I bet you run low to mid 13's at the track

 

now it's time to get some custom cams installed, that give you more low end torque. Are you still using the CL-S cams after all this? Congrats BTW and happy belated B-day.

 

Im on the edge of my seat at every post , if that tranny holds up...ill do all the DRASTIC mods ive been wanting..MAD respect for puttin that much love into your car, your girlfriend must hate your guts .....

 

Happy to see you got the car back on the road. Good luck!

 

thanks for all the kind wishes, and my gf encouraged me! she wants me to put together a stroker for her lexus sc400.. going from 4.0L to 4.7L. haha. thats next year.

allout - thats coming, i just need to get everything together.

 

Why not drop a 800hp Supra turbo motor into that SC400?

 

the supra motors bolt-in to the sc300s, not the v8 ;]

 

sounds like a pretty cool gf.

I'm almost as excited as you are, lol. I bet the break in period scusk, not being able to see how it pulls throughout the whole range.

 

yea, but its worth it in the end. even 3rd gear from 3,000-4,000 has some nice pull to 60. and then when i'm in 5th gear, the car has no problem going 80-100.

someone also asked what cams i ended up using, their just my stock cl-s cams, for now.

 

I didn't say bolt a turbo setup on.

 

so, do you plan on driving it a ton just to break it in faster, or are youy just going to use it for normal driving until it's broekn in then let er rip?

 

Gotta love 5th now. I used to hate it, but not anymore...

 

i dont like driving 500 miles in 2 days. i feel like i should just drive it normally. i'm driving it a little more than normal, but nothing too crazy. i'm trying to stay away from highway cruising and fluctuate RPMs. after 500 miles i'll get an oil change, and they'll check over everything. then i'll start bringing the RPMs up higher. after 1,000 miles i'll get another oil change/check and then i'll rip into it.

 

some people were requesting videos / pictures. there isn't much to photograph. but i shot these crappy videos w/ my digital camera. keep in mind all driving was done under 4,000 RPMs and by a professional on a closed course.

turn up the volume, the mic isnt great and youtube destroyed any quality.

4th to 5th gear shift under 4,000 rpms.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G9eMogdxJQo

0-60 under 4K, 1st gear shift at 3,000.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bVGji35wfKY

Rev w/ windows up then down.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KqEFy4BnHU0

damn youtube ate up the quality of the vids, anyone wanna host?

 

Great to hear your project is finally done. How did you do a VSA del.? I've been wanting to do this, but did not know how. I never use it anyway. The minute I get in my car and start it I turn it off anyway.

 

Wow that sounds nice. I wish mine sounded that deep.

 

nice, those shifts sound nice and crisp.

was that at wot or just partial throttle?

 

the 4th > 5th i guess is WOT, i had the pedal mashed in 5th. i know the vids arent impressive, but its good documenting the process. the shifts in tiptronic are getting nice the more i use it, they are noticeably quicker shifts than the oem unit.

 

forgot this video, poor quality sound of inside the engine bay, and a small look at my little modifications.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TH3rKb60U5c

 

you need some resistors. right now my setup is kinda ghetto rigged, but i'll be installing these sometime soon. PM me if you want info. i'm working on a smaller design though, any extreme amount of heat or if they get knocked around they trip a sensor and the computer throws the car into a 'vsa mode'. so i'm trying to make something that is slim and won't be disturbed.

 

So is the tiptonic mode much respondsive with the new tranny? How long of a wait usually does it take for it to shift after you shift manually with the tiptonic?

All in all, do you think the the 3.5L swap is worth it?

Time to get some dyno numbers!!!!

 

vtec has gotta significantly deeper. i hear some noise in vtec changeover in 3rd gear, i can't decide if it's detonation. i had a stuck injector before, so i dont know yet.

but i played with an m3 last night. he was behind me on an entrance ramp, i started at 40 in 2nd gear. i got in the middle lane he got in the left. he remained roughly 1 car back from 40 to 100 and i shifted a little early. he then got on me again this time at 80 and i laid into 3rd and he fell back a little. needless to say he had no interest in me and did a flyby without a wave or nothing.

on a side note i'll be getting a tune sometime soon. that means dyno numbers.

 

Glad to hear your 3.5 L project came out good.

Enjoy the power!!!

 

This is funny to me, next week this time im sure you will have raced 20 different cars, lol

 

nope, only 1 and it was an M3, but i woudlnt even call it a race.

 

Was looking for something and ran into this. Any dyno yet?

 

Whats up man..Whats good with the cams? I might have to do this if I dont go the boost route.

 

do this then boost it.