MiKeSSw203

Thanks! I acutally have two different ones a C55 lip already painted and a more agressive Salvatore duck bill still needs to get painted. Still trying to decide which one to use.

Thanks, the wheels a 19" Work Meister S1 3pc.

Just trying my best to keep up with other members here Exhaust tone is perfect in my opinion not raspy or twangy. Deep melo tone since I also add a OEM resonator before the straight thru muffler. Piping is OEM size muffler shop was able to use the stock hanging points. I may change the muffler later on to something with an oval cainister. The round canister doesn't fill up all the space underneath.

I know some will disagree with my taste. Just trying to define the thin line between the two.

Just trying to do my part in keeping this forum organized. And took a look at my plans from day one.

Yeah I plan on getting them eventually maybe afer I do the rear spoiler lip. No rush its a simple mod that can be obtained easily. I think the thin lines will flow well with my wheels.

Thanks, I do my homework and use all resources avaliable in blueprinting my projects. Newbs gotta realize what their intentions are for thier car in the long run and what their budget is for each mod and most important USE THE SEARCH BUTTON. Lifes hard, can't got through life asking questions. You have to get answers for yourself.

KIRA

you ever race your friend's IS???

rlee02135

looking good! what muffler is that?

nlpamg

Dibs on the C55 Spoiler if you decide to go with the Salvatore!

johnand

Nice ride. I think the route you selected to mod your car is a great blend of sport and luxury. Love the hood

MiKeSSw203

Not yet, he is still in the break in period. Should be pretty even race probably
would come down to the better driver as his is 6spd also.

Thanks! Rear muffler is a HKS Klasse its basically a HKS dragger with a different tip. It took a while to piece together got the tip of a used w202 rear muffler but the canister was rusted, so I ended up buying a new canister. I found a C320 complete exhaust including flanges and resonator locally and cut of the rear muffler and welded the HKS onto it. End product was a cat back bolt on/bolt off exhaust. I can easily go back to stock if I wanted. Total build cost was still alot cheaper than an Esienmann or Remus.



You will be the 1st to know.

Thanks! I am going to get the hood smoked/tinted so from a distace you can't tell its CF but when you get closer you will still be able to see the CF weave. May also do the same with the front lip since I have a couple of chips from my daily freeway commute.

c230K415

Hey Mike...about a year back...before my friend with an IS300 went off for school at another city...we always just messed around on this strip along the beach (really close by)...the stretch between each set of traffic lights on the straight was probably a BIT less than 1/4 mile....
Well anyways...one day I had about 3 others in my car...and he was alone in his (he also has 2 12" subs...really extraordinary heavy box too)...when we went from a dead stop...I would take him by half a car length up until we hit 65...that's when he would pull off on me and just pull by 2 car lengths (then stopped due to traffic light)...next run...I had it in shiftronic (or whatever it's called) and i had the same results....even though the IS300 runs an Inline-6 (I think)...we pull on those with our low end torque...but when you get up to highway speeds...they just pull off cause of the extra horses they got i guess

MiKeSSw203

You are correct the old IS300 ran an inline 6 the new ones are V6 now.

MiKeSSw203

Here are some pics of my newest mod i did yesterday. Being my first time removing the bumper on this it seemed to be a b!tch, but I sure I can cut the time down in half. BMW bumpers are far worse to take off. Sure I could of taken it somewhere to get it mounted, but I wouldn't have as much pride for this mod plus I'm a cheap skate, that money could got towards the next mod. I had to fabricate the mounting brackets and the 90 degree bends to match up to the hoses. I should of bought 90 degree bends without any legs. I ended up cutting them off. The 3.5" thick core was able to fit under the AMG bumper without any triming. Maybe another day when I get bored I will try and angle the intercooler downwards. Remember measure twice cut once The new core is 22x6x3.5 2.5 inlet/outlet bar and plate design its shorter but taller and thicker than the OEM.

Blake P

Looks great! Is it just for looks or does it really seem to work?

rlee02135

that looks nice! can you feel a difference in power?

FrankW

car looks great Mike. still, wat a steal on those ULs...LOL

drexappeal

Where'd you get the intercooler from, Mike? Any updates on performance?

MiKeSSw203

Arrgh!! The intercooler felt good until I was maxing out the car on the freeway this morning. I heard one of the couplers pop off before I shifted. I ran short of T bolt clamps during install since I didn't know MB used a strange locking connector to the intercooler, so I just used the regular cheap ones. Grr! Now I can really see if I can cut the bumper removal time in half. Now I am sitting here a work thinking about taking off and wrenching in the garage. So right now car is running on no boost.

Now my question to Drex, Flip or Buellwinkle is would the car go into limp mode because of this or is that lack of power caused by the leak?

nlpamg

damn man, I'm pretty impressed that you did it yourself... it looks great, and good luck with getting it back together. Let us know about its performance once it's all back!

drexappeal

Short answer, yes. Detailed answer, I couldn't explain it well enough. Happened to me recently, which is why my car is at the shop (but I think fixed now).

MiKeSSw203

update... Took off from work at lunch since I wasn't getting anything done Went shopping for parts. Removed the front bumper again and its was the outlet side that poped off. Replaced all the couplers and clamps. I used longer couplers and placed the clamps further away from the edges. Tighten the ***** out of them. Car is running good took it around the block @5000rpm a couple of times. I'm gonna wait til Friday to really test it out on the freeway. Bad news is my CEL is still on. Anybody in Socal have a OBD2 scanner/reset tool that can reset my errors?

MiKeSSw203

Got the intercooler used from a buddy. Homey discount! Total build cost was less than $200 not including my labor. Here are the specs.

Intercooler features superb quality highly efficient bar and plate construction. Our quality cast end tanks ensure evenly distributed airflow and low-pressure drop. Our intercoolers are now pressure checked to 150psi and come with a 1-year warranty against manufacture defect

Core Size, 6" X 22" X 3.5"
Overall lenght 28"
2.5" inlet/outlet
600 CFM flow rate
400 HP efficient
less than 1psi pressure drop

MiKeSSw203

Ok latest mod is a sprintbooster. Ok Ok I know there has been much debate on this. Alot of postive comments and alot of bashing. I decided to try it out myself and form my own opinion.


Anyways my sprintbooster came in today. I purchased the manual version.
Install was easy but had to do it twice since it rubbed against the steering. Just tied it into a pretzel and put it back in. It does what it promises reduces throttle lag. I know better than to hope for a HP increase. Before feathering the throttle would do nothing now when I do it the car will actually react. Alot better for those rolling encounters.

It works well with my driving style since I am not the type off drive that just floors it and brakes then floors it and brakes again. Going though a turn smoothest is always faster. I feel it will give me better control of the car though turns since won't have to floor it to get the car to react the way I want it to. Think of it as a finely tuned gas pedal. Makes the car feel like the throttle is cable driven.

The car is more jerky now on regular driving not the smooth MB ride. My feet have to adjust to it now gotta give less gas when letting off the clutch. I'm very satisfied with this product.

In no way am I saying it made my car faster. It just made my car more sensitive and better to control with my driving style. Example on the twisties not 1/4 mile drag (I have accepted that our cars are slow 1/4 mile leave that arena to the C32/55 torque monsters) if one car has all the power mods and a *****ty driver vs. the same car bonestock with a skilled driver; my money would be on the skilled driver. Remember with great power comes great responsibility.

MiKeSSw203

Oh heres my somewhat mod I did last week. MikeSSw203 custom Cruisecam mount Fully pivotable to film drivers view out front and side window. Won't work on rearview mirror since it has a different angle. Only use for special events. It requires removing the sunvisor and mounts to the same holes. Hope to get lots of use out of it driving to Rosebowl. I did this since I don't have it as easy as you guys with autos to film while driving. It was either this or a helmet cam

rlee02135

haha awesome camera mount!

coin

Mike,

Are you still running 255/35/19 for the rears?

Is there any rubbing issue so far?

Thanks!

MiKeSSw203

Yes still run that size tire and I still rub but I have got used to it now. I had the fender clip trimmed and hammered the fender a bit. I rasied the rear a bit and adjusted the shock firmer. My rear is still pretty low can't fit my pinky in there. Rubbing is minimal now only rub on freeway big bumps and if I take freeway on ramps fast. My car has a passanger weight limit now Sorry no heffers I plan on getting more fender work done but just too lazy.

drexappeal

Mike, Camera is sweet! Can't wait to see what kind of videos you'll have after the meet next Saturday. Actually, I hate trying to film videos while driving. Very difficult task to do that and keep the camera steady.

B189s

COOL!

BTW, how much you paid for the SB?