As of 1/25/22 this is now a build thread.
Catch can setup: IS300 Vibrant Catch Can Setup
fyi mods I compress all photos to about 500kb before upload
I don't know if this is the right section, my car does go faster, but I hate how my engine bay looks. Even with the turbo and what things I have removed from the bay, it still sucks in my opinion. In my expert rebuild (from late February 2021), I didn't measure piston to wall clearance and in return I got piston slap for Christmas(also 2021). So in the downtime, while the block is being machined and bottom end assembled, I decided that I wanted to do things to improve my engine bay. I compressed all the pics out of courtesy.
Timeline so far:
2019: Got the car. Low, intake, exhaust, wheels, eventually did 264 cams and a cam gear.
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2020: Turbo IS300 GReddy EMU. stock piston ringlands started to crack
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2021: Turbo IS300 ECUMasters EMU Black. rebuilt with 9:1 pistons, TT headgasket, H beams, new bearings, stock main bolts
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2022: I don't want to do this a third time. Block is at a shop being assembled. 9.1:1 86.5mm pistons, same rods, new bearings, whatever main fasteners I can find
v
2022 March 7: Few days away from first start! Driveshaft comes tomorrow, should have the radiator back and other parts in the mail very soon!
2022 March 8: Driveshaft came and installed! Time to wait for the radiator to come back.
2022 March 12: First drive
2022 March 28: Second Drive
2022 March 29: First Drive Worth Actually Noting
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2022 April 3: The first drive of real worth because my brakes didn't lock up on me this time
2022 Mid April: Car is dailyable!!
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late 2022: hopefully a car i can actually drive around. Success so far!!
Mod List (All current parts/mods):
Engine/Engine Bay:
86.5mm 9.1:1 Diamond Pistons
Eagle H-Beam rods
ACL bearings
Stock main caps
New main cap bolts
Brian Crower BC264 cams
Titan Motorsport v2(?) cam gear
Real Street belt tensioner
OEM Toyota timing belt
ARP head studs
Tomei 1.5mm head gasket (might be a little thick but should balance out due to machining)
ATI damper, smaller size
Vibrant catch can
Cusco strut tower bar
Shaved and powder coated valve covers
Looped power steering cooler
CXRacing turbo manifold
Comp Turbo CTR 3693S 360
CXRacing downpipe
Custom exhaust
GReddy RS muffler
Treadsone TR1035
GM IAT sensor
GReddy Airinx filter
ECUMaster EMU Black
Battery relocation
FIGS Engineering hood struts
Partial wire tuck
Fuel Delivery:
Single AEM 340
Summit racing fuel pressure regulator
-6 AN return line
Modded stock fuel hat to accept return line
Modded fuel rail
GM FlexFuel sensor
Drivetrain:
AR5 from 2006 Pontiac Solstice
R154 conversion parts, bearing retainer, etc
CUBE Speed JZX110 Verossa shifter
Stock R154 pressure plate
DriftMotion 19lb flywheel
ARP flywheel bolts
ARP pressure plate bolts
Stage 3.5 Kevlar DriftMotion clutch disc
Xcessive Manufacturing clutch pedal
OEM Clutch Master Cylinder
DriftMotion 3.5" driveshaft
Stock auto LSD
Suspension/Brakes:
Silver's coilovers 14k/12k
Eibach sway bars front/back
Roll center adjuster
LS400 Brakes
R1Concepts brake rotors
StopTech brake lines
FinishingLines ABS relocation kit
Motul RBF600
ESR SR08 17x8.5 +30
Achilles ATR Sport F215/??/17 R235/??/17
Weds Kranze Borphes 18x9 +35/18x10 +38 (rebuilt)
Interior:
Nardi Clasico
NRG short hub
NRG quick release
GReddy shift knob
Cusco drift knob
White LED conversion
GlowShift gauges, boost, oil pressure, wideband
JDM center console+ebrake
Clarion M508 head unit <---------------------------Needs a rewire badly
Scoshe trim
Pioneer amp <---------------------------------------Ripped out at the moment
Infinity 6.5 up front, 6x9 out back
Sound deadened headliner, rear seats + trunk
Altezza tachometer swap
Exterior:
Painted taillights/ Altezza light delete
Most recent pic (rearranged for thumbnail):
For starters, here's how it looked a day before it came apart(2021 setup), gross:
I forgot to take pictures of the wire tuck that I did for the ABS relocation and DRL relay thing I stuck under the fender. I'll update in the morning or so.
Anyway, the main point of the thread--I polished some stuff.
Before:
After:
So for a first timer it's not so bad, I'm going to go over it again because I missed some spots and it's not that hard to touch up. Smoothed out the casting marks and went right over the Comp Turbo logo. There's also a few tighter spots that I can't hit until I get some cone felt tip polishing bits. Figured it would be interesting, IDK if it really requires its own thread. I also got a GReddy Airinx filter so the color palette is much more in sync.
Catch can setup: IS300 Vibrant Catch Can Setup
fyi mods I compress all photos to about 500kb before upload
I don't know if this is the right section, my car does go faster, but I hate how my engine bay looks. Even with the turbo and what things I have removed from the bay, it still sucks in my opinion. In my expert rebuild (from late February 2021), I didn't measure piston to wall clearance and in return I got piston slap for Christmas(also 2021). So in the downtime, while the block is being machined and bottom end assembled, I decided that I wanted to do things to improve my engine bay. I compressed all the pics out of courtesy.
Timeline so far:
2019: Got the car. Low, intake, exhaust, wheels, eventually did 264 cams and a cam gear.
v
2020: Turbo IS300 GReddy EMU. stock piston ringlands started to crack
v
2021: Turbo IS300 ECUMasters EMU Black. rebuilt with 9:1 pistons, TT headgasket, H beams, new bearings, stock main bolts
v
2022: I don't want to do this a third time. Block is at a shop being assembled. 9.1:1 86.5mm pistons, same rods, new bearings, whatever main fasteners I can find
v
2022 March 7: Few days away from first start! Driveshaft comes tomorrow, should have the radiator back and other parts in the mail very soon!
2022 March 8: Driveshaft came and installed! Time to wait for the radiator to come back.
2022 March 12: First drive
2022 March 28: Second Drive
2022 March 29: First Drive Worth Actually Noting
v
2022 April 3: The first drive of real worth because my brakes didn't lock up on me this time
2022 Mid April: Car is dailyable!!
v
Mod List (All current parts/mods):
Engine/Engine Bay:
86.5mm 9.1:1 Diamond Pistons
Eagle H-Beam rods
ACL bearings
Stock main caps
New main cap bolts
Brian Crower BC264 cams
Titan Motorsport v2(?) cam gear
Real Street belt tensioner
OEM Toyota timing belt
ARP head studs
Tomei 1.5mm head gasket (might be a little thick but should balance out due to machining)
ATI damper, smaller size
Vibrant catch can
Cusco strut tower bar
Shaved and powder coated valve covers
Looped power steering cooler
CXRacing turbo manifold
Comp Turbo CTR 3693S 360
CXRacing downpipe
Custom exhaust
GReddy RS muffler
Treadsone TR1035
GM IAT sensor
GReddy Airinx filter
ECUMaster EMU Black
Battery relocation
FIGS Engineering hood struts
Partial wire tuck
Fuel Delivery:
Single AEM 340
Summit racing fuel pressure regulator
-6 AN return line
Modded stock fuel hat to accept return line
Modded fuel rail
GM FlexFuel sensor
Drivetrain:
AR5 from 2006 Pontiac Solstice
R154 conversion parts, bearing retainer, etc
CUBE Speed JZX110 Verossa shifter
Stock R154 pressure plate
DriftMotion 19lb flywheel
ARP flywheel bolts
ARP pressure plate bolts
Stage 3.5 Kevlar DriftMotion clutch disc
Xcessive Manufacturing clutch pedal
OEM Clutch Master Cylinder
DriftMotion 3.5" driveshaft
Stock auto LSD
Suspension/Brakes:
Silver's coilovers 14k/12k
Eibach sway bars front/back
Roll center adjuster
LS400 Brakes
R1Concepts brake rotors
StopTech brake lines
FinishingLines ABS relocation kit
Motul RBF600
ESR SR08 17x8.5 +30
Achilles ATR Sport F215/??/17 R235/??/17
Weds Kranze Borphes 18x9 +35/18x10 +38 (rebuilt)
Interior:
Nardi Clasico
NRG short hub
NRG quick release
GReddy shift knob
Cusco drift knob
White LED conversion
GlowShift gauges, boost, oil pressure, wideband
JDM center console+ebrake
Clarion M508 head unit <---------------------------Needs a rewire badly
Scoshe trim
Pioneer amp <---------------------------------------Ripped out at the moment
Infinity 6.5 up front, 6x9 out back
Sound deadened headliner, rear seats + trunk
Altezza tachometer swap
Exterior:
Painted taillights/ Altezza light delete
Most recent pic (rearranged for thumbnail):
For starters, here's how it looked a day before it came apart(2021 setup), gross:
I forgot to take pictures of the wire tuck that I did for the ABS relocation and DRL relay thing I stuck under the fender. I'll update in the morning or so.
Anyway, the main point of the thread--I polished some stuff.
Before:
After:
So for a first timer it's not so bad, I'm going to go over it again because I missed some spots and it's not that hard to touch up. Smoothed out the casting marks and went right over the Comp Turbo logo. There's also a few tighter spots that I can't hit until I get some cone felt tip polishing bits. Figured it would be interesting, IDK if it really requires its own thread. I also got a GReddy Airinx filter so the color palette is much more in sync.