IS200 - Supercharged Drift Build - Wins & Fails on the Dyno

This weeks episode should be titled epic win/ fail compilation, but it's just a standard dyno day.
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[@shanecartwright1311]

watching two professionals troubleshooting and enjoy the results is a fantastic thing. Loving both Benny and Scottys work

[@InterestsparkedTV]

It made me realise how much I miss this, like being on an apprenticeship and your listening intently. Fucking love learning.

[@wh1zzzy]

Benny would make a champion poker player, the facial expression from peeved to excited does not change.

[@azagedon]

"I'm happy with that" face be like :-|

[@cme2cau]

the Clint Eastwood school of emotion.

[@MrKombiman]

'RB20? I thought you meant depressing' Oh I lolled!

[@T0mThompson]

They both would know whats going up even if they would not say any word. The explaining is perfect that even for me as a noob in everything can understand whats next or wrong. Thanks for that guys. Have a nice weekend and stay healthy everyone

[@troypender3282]

Awsome episode, ive seen Scotty plenty on mcm, but the detail you aired of his tuning knowledge was awsome, cheers👍

[@ftovr2957]

Despite an aftermarket ECU, I love how realistic this is for the every day person. Unless you're racing competitively, you only really need enough power to have fun with.

[@westie4ageturbo.749]

Aint this the truth. I remember when having 100hp meant you were someone! ( the late 80’s ......)

[@ftovr2957]

Sensations of speed haven't changed, but our perceptions sure have! In some ways I like that my daily only makes 63kw peak power at the wheels, because by comparison the 152kw in the project car seems ballistic 😅

[@vanepico]

These engines are rated at 153hp in the UK, that's crazy that you couldn't get close to that NA

[@resonance378]

I love the diagnostic banter between Tuning Fork and Benny - would listen to this in any future videos!

[@-redtango]

Easy math is closer to 33% more power. 75kw x 1.33=100kw

[@fordyford]

When you realise you hadn't yet subscribed 🤦‍♂️. That Lexus sounds cool with the blower.

[@Doogleraia]

Those power-figures seem SO WRONG, seeing as people here have gotten 200+ on the basic superchargers that bolt right on all over the place. Seems like somewhere there is a substantial power-loss

[@brettus9115]

40%+ increase in power for 4.5psi is a great result. That's across the whole rev range not just at peak rpm either so this is a massive improvement for this engine. PD blower = torque...

[@lamella64]

i kinda feel like you should check the valves. losing 1/3rd of its power is just not ok for this car. they're slow but they usually dont degrade that much.

[@rolkabolka]

A szelephézag beállítására gondolsz? Vagy milyen szelepre? Vvt-i?

[@lamella64]

@@rolkabolka inkább arra, hogy a szelepfészkek és a szelepek milyen állapotban vannak és, hogy jól tömítenek-e. egy kompresszió teszt (vagy ha van hozzá eszköz akkor egy szivárgás tesztelő) megmondaná. nem füstöl szóval a gyűrűk még biztos rendben vannak, de már láttam gyári 250k km-es is200at ami 150et letett a kerékre úgyhogy ezzel valami galiba van.

[@derSebastianFrank]

I really love this series, I'm actually owning 3 first gen Lexus IS200. I've installed a lot of these supercharger kits, and dynoed most of them. None had so low power numbers. 1G-FE is a rock solid engine, but something is wrong with yours 😉

[@99mintaltezza2]

Should be making at least somewhere close to 250

[@notold37]

Its bloody awesome to watch Scotty tune and listen to his expertise, great video Benny 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@1one3_Racing]

Don't tell Scott you can't put in more boost. He will find way! At least you don't have Moogs feral toe on your laptop

[@tuitaco]

benny's a closet ghost cam lover

[@mattgraham1983]

Oh... I honestly thought it would have more in it... power gains with how many km it's done not bad. Bring on the Cresy

[@angusbrooks1077]

nek minnit " so now ive bought another IS200 for the road "

[@prokrastynator7125]

0:35 as lexus is 200 owner i laughed way to hard. Great series!

[@Elxmo]

I feel a bit better about my 1.6 litre '93 Civic with a stock exhaust (for an Integra Type R) with an intake pipe I found at work, making almost the exact same power at the wheels. Besides the lackluster results, it's enough for some skids, both Ben and Scotty are a bloody good team, love your work boys.

[@tuitaco]

200ish kg lighter as well, fun cars.

[@mx73proslider]

Dude! Over 100kw at the wheels from a 1.6 thats awesome. what motor are you running?

[@Elxmo]

@@mx73proslider over might be an over statement it made 101kW on a very IAT friendly day. It's a B16A out of a 1993 EG9 Civic, there is a bit of gearbox fuckery going on that allegedly reduces drive train loss too. My last 2 videos kinda show it.

[@Elxmo]

@@tuitaco closer to 300kg less I believe, mine sits at about 1050kg with about a half tank of gas. Definitely a fun car for what it owes me.

[@ryanhoffmann9341]

What did that engine with the blower make stock? I feel like 100 kw for a blown 2.0l i6 is awfully low.

[@ryanhoffmann9341]

Two minutes later Scott answers my question.

[@Smokey7186]

100 k'w after fucking around and building it.... screw that. Drop in a ls3 and make 400... wtf

[@ianmansfield8885]

talking so up front is like thinking out loud ...you can have a master class in tuning thoughts...in 1972 my mechanic tuned my Cooper s by ear..just screwdriver and twisting the dizzy

[@Smokey7186]

U will easily spend 3k on a 4 cyl and make no power... get a fucking LS and turbo it cheaper and more power. Foolish if u dont.

[@karlsonsjekabsonsneiburgso4271]

What the hell , my is200 have 154 hp and it runs okay , maybe you need to service your injectors

[@steveo5174]

Add Scott to Benny's shit talk show and it suddenly becomes watchable. On a side note.. good attempt at making shit gains sound good. Go to wsid and top a 16. I dare you.

[@scottinWV]

35 years ago, when electronic injection was becoming common, no one would have believed that people would be adding turbos and superchargers and tuning fuel ratios with a pc.

[@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737]

I have same supercharger on my 88 mustang!!! Sounds nice

[@nmsmitto]

Tuner and mechanic having fun and working the gremlins out. Very refreshing to see the grit of it and you both bounce off each other so well, heaps of great payouts on each other haha. Get married already fellas 🤪

[@Ankso123]

Have you tried changing the ACIS activation point? I can see that you have been playing with the VVT-i but this engine also has a variable length intake manifold, a variation of the Toyota T-VIS called ACIS (Acoustic Control Induction System). It's a solenoid that operates a vacuum actuator and moves a butterfly inside the intake manifold, this re-routes the air through a longer path, effectively creating long or short runners for low or high RPM operation. I don't know if the stock ECU is still operating this system with the piggy back, but it may be worthwhile to fiddle with it. You can bypass the ECU and activate the solenoid directly to change to the short air path and see if the performance in high RPMs is improved, just to test. In the stock 1G-FE (My daily is an IS200 and this supercharger kit should be arriving to my home in a couple of days :)) you can feel the change in performance at about 4500 RPMs, when the ECU changes the ACIS to shorter intake runners, it's very noticeable. The dyno graph shows a very steady increase and no bump at this RPMs, so that is why I'm wondering if the system is being used. I guess that the ACIS works with the VVT-i in the intake cam to get the most out of the engine, so it must be harder to tune than a normal VVT-i engine. I've been with this car for some years now and I know it very well, don't hesitate to ask :D. I love how it handles with the double wishbone suspension front and rear. Anyways, nice videos, keep up the good work! Regards from Spain!

[@blakestacey83]

I feel like you could be on to something.

[@DaRd92]

This could be actually the reason why the power figure was so low, i have an is200 too and you can definitely feel an improve in performance over 4000/4500 rpm

[@elaymusicaus9599]

I really want more episodes about this thing! Super into it and just watched all the episodes in a row and need more!

[@Iskelderon]

Love how calm and methodically you guys narrowed down the problem so you could get back to the interesting part of the job.

[@MrZX1206]

I prefer Scotty with glasses. I can't get used to him without.

[@dannyhicking]

I have definitely fallen behind, this is the first vid I have seen in this series

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Danny Hickling time for a binge watch !! :D

[@R3NTAC0P]

If you go from 75 to 100 KW its not a 25% increase but a nice 33%. it seams to be a vary nice kit.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

R3NTAC0P mechanic, not mathematician :D

[@yowie0889]

There are three kinds of people: those who are good at maths and those who aren't.

[@neuman356]

Can you get a smaller pulley for these to get a bit more boost?

[@theprongs4175]

Yes speak to rank one performance

[@jakewhite3505]

It's the other way round I believe. As you change the pulley on the block, not the charger.

[@conozgaming]

k20daily correct

[@aDaWaN]

Is the variable intake manifold working? On the stock tune it feels like the engine makes peak power at 6500 RPM, I find it strange it dives down so much at the top end.

[@vanepico]

Yeah seems rather sketchy. An NA car is going to be very dependent on the intake it was designed to have, with the flow characteristics. Just opening up the intake to the throttle body will alter the volumetric efficiency a lot, not to mention not using the factory vvt settings, that is probably why the torque curve looks so fucked.

[@coolkidscarclub]

These tuning videos are probably me favorite. Hi Mr fork

[@danthomas86]

I'm Confused, is it only making 135hp??...stock they make 153hp

[@BennysCustomWorks]

153 at the flywheel maybe

[@destrega984]

I know in canada they never even bothered to sell the is200, guess i know why.

[@Panteraguy2007]

Yes they are slow as hell for a 6 cylinder the Toyota alteza is a 2 litre 4 cylinder and makes 70 bhp more

[@Nic_sxe10]

Soemthing is hugely wrong with theirs in the video however. They are rated at 155 hp in germany and this one barely reaches 100 without the supercharger and doesnt even hit stock power with it on...somethibg is off here

[@lukeguy0]

According to rank ones website with the 150mm pulley you could expect 0.5- 0.55 bar or roughly 7-8 psi and a max of 240 HP depending on engine health. Given Bennys info of 4 psi and 134 HP , charging my is200 doesn't seem worth it for ~$3500 plus shipping? Even with a well used engine the gain from what i could have expected has made me loose interest with Bennys video. Maybe with the 1ZZ injectors and punched out pre cats might help but wow. Still a very entertaining video! rankoneperformance.com/collections/lexus/products/lexus-is200-supercharger-kit-incl-eaton-m62-sc-unit-1?variant=7337563521085

[@danielbrown7077]

love the problem solving...

[@LMSILVIA]

Exactly the way i have it in my car, stock circuit drives a relay to the fuel pump and said relay has a dedicated power supply wire from the battery, i tossed a perfectly fine 255 pump before finding out that the power supply was the problem... yeah i know

[@KrisPosner]

Would've got chopped by Yaris Hilton but it does run much smoother after the tune.

[@someyoungguy6990]

And it still runs......!

[@PoignantPirate]

Good content, love the back and forth commentary, but Good lord there are a ridiculous number of cuts and camera changes. You don't HAVE to swap camera everytime somone ends a sentence. I was having flashbacks to AMV compilations from the early 2000s. Also, who's the new co-star with the camera and man-bun? He needs to be introduced since he's getting as much screen time as the car.

[@westie4ageturbo.749]

I want to buy an 86 and whack a supercharger on it and get that little bit extra everyone says the car needs. ( only issue is swimbo says one sports car is enough.....one! .....)

[@navseal345]

I might have a man crush on Scotty, such a genius.

[@1one3_Racing]

$2500 for a supercharger to make 135 at the wheels? Could have bought a 300hp LS for that!

[@coast2coast950]

Have you had any issues with the idling being too high? I have a is200 with the same rank one supercharger and it seems to idle quite high

[@Fuaarrkk]

Mad hoop marks out the front of Haltech or what?

[@nathanattwood7187]

I'd still be happy with that RWHP in my ta22. currently making about the same as the is200 as NA.

[@wicksgarage32]

you could have bought a R32 GTS-T & made way more power with a good turbo setup “don’t underestimate a RB20DET”

[@LocitoPepito]

Friendly suggestion; You would sell mad shirts with, "Shi'ya! Wegada tadugun"

[@joshfisher4587]

Would you not gain more power if you got rid of the standard Manifold, they advise you to get rid of the cats on rank ones website

[@jubthreesixnine688]

Mad

[@kovacspis]

Awesome video! As I've already spammed this under many dyno tuning videos: I just absolutely love these technical, detailed videos with all the fuckups included too. Love the progress more than the end result. :)

[@heyhayhay247]

I absolutely love watching this series, but it just seems like a ton of work to end up with no power, especially for a car that isn't road legal. This makes my old R53 look like a rocket.

[@Smokey7186]

Wouldn't drive that on the street even. Would get shit on by a stock focus.

[@scottinWV]

I think if you were making that a full time drag car, a pro charger or turbo would be better. For a street car this way is really good gains in the rpm range of normal driving.

[@mechtechau]

I'm liking this build a heap. Always thought this engine needs a bit of love from someone and such a great tuner chassis.

[@lachlanwestrupp7487]

Whats a stock 2jzge make ??

[@NZcarBlog]

115kw atw more or less

[@cesarmadrigal6743]

Yo Benny as someone who just saved an is200 6 speed from a bad home and wants to make her a little more fun, how much would you say my stock 6speed could hold in terms of power? I’m hoping to just get her up to 350-400hp and leave her there, do you think the J160 can handle that?

[@BennysCustomWorks]

J160 won’t cop that long term but they’re cheap so chop on!

[@brettus9115]

What was the torque increase through the rev range though with adding boost? That's generally the biggest advantage for PD blowers or turbos even

[@shizukesajdm]

Really amazing videos for a car I just bought! Thank you! :)

[@wurlyone4685]

Brilliant to see a long video showing what proper tuning looks like - just how much work is involved in it. Scotty is just the absolute nuts 👍

[@Smokey7186]

Drop a 2j in there and do it right... screw bad unknown engines

[@martinkadlec6070]

This was sooo GOOD. Thanks gyus for sharing your knowledge. 12:22 Tuning fork burn made me laugh.

[@mikebaz7843]

I had an SC14 on my rb30 many years back with some sketchy brackets and non-intercooled. From memory it made 104rwkw NA and 118rwkw SC on 6psi at a 1:1+ drive ratio, until the rotors munched themselves a few months later and boost was down to 2psi, lol. Crappy power numbers, but awesome drivability.

[@daveowen378]

Mike Baz I remember reading that thread.

[@johngeltink3283]

Between Benny's and Skid factory, I enjoy what you do. A little too old for unicorns from those other two.

[@TheDfusion]

Have I missed something 1g-fe engine is 114kw stock so why is it only making 100kw with the supercharger

[@Renesis97]

John Docherty 114kW at the flywheel, so there are all the drivetrain losses (15-20%)...

[@TheDfusion]

Federico Barutto yes I understand that but with what he installed looking at rankone web is the top of the range they offer as the injections were included they say 280bhp but for that they say fuel return line and blow off valve is needed so is this a real reflection of what the kit can do I know people in the uk are getting 210bhp at the wheels form a turbo kit on a stand Ecu and tte the original makers of the supercharger kit we’re getting similar numbers so is it due to the miles on the engine or the setup cuz there’s definitely people with similar setups getting much better numbers

[@TheDfusion]

#bennyscustomworks anything to say on the matter?

[@guy_autordie]

@@TheDfusion I think the engine need a full rebuild.

[@johnmulholland8493]

Thought they were 150hp stock n/a

[@BennysCustomWorks]

John Mulholland flywheel.

[@kingjohan1335]

@@BennysCustomWorksthere is something wrong with your 1g, I know a few people with these kits and they get more power on stock ecu and injectors

[@samsonian]

Funny to listen to Benny & Scotty rationalize having such a gutless faff of what’s supposed to be a ‘drift car’. Outside of the looks, 135hp is fine for toodling around town but it needs a mill that can put down some real power!

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Samsonian it’s a different car on the skidpan.

[@lamboferruccio]

Really enjoyed this, seeing the two of you brainstorming while troubleshooting that thing was very therapeutic for me, felt like I was right there with ya...cheers fellas!

[@blakestacey83]

Just out of interest why not try to get a smaller supercharger pulley and use E85, wouldn't need a flex fuel sensor or map as it's a 'track' car anyway.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

This is exactly what’s coming next. We have injectors , return fuel system and a larger drive pulley ( driven pulley on the blower is clutched so not easy to change)

[@kadarmate]

Pretty poor numbers. Mine with the sc and everything else stock blown with 0.3 bar makes 153 whp

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Not fussed by the numbers, the car drives amazingly well.

[@seeza]

Never knew Ned Kelly was into Toyotas.

[@yowie0889]

He's into anything bulletproof.

[@22mangles]

Massaging and secret squirrel in the first 10 mins, this is fkn awesome

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

If 101rwkW excites you, I'm not sure you could handle the raw power of a stock IS300. I never knew the IS200 was a six cylinder I just assumed it was a four. Why the hell would you buy one?

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Dodgy Brothers Engineering the is200 was offered first then the 300 later. It’s fun to throw around the track/ pan . If I want to go fast, pull out the 1300 hp car.......

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

@@BennysCustomWorks I've been playing around with the idea of buying one of those new eBay M122's and throwing it on my IS300. But once I get my CNC sorted I think I might build my own centrifugal blower with a clutch for shits and giggles.

[@dubCanuck1]

Love it when you guys catch Benny's freestyle comments. Comedy gold.

[@DATONALKY]

How do you bring up that data log screen in esp? It looks different to what I can bring up?

[@andershaugen5463]

Now i know for sure why i cant be bothered to put a sc on mine. It loves high octane fuel, probably due to the e-throttle. It works ok drifting on icy lakes, only grief i have is the awkward seating/pedal-position.

[@theprongs4175]

Your either eay too close or too far away for somempart of the body eh haha things just dont want you to sit straight

[@feenyx6394]

What a dream team! That went by in what felt like 10 minutes! Love this stuff :D

[@shaneanning180sx]

Thats mad good job

[@tnmoe-]

So now I'm glad we got the IS300 here with the N/A 2j. Still a pitiful motor without a snail, but better than that!

[@disturbanceindustry]

It's a 1g-fe, not a 2j.

[@jamesruralsparkynz3504]

Good video 👌👍

[@nathanw7114]

Nice work Benny!

[@Mechanickirk]

Does Benny play his theme music when he enters his shop space??

[@aSinisterKiid]

It's gonna be a good day if Scotty and the Dyno are involved.

[@eformance]

I'm cringing at 136HP!

[@Cybernetic_Systems]

How bizarre, my lightly tuned Rio GT 1.0 ltr 3 cylinder turbo makes 100 kW with a basic “race chip” installed!

[@vvevvevvvv]

Does it have 300k mileage on it?

[@Cybernetic_Systems]

Pavel Lipski no but it has half the capacity and half the cylinders. It occurs to me that the blower is likely not the best choice due to the parasitic losses incurred but driving it from the crank. a turbo would likely get you an extra 30% power I think.

[@pokinacha]

Sounds very similar to a Lancia 037

[@jons6125]

11:20 safety first can’t go for a drive with the door open 😂

[@120poundsound2]

Fantastic video. Little puzzled by the bhp with a charger though. Here in the uk they are 155 bhp standard. I miss mine.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

120 POUND SOUND 155 bhp would be at the flywheel if oem rated

[@120poundsound2]

@@BennysCustomWorks ah right, makes sense. Great build by the way. 👍

[@vlfreak]

educational, comedy, win/fail/win gold 👌

[@alltheboost5363]

A cheap eBay turbo in a welder and you could double or triple the results everywhere

[@pocketradzys]

For at least triple the price

[@paw1275]

Watch out for those Corollas tailgating...

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

What are you life goals this year ? "Try & run out of turbo"

[@troydavies3225]

Dam a stock na 1j has 125-147kw

[@SkylineLofe]

Why do I hear LFA when the car was revving

[@Designandrew]

put a 1GGTE head on it

[@lewishuysmans7921]

superspeeed can’t