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My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 03-03-2019
James S Shares in Shell or Bp might be on the cards
Tell me about it. Its quite lucky I'm a sad f*k and don't really go anywhere :p
My IS300 story so far.... - James S - 03-03-2019
Good job! I relly struggle, as I do about 300-400 miles a week!
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 03-03-2019
James S Good job! I relly struggle, as I do about 300-400 miles a week!
Lol yeah I do that in about 4-6 months :p
My IS300 story so far.... - DaveEdin - 03-03-2019
I'm 400 odd miles a week as well - that's my main reason for not pursuing the charger/turbo route :lol: £85 a week is enough to be spending on petrol as far as I'm concerned...
:lol:
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 07-04-2019
THE SUPERCHARGER HAS LANDED!!!!
Picked it up last night from ParcelForce HQ as I didn't want them to ****** it up from shipping.
I'll get some pics up shortly, but here's my checklist of things I need to do:
1. Buy a new Airfilter - DONE (Bought a 9" long K&N filter!)
2. Get piping powdercoated again - DONE (sleeper style matt black ftw)
3. Clean up oil and gunk from inside piping
4. Empty & refill supercharger oil - DONE (used Royal Purple SyncroMax.)
5. Clean up supercharger - DONE (sprayed supercharger silver with caliper paint for that non-bling look)
6. Clean up fuel injectors (with IPA maybe?)
7. Buy new accessory belt for charger - DONE
8. Re-braid cables from piggyback
9. Buy new colder spark plugs - DONE (Bought NKG 7 rated)
10. Buy new blue house couplers
11. Buy new vaccum hoses and T's - DONE
12. Test new fuel pump - DONE (whirs about when plugged in to 12v)
13. Decide whether to use the massive intercooler I've been sent! - DONE (am gonna use it but maybe get it painted first)
Then its on to fitting....
1. Attempt to fit fuel pump myself. Running this without any other mods should be OK for a while I think.
2. Enlist the help of someone to fit the spark plugs. I think they should be OK to run for a short while without the S/C installed. Plus I think installing the sparks will be the hardest part, so best to get it out the way first and test for a few days/miles.
3. Get the intercooler and piping bolted into position. Hopefully try and get the Supercharger bolted into position at the same time. (Enlist help!)
4. Get the supercharger belted up and turning with the other accessories - but DONT hook it up to the throttle body yet! (Enlist help)
5. Install GReddy E-Manage and injectors (enlist help!)
6. Crank engine and take cover!
My IS300 story so far.... - Rabster - 07-04-2019
Oooh toys vroom vroom
My IS300 story so far.... - DaveEdin - 07-04-2019
Sounds like you have an interesting few weeks ahead Jim
Bet you can't wait...
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 07-04-2019
DaveEdin Sounds like you have an interesting few weeks ahead Jim
Bet you can't wait...
Interesting is one word. More likely: Frustrating, Expensive, Painful, Disappointing hopefully finished up with Worthwhile.
My IS300 story so far.... - parthiban - 07-04-2019
jimxms Interesting is one word. More likely: Frustrating, Expensive, Painful, Disappointing hopefully finished up with Worthwhile.
Lol, clearly an optimist :tongue_smilie:
Exciting stuff mate, will be awesome once this is all up and running :thumbup:
My IS300 story so far.... - jimxms - 07-04-2019
parthiban Lol, clearly an optimist :tongue_smilie:
Exciting stuff mate, will be awesome once this is all up and running :thumbup:
Realist dontcha mean.
If everything worked as planned I'd be sitting on a frikkin island sipping mojito's without a care in the world by now. But alas I am here spending unethical amounts of money on things that will only bring me short term gratification.
Maybe the two are related?