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My little project - IS200 Turbo - Demon - 04-03-2018

Lexusboy Good news will you get your car back in plenty of time to wash and polish it ready for the Ace Cafe?

Enjoy your drive home:thumbup1:


Won't need cleaning, will have so much power that the dirt will just peel off :w00t:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 04-03-2018

Lol @ Jason Big Grin

It's just as well I've got a good drive down to bring it home. I'll probably be driving like Miss Daisy at first until I get used to it :laugh:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - Bandit - 04-03-2018

If your car turns up clean at the Ace meet mate, you'll get told off as we'll know you've not been out all night driving it :laugh:

The extra 100bhp is a great upgrade and you'll probably find that the gearbox is so much smoother and adds to the driving experience, when i fitted the SC to mine the box was great having that extra power going through it, so much smoother and the gear changes lost the clunky feel to them :thumbup:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - russelllinn - 04-03-2018

It's all good news Steve I am really pleased you're getting her back now, its been a slog but it will have been a worthwhile one, enjoy the drive home matey :biggrin:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - FirebirdPhil - 04-03-2018

Bandit If your car turns up clean at the Ace meet mate, you'll get told off as we'll know you've not been out all night driving it :laugh:

The extra 100bhp is a great upgrade and you'll probably find that the gearbox is so much smoother and adds to the driving experience, when i fitted the SC to mine the box was great having that extra power going through it, so much smoother and the gear changes lost the clunky feel to them :thumbup:

I thought it was just me with that effect, strange how a few extra BHP improves a car like the IS200


My little project - IS200 Turbo - Bandit - 04-03-2018

2tongues I thought it was just me with that effect, strange how a few extra BHP improves a car like the IS200

Its one of the things a really noticed and made the car so much nicer to drive :thumbup: Never had the silly judder on take off either after the SC was fitted, which was great :thumbup1:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - steviewevie - 04-03-2018

I've got quite a few new things to get used to. As well as all that extra power, there are new brake discs/pads/brake lines. Then there are coilovers, but those have adjustable damping so I can fiddle with the settings. Will be driving back with a boot load of old bits for the car, so that will alter the handling somewhat anyway.

Then I have a new clutch and lightweight flywheel. Charlesworth have noticed it needing more revs to get away, though they think I will get used to it. I have a backup plan of changing to another OEM flywheel if I don't like it. I didn't buy the flywheel for the light weight, I got it because the existing one was very juddery - interesting that more bhp fixed your one though Chris !

When I get the car back I can at last finish off the gauge pod. Right now it looks a right mess, since I was in the middle of hacking it about when I originally dropped everything off at Charlesworth !


My little project - IS200 Turbo - Bandit - 04-03-2018

Think it was because when i pulled away it had the extra bit of power on take off, so i didn't have to add more revs like i used to before the SC was fitted? was so much better though :thumbup1:

Going to be like driving a new car mate, handling and power = great fun :thumbup:

Looking forward to seeing it :thumbup:


My little project - IS200 Turbo - toxo - 04-03-2018

Yeah it will want a wheel alignment if the suspension's been changed, it will have pulled all the bushes about etc...

I find since fitting my lightened flywheel it does need a bit more oomph to get going, but only because it's much easier to stall due to the lack of inertia.


My little project - IS200 Turbo - FirebirdPhil - 04-03-2018

The lightweight fly gives the feeling of more BHP also. But needs more RPM on hills etc.