haltec, 550s) should provide a better basis and an overall better running car than their previous kits. I do have the ARP studs and 2.8mm headgasket to help with reliability when adding more boost.
So to sum it all up:
I enjoy the car now but I am going to have to go with a standalone, 720s, gt35r because their older kits are lacking. If the price is reasonable then I would go for it. You can always lower the boost. I drive around on 6psi and when the action gets hot, I turn it up.
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If you're in MD, check out PFS ( www.pfsupercars.com ) and TurboEast ( www.turboeast.com ) in addition to SRT. Also, search through the go faster forum of http://my.is . There is a wealth of information about boost (for the first gen IS) to be found there.
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cool, thanks man. ive looked at turbo east before but not the other one. do you know anyone running the PF setup? i would love to know how well that kit does on the street. well thanks again bro.
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Just go to my space, and type search for Lexus IS. You wil see a bunch of highly tuned Lexus, personal videos.
I ve heard of this guy in Miami, he has an IS 700 hp. I found his car on my space but unfortunatelly cant seem to be able to find anymore.
I ve heard of this guy in Miami, he has an IS 700 hp. I found his car on my space but unfortunatelly cant seem to be able to find anymore.
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cool, thanks man. ive looked at turbo east before but not the other one. do you know anyone running the PF setup? i would love to know how well that kit does on the street. well thanks again bro.
http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t...&highlight=PFS
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Excuse the complete noob question.... but can you add a super charger or turbo to a car thats an automatic? i know the answer to this probably pretty obviouss... but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask. lmao!
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Originally Posted by IS300Momma
Excuse the complete noob question.... but can you add a super charger or turbo to a car thats an automatic? i know the answer to this probably pretty obviouss... but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask. lmao!
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Yes you can, but there are limits to how much power the OEM tranny will hold.
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