Comfort comes home-Project Lexus GSX - Page 5

**Goat Blower** · 06-08-2014

I don't know if there's room as I have a large canister muffler where the car was. If the downpipe doesn't fix it, I'll put this other muffler behind the first one.

**Halon** · 06-08-2014

I remember when people were making fun of me back in the day saying my exhaust was going to be a bunch of mufflers welded together.

**scheides** · 06-09-2014

Hah! Exhaust looks almost like stock! Wolf in sheep's clothing

A//// Guy · 06-09-2014

Just turn up the metal \m/

DSMINMN · 06-09-2014

Makes me want to get my '95 done with that same muffler. I've only been sitting on one for like 3 years. lol

Constant_Project21 · 06-10-2014

Car looks better than ever, Steve! Really would like to take a look at it again someday, the best color 1g they ever made!

**Goat Blower** · 06-10-2014

Thanks!

**Goat Blower** · 07-08-2014

Got in some shiny new parts yesterday, a new downpipe from RRE with a 2nd bung for my wideband. It's a very nice piece, I was pleasantly surprised how well it fit and the quality overall. Put that on to replace the old worn out Apexi DP on there before. It didn't quiet it down as much as I'd hoped, but I can hear the engine itself a little more, so it must have been good for something. Plus, it looks cool, for those of us who like to lay on the garage floor to see it.

Also, with that, I finally can use my wideband again. I've already noticed it goes pig rich when I get into it, so time to do some street tuning and get this Green tuned in. I'm guessing it'll be pretty close to my Shane tune from last summer. Now onto all the other little projects like big brakes, front camber plates, rear subframe rebuild, etc.

**Halon** · 07-08-2014

Steve, you should hear the exhaust now that it's done on my Lexus. It's a single Vibrant 3" muffler and a single inline 3" Vibrant Ultra Quiet resonator by the drive shaft. It's pretty deng quiet. Not stock quiet, but pretty nice.

**Goat Blower** · 07-08-2014

We should meet up, I'd like to hear it.

turbotalon1g · 07-08-2014

It's crazy quiet, perfect for a Lexus.

Are you going to take it back to Shane?

**Goat Blower** · 08-24-2015

Now that summer's almost over and proving grounds is coming up, I'm finally getting to the project I was planning about five years ago, pulling the rear subframe, replacing all bushings with poly, weld in the toe eliminators, and replace both rear bearings. Welding up the clearancing I did for the 17x9's and painting everything also gets done. Can't wait to get this thing nice and tight again, should make a real difference on the road course.

**Goat Blower** · 08-24-2015

Might as well do the Evo8 rear diff mod while I'm in there as well. This thing is going to rotate like a 911.

**Halon** · 08-25-2015

Car looked great at the cookout man.

That evo looks mint!

**Goat Blower** · 08-25-2015

Yeah, I like to have the Evo in the background, makes the GSX look good in comparison.

s1ngletracker · 08-25-2015

my recommendation: delete the rear subframe bushings. Very few options for them, and if you want tight, weld them solid. if you still have suspension bushings the feedback shouldnt be too bad (although active toe elim. would create a solid junction from suspension to body)

Our car rotates like you wouldn't believe - maybe too much :P

**Goat Blower** · 08-25-2015

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Originally Posted by s1ngletracker

my recommendation: delete the rear subframe bushings. Very few options for them, and if you want tight, weld them solid. if you still have suspension bushings the feedback shouldnt be too bad (although active toe elim. would create a solid junction from suspension to body)

Our car rotates like you wouldn't believe - maybe too much :P

This is a street car, so I need the bushings. I actually already had sourced them, poly front and rear and then I have weld in spacers from 13 years ago for the ATE.

I've also got the Suspension Techniques rear bar, so it should be pretty tail happy with that Evo clutch pack rear. Of course I've got a sub box and and dynamat everywhere, so mine's a bit heavier than yours.

**Goat Blower** · 08-26-2015

Success! A little rustier than I would expect for a car that hasn't seen snow since 1994, but not bad. Time for real clean and final removal of garbage ABS stuff.

turbotalon1g · 08-26-2015

Not leaving until winter? We only have 2 months maybe until salt season

**Goat Blower** · 08-27-2015

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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Not leaving until winter? We only have 2 months maybe until salt season

I wanted it done before PG2, the biggest reason is one bad wheel bearing though. Surprisingly, the bushings look pretty good. I forgot that Shindley had replaced all the control arm bushings with poly back in the 90's, makes my job a bit easier.