Comfort comes home-Project Lexus GSX - Page 3

Speedfreak · 10-19-2007

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Originally Posted by JET

I almost got to that point too, luckily I was doing it in stages so I caught it before it was too late. Steve and I are pretty much on the same page now, he just has money to put in his car, unlike me right now

I have to go for a ride when you are done Steve, I want to see how it turns out!

I guess I was the only sane one who took this new found route from the beginning.

**JET** · 10-19-2007

I have been trying to walk that line between street car and max performance. I have had a sub in the back of my car most of the time. It is just stripped right now getting ready for the cage.

92EvilTalon · 10-20-2007

Old Man Hill doing it again.

And I do agree that was a very clean shell. Great to see it going back to normal. Besides the auto seatbelts.

**Goat Blower** · 10-20-2007

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Originally Posted by JET

I almost got to that point too, luckily I was doing it in stages so I caught it before it was too late. Steve and I are pretty much on the same page now, he just has money to put in his car, unlike me right now

I have to go for a ride when you are done Steve, I want to see how it turns out!

Ha, you've got it backwards. I'm earning money selling off more expensive parts for cheaper parts. Weight=speed=money. I've added weight but subtracted money, and the speed thing? Well, I never got any slips worth two bits anyways, so if I can make any clean pass ever, I can't get any slower than my previous best, so who cares if I added 300 lbs back into the car. The only thing I'm really putting in my car is a lot of time, but I've always done that.

**Goat Blower** · 10-20-2007

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Originally Posted by 92EvilTalon

Great to see it going back to normal. Besides the auto seatbelts.

Look closer.

sleepydsm · 10-22-2007

Where do you get Canadian seatbelts? And what kinda stuff needed for a complete swap (minus the interior trim pieces). Do they just bolt in two places, and have one spot where the spool for the belt goes? Probably where the track motor is huh.

**Goat Blower** · 10-22-2007

They bolt right in. The retractor bolts in where the motor assembly used to be. The upper panels are the ones you need since they have a hole for the upper mount and a recess for the belt to pass through. Then you need the female ends that go on each side of the center console and the rod shaped thing that bolts about where the lower belt retractor used to be. There's factory holes for everything so there's no fab work required, just two holes in the carpet on each side for the brackets. I might see if I can scrounge up the Canadian carpet as well so I don't have the extra holes. I got mine from a girl on NABR, I've seen them pop up on boards here and there.

**Goat Blower** · 12-08-2007

Well, I finally got to take her out for a quick spin this morning. I've got a few things to take care of like a working 02 sensor for fuel tuning and welding a new bung for the wideband, but it actually drove pretty well. It was spooky how quiet it is now with the full interior back in and the dynamat, plus power steering and heat will take some getting used to. Once I get it running right, I can put it in storage and bring it back when I get time to put in a real stereo system and move on to my next big project, 3000 GT VR-4 or EVO brakes.

**scheides** · 12-08-2007

Awesome steve! Can't wait to see this thing on the street again!

**Kracka** · 12-08-2007

Sweet!

niterydr · 12-08-2007

Looking good!

**1ViciousGSX** · 12-08-2007

Looking very good. Did you ever add the second Dynomax Bullet/resonator?

**JET** · 12-08-2007

Awesome, good to hear, Steve!

turbotalon1g · 12-08-2007

Badass man.
Looks good.

**Goat Blower** · 12-09-2007

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Originally Posted by 1ViciousGSX

Looking very good. Did you ever add the second Dynomax Bullet/resonator?

Not yet, that's probably a spring project. I do want to quiet it down just a bit and have the exhaust tip coming out straight instead of the 45 degree angle the Bushnuts system comes with. I always hated that look.

**Kracka** · 12-09-2007

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Not yet, that's probably a spring project. I do want to quiet it down just a bit and have the exhaust tip coming out straight instead of the 45 degree angle the Bushnuts system comes with. I always hated that look.

Good choice.

TkrPerformance · 12-09-2007

looks good steve
I will be making 3s and evo adaptors for 1g's,2g's,and my evo this winter

craig · 12-09-2007

what did you end up putting your global and inj settings at h=just to see how off mine are

Speedfreak · 12-09-2007

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Not yet, that's probably a spring project. I do want to quiet it down just a bit and have the exhaust tip coming out straight instead of the 45 degree angle the Bushnuts system comes with. I always hated that look.

I'm adding another muffler as well. I just got a stainless Magnaflow 3.5" ID 5x9" oval that I'm going to add. I'll let you know how much of a difference it makes.

**Goat Blower** · 12-09-2007

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Originally Posted by craig

what did you end up putting your global and inj settings at h=just to see how off mine are

Global is at -72 based on the calculations in the Wiki, although it still burns my eyes so she's still a bit rich. I'll be tweaking it some more tomorrow. All sliders are zeroed out until I get a new 02 sensor and start working with the short and long term trims.