WOW Ed ! I'm impressed ! Thanks so much.

Please hold all your applause till the end folks.

 

You're welcome, pal.

 

Very nice Larry. Love the moldings, they make the car look longer and more sleek.

 

WOW ! Great Car !! Bravo !! Bellisimo !!!

And to think the owner did all that stuff himself !! A true artist !!

What a guy !!

(Hey........somebody has to appreciate me, so it may as well be me...)

p.s. And thanks to Ed for posting the pics.

 

I can't believe I read the first three lines of your post not realizing it was written by YOU! Cracked me up when I got to line four!

How were you able to apply the side moldings and get them straight? Are they level with reality? Or are they aligned with something on the car.

Larry, taking his bow ....

 

Gotcha Ed !

It was easy:

1. You measure 10 3/4 " up from the front fender crease and make a tiny mark with a black "Flair" pen.

2. You measure 10 1/2" up from the rear fender crease and make another tiny mark with the same pen.

3. You run a piece of masking tape from mark to mark.

4. You step back and "eyeball" it to make sure it's straight.

5. After you make sure the area is clean, you lightly place the molding even with the top of the masking tape.

6. Step back and make sure it's straight.

7. If it is, take a soft towel and press it on firmly.

VOILA ! You're done and you just saved yourselves a $400 installation job by the dealer ! It took me 20 minutes.

 

Larry, have you noticed your gas milage improving or decreasing with the addition of the intake?

 

Not to speak on Larry's behalf, but if you honestly think installing an air filter will increase fuel economy you are crazy, im sorry. More air should mean more fuel if anything. Besides there would be more notice of mileage changes in the way one drives. I know my fuel economy goes down when I add such parts, because I love to floor the car each and everytime to listen to it.

I will say, on my previous car, before my Supra, you could notice a difference with intake and exhaust at the higher RPM's. I thought this was nonsense until I returned the car to stock, thats when I could really tell

 

Theoretically, fuel mileage should increase with the addition of an intake and an exhaust......better breathing and less effort on the part of the engine.

I never experienced better mileage since I, like Lex, have my foot into it all the time just to hear it.

The car is much faster.......psychology........since it sounds meaner !

 

I like the side molding and it will stop the multiple trips to the DentMan. Where did you get the molding at and How much $?

 

Larry,

$250. from Lexus of Smithtown, NY. I did the installation myself.

 

Looks great, Larry. You are going to enter one of those pics in the
ClubLexus Photography Contest...aren't you?

Check it out:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...878#post484878

There's some cool new ClubLexus merchandise up for grabs.

 

Nope, I'm retired from the contest business. Besides, none of the photos I took are really that noteworthy.

 

Larry...ROFL...

How about some of those intake pics? You've got some nice shots there.

C'mon now. You gotta play to win.

 

wow realy nice, i like it, you got alot of wood in that interior, i had no idea. was that stock, or aftermarket put on by the factory or u?