Project Lex

[19TsiAwd90]

Maybe running a bit rich.

Car is looking good B
looks like black smoke then turns blue so running rich and burning oil?

[95talonracer]

Wait where is the turbo blanket?

[Halon]

Thanks Blaine Auto Detailing. Did a complete detail in/out, great discount thanks to Mo. They did a decent job, but in the end there still is no magic cure for bad/chipped paint.

Will start on fuel system mods this week.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218819d1312843662-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0699.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218820d1312843662-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0700.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218821d1312843662-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0701.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218822d1312843719-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0704.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218823d1312843719-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0716.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218825d1312843818-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0707.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218826d1312843818-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0710.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218827d1312843849-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0712.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218828d1312843849-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0713.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218830d1312843911-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0717.jpg

Same pic, just a couple different camera settings
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218831d1312844013-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0718.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218833d1312844013-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0720.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/218832d1312844013-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-sam_0719.jpg

[93gtpeater]

Car looks real good. whens it hitting the dyno for some numbers and a tune?

[Halon]

Who knows. Next spring maybe at this rate.

[goodhart]

Why no little inside round lights in the front bumper?

[blackawdtsi]

Why no little inside round lights in the front bumper?

I'm guessing to keep the radiator cool and intake temps down.

[Murlo26]

Car looks pretty damn clean. Would you recommend them to others for the detail? I was going to get the evo a full detail when I get it back and have thought about using them before, I have heard mixed reviews though from some saying they didn't really do anything worth the money that they charge but not from anyone I really trust.

Yours looks clean for sure though but I don't really have a comparison since I haven't looked at yours enough before.

Regardless, nice update!

[turbotalon1g]

Spring my ass, lets get this thing going, just needs fuel mods and then dyno time!!

Car felt gorgeous last night, I think I'm gonna get all my rides done.

[Halon]

While disassembling to do the injectors and AFPR, I quick did a compression test.
1 - 210
2 - 210
3 - 210
4 - 200
5 - 175
6 - 200

Cyl 5 might be part of the reason we saw so much smoke in that video I posted... But still seems good enough to let er buck for a little while



Started on the fuel system. Got the injector clip pigtails soldered in in-place of the stock clips. Then installed the injectors. Decided to install my AEM AFPR since I was right there. I had a spare -6 to M12 x 1.5 fitting laying around. Found the hole where the stock FPR was mounted accepts an M12 tap pretty much perfectly as-is without drilling the hole any larger. So I tapped it and installed the fitting. The AEM AFPR inlet ports are made to screw into a -6AN fitting. So I mounted it right to the fitting on the fuel rail. Nice and simple/clean, I really liked it! Just didn't like the way it pointed. So I tried to turn the fitting a little bit more. Oops, snapped the fitting :( I was able to extract it so no real harm. I ordered some replacement fittings from Summit that arrived today. So I finished up the install today. I'm pretty happy with how simple of a setup it is.

Next I need to get the car running on the new injectors, and set the base FP with the new AFPR. Then install the dual 255hp pumps, get it half-way dialed in, then take it to Shane at DB Performance to get it tuned on the dyno at around 15psi levels for now. :D

Anyhow, on to some pics of the injector/AFPR install:


Tinning the pigtails:
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219580d1313460285-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0464.jpg

All pigtails soldered/heat shrunk in place:
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219581d1313460285-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0466.jpg

Tapping fuel rail for M12 x 1.5 fitting (if I were to do this again, I would have done 3/8npt)
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219582d1313460285-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0470.jpg

Fuel rail tapped
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219583d1313460285-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0472.jpg

Fitting installed. You can see the blue fitting is the M6x1.5 for the Fuel Feed. The silver one is the spare one I had laying around and is being used for the return end
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219584d1313460285-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0474.jpg

Injectors and fuel rail installed. Again, big thanks to Shane at DB Performance for helping me pick these injectors out, and getting the correct ones on the first try for this car, and the great price!
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219585d1313460615-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0475.jpg

New set of BCPR7ES plugs
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219586d1313460615-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0476.jpg

AFPR wasn't in the exact angle I wanted so I tried turning it a little more, Ooops :(
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219587d1313460615-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0479.jpg

Easy out to save the day :)
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219588d1313460615-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0480.jpg

Purchased a new bunch of fittings from Summit (didn't take pics of it all though). Ended up using the same blue Earls fitting for the return as I had on the feed (I like the oring it comes with).

AEM AFPR installed with Turbosmart gauge. I love the stealth black look :) Big thanks again to MAPerformance for the great price on the AFPR setup :D
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219590d1313460845-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0500.jpg

Hard to see, but I simply used a 3/8" male-male barbed fitting to extend the stock rubber return hose to reach the new AFPR
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219589d1313460845-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0498.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219591d1313460845-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0501.jpg

All done :)
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/sc-400-300/219592d1313460845-project-lex-92-royal-jade-sc300-imag0503.jpg