TURBOCHARGING MY IS200! (1GFE+T) My Budget Drift Car

[@H3ZZAA]

Unbelievably helpful man I’ve been very on the fence about boosting my 200. But this video has pretty much convinced me 😅

[@Racelab_life]

Love to hear it mate, thanks for the comment and positive feedback it’s much appreciated! Glad I could provide some value to your day 🙂

[@FFL_ERROR]

just knowing that ill hear suuutuuuutuuuu is all i need too convince me

[@Racelab_life]

@@FFL_ERROR it’s a light flutter at the moment but a dose pipe is in the making, hopefully be allot louder in the coming videos 😌

[@samfs34]

I’m shocked you have under 1k subscribers. Great quality informative video

[@Racelab_life]

Only just started uploading somewhat regularly, lots more content to come! Thanks so much for the kind words much appreciated 😊😊

[@infinity_aus2123]

Can't belive you have less than 1K Subs, I Absolutely LOVED this SUBSCRIBED! I was worried about boosting my IS200 especially since it's AUTO (daily)(cope) But after watching this vid I'm convinced it's worth the try even if the box can't handle it. Keep up the quality content & can't wait to see more videos on the 200.

[@Racelab_life]

Thanks for the nice comment, much appreciated and all the best with your build 🙂

[@misio1121]

Little low on power but still love to build. Got my tuned on td04hl-15t (volvo turbine) blowing ~0.6bar running LPG, 0.6b at ~3k rpm not to bend rods. Powerwise it showed 240bhp on wheels and 300nm torque. similar power on 98PB as on 95PB got little bit of knocking at top rpms. Stock internals, only injectors and fuel pomp replaced. Been using DET3 in piggy mode to tune. If you decompress the engine you can push 300+ bhps on stock internals but expect big turbolag.

[@robertdoyle4098]

Can push 350 stock internals just need injectors and a diy efi reliably it will run this power

[@Jay-de8pe]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been wanting to boost my is200 for ages and this takes so much of the guesswork and searching for info out of it. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Racelab_life]

You’re welcome, any questions feel free to ask and I’ll do my absolute best to assist

[@brunzu6079]

i've got myself an is200 with the 1G-FE which im currently rebuilding and planning on turboing later. Seriously great informative content brother! Definitely will be sticking around to see the lexus progress

[@Racelab_life]

@@brunzu6079 Thanks for the comment! Check out the latest video I dabble with some suspension stuff and take the Lexus drifting. Wish you the best of luck with your build 🙂

[@NTFmain]

Thank you very much for this video, I just finished my is200 supercharged project, went true all upgrades (clutch, lightweight flywheel, pump, pressure sensor, "black box" you name it, but I still run a stock ECU - as advised by "Rank One Performance" - they say that's safer to use stock ECU rather "Haltech" and blow up engine. I don't know who is right or wrong, I would like 3 fuel maps loaded to chose from. Thanks

[@Racelab_life]

Thank you for viewing 🙂 Simply running a haltech will not “blow up the engine” the only thing that would cause that would be if the tuner did a poor job at tuning the engine. There’s nothing wrong with running a stock ecu on a low boost setup using the “rank one” turbo kit however there is no ability to make adjustments to the tune or power output on a stock ecu so it is a very limited setup, with a properly tuned engine a standalone ecu is a much better option in my opinion. Best of luck with your build 🙂 thanks for the comment

[@kemurikusari9629]

yay finally someone professional turboing a is^^ are the hp at the wheels or crank? mine made 240hp on the crank und somewhere 180hp on the wheels with 0,6 bar

[@Racelab_life]

Appreciate the kind words, I’m just a mechanic by trade who learnt to tune don’t know if I’d say I’m a professional but thank you very much 🙂The power figure shown in the video is power to the hubs (201.3hp at the hubs on a t28 at 7psi and e85)

[@194Easy]

@@Racelab_life so it will be kinda 240- 250 at flywheel

[@Racelab_life]

@@194Easy roughly 230 at the fly as a guess subtracting the 15-25% loss yeah 🙂. I will be winding more boost into it soon In hopes to make something like that at the wheels.

[@darnellpoutai-teawa7276]

Love this bro👌 i myself in NZ turboed my 1gfe is200, made 180kw/240hp atw but am limited by the stock & tired clutch and flywheel (200,000+kms😅) i have a new hd clutch kit to go in now haha, and its on a full standalone maxx ecu, no stock ecu piggybacked👌

[@Racelab_life]

Maxx ecu is fantastic and I am hoping to run their “race” ecu on my roll racing/drag racing civic build coming up I ended up going with a 6puck clutch from extreme as unfortunately the heavy duty I installed in this video didn’t hold up to the task after some drifting do you still have the oem functions of the dash/ac controls etc??

[@darnellpoutai-teawa7276]

@@Racelab_life yeah i have the maxx race in my is200, and same, have a xtreme 6puk w/smf to go in when i find time and energy to do so haha, and yep all my dash and a/c still work, i have a little mpx box or something like that that allows the dash and all that too work without having the stock ecu. I have followed you on instagram :)

[@Racelab_life]

@@darnellpoutai-teawa7276 oh that’s a very cool thing I may DM you on instagram to see what the dash module setup is like, would be very cool to get it running full standalone, would be able to clean up the engine bay heaps with no stock loom/ecu

[@darnellpoutai-teawa7276]

@@Racelab_life yeah thats algood bro, and yeah relocated to passenger footwell/glovebox, next step after the clutch is to put my ffp ali intake manifold on👀

[@ayeleyapawwah39]

Great video man. I just need help with the intercooler pipes shapes from the turbo to the intercooler. If you could help, that would be great.

[@Racelab_life]

@@ayeleyapawwah39 thanks for watching and commenting! how can I help?

[@ayeleyapawwah39]

What shape do you use for the intercooler pipes that go from the turbo to the intercooler?

[@Racelab_life]

@@ayeleyapawwah39 a 45 degree silicone joiner that comes straight off the turbo downwards into some ally that points around the outside of the power steering pump etc, then into a 90 degree elbow to get it into the cooler. Hope that helps :)

[@jiachang7989]

Awesome video mate ! I've considering boosting my is200 and this is very helpful

[@Racelab_life]

Thank you for the kind words/comment! 🙂 glad I could help

[@Azucarillo97]

Nice video! Very helpful and informative. What kind of suspension are you using?

[@Racelab_life]

@@Azucarillo97 thanks for commenting! check out the most recent video on my channel for a little bit of a rundown but I have adjustable coilovers and adjustable arms front and rear on this car 🙂

[@freedomfriestv]

Great video brother! Loved watching this project!

[@Racelab_life]

Thanks so much! More content on this one coming very soon!

[@markbrolly330]

Great Video Sounds Class Lad

[@Racelab_life]

@@markbrolly330 thanks for commenting! Glad you enjoyed

[@Vasxnt]

love the video man, im in the market for an is200 im so excited to mod it

[@Racelab_life]

@@Vasxnt Thanks for the kind words and good luck with the mods!

[@dandanyeah5342]

Chuck a decompression plate in it and whack it up a bit more, good work mind

[@Racelab_life]

I will be turning up the power a little in a future video! 🙂

[@markbrolly330]

Class Burnout

[@Racelab_life]

@@markbrolly330 ahaha cheers, celebratory dyno burnout is a must

[@thomasbowyer9254]

Would be great to know what manifolds were used to make that home made turbo manifold

[@Racelab_life]

It’s a stock 1g flange from a standard set of headers with someone’s “custom fabrication” 🙂

[@africankakarotto8402]

Randomly popped up on my feed, and now I’m hooked 🫡

[@Racelab_life]

Glad to hear it!

[@nutterzttv317]

how much did this roughly cost to build out ?? buying one on monday you have peaked my curiosity lol

[@viktorfed380]

Hi, @Racelab_life. Do you have a part number of exedy singlemass flywheel or link where you bought it?

[@socks2441]

201 -23 whp is insane on a 1gfe with stock 155-160 engine hp/ 111-118 whp. that is roughly an 85hp gain. which technically means you can now call it a 245hp engine. which is nuts. i dont know how reliable that will be with a weak stock 1gfem but its probably fine. and you said you were going to run it on e85 race ggas. which presumably reduces the chance of knock/ pre ignition etc which would be what ends the engine with weak rods. not that i know anything about cars. because i dont. but this almost makes me want to do something similar on my 1gfe altezza. but honestly, i think i still prefer the idea of selling it and buying a 3sge altezza rs200, which fortunately for me is an option (albeit expensive) in my country.

[@bookie7lovemyself702]

Fantastic video mate

[@Racelab_life]

@@bookie7lovemyself702 thank you! Appreciate the comment 🤝

[@djskaghead3810]

Lovely build mate. What's the max torque on it now after the mapping. I believe stock is 200nm.

[@Racelab_life]

I’ll have to have a look back at the dyno sheet to confirm I think it’s around 240nm at the rear hubs and stock is 176nm at the flywheel

[@Apache9098]

Its pretty weird you get only 119hp on stock engine. It should have 152 from factory so i was expecting somethink like 140 or 130 because of the engine is old. Still really impressive love this video and planing to also buy is 200. Im interested to see more videos about it.

[@Racelab_life]

@@Apache9098 Thanks for the comment, Appreciate it! According to Wikipedia the 1gfe engine makes 158hp however this measurement is “flywheel horsepower” and doesn’t account for drivetrain loss (a loss of approximately 15-20% as a rough general rule of thumb) which puts it right around the 125-135hp at the wheels, which I am just shy of at 118hp on a very warm day, this dyno measures horsepower at the hubs not the flywheel :)

[@Apache9098]

@@Racelab_life thanks for explaining

[@Racelab_life]

@@Apache9098 thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@bigroger1989]

Just gained a follower man mint video

[@Racelab_life]

Thank you mate 🤝🙂

[@DamonAddo]

post more of the build😍

[@Racelab_life]

More content on this car coming very soon 🙂

[@LyleJohns-w5y]

Clemmie Light

[@mattiasenoksson4388]

great! have you done anything to the throttlebody? i had a "blackbox" on my is200 turbo but the throttlebody destroyd all the fun. :)

[@Racelab_life]

Completely forgot to mention I already have done the throttle body mod before I turbocharged it deleted the electric control and welded the actuator together so the foot pedal has a direct correlation with the butterfly valve.

[@KTchannelKT]

​@@Racelab_life very helpful video. will you make a video, how to mod the throttlebody?

[@Racelab_life]

@@KTchannelKT I have 2 spare throttle bodies so I may be able to do that yeah

[@SERP92_]

cool video, is your engine in good shape? I make similar power with 5 psi of boost, I'm also on stock injectors and fuel pump.

[@Racelab_life]

Never compression tested it, but it’s not a rattly or Smokey engine and so far has treated me well being driven hard every time I drive it so can’t complain. I definitely played it safe with ignition timing as I’m not too familiar with how strong the rods and pistons are, but I do know some other people pushing more power than me on stock internals and seem to have no issues 🙂

[@djskaghead3810]

Nice vid Racelab, very informative. I have a an is200 wanting to turbo it but my cylinders 4 & 5 have low compression. I've been told to solve this before installing a turbo. So was this something to consider before you did the build?

[@SERP92_]

@@Racelab_life I'd say 9-10 psi is the limit for these engines if you wanna keep it safe and reliable, they're paper thin and you'll bend the rods easily. But they are pretty good if you reduce the CR and build a forged bottom end.

[@Racelab_life]

@@SERP92_ absolutely keeping the boost lower will be a way to keep it safe you’re right, but there are few factors go into it not just how much boost is produced, turbo size as well as ignition advance and cylinder temperature all play a big role in how reliable a setup can be 🙂 I plan on making another video on the dyno and going through a bunch of things as well as turning up the power 🙂 Yes have seen allot of people in European countries having allot of success with those decomp plates definitely a way to help reliability by reducing cylinder pressure, it may be something I check out sometime in the future 🤔 Thanks for your comment! 🙂

[@SERP92_]

@Racelab_video No problem dude! I don't know a lot, but I do know a lot of people in Europe and Poland that have boosted these 1GFE engine's and had great results, If you ever have a question or something your wondering about shoot me a message, I can ask them!

[@angusfairlie9343]

such a dope vid just come across this channel but so good

[@Racelab_life]

Thanks so much, appreciate your comment 🙂

[@coriax545]

hey, can you tell me where you found the fitting for the turbo oil inlet ? please

[@nate-tz8sx]

Great video man , how do rekon the UK style 1zz and fuel cut defender style turbo kit would be comparatively ?

[@Racelab_life]

@@nate-tz8sx Thank you very much, not sure what aspect you want me to compare but considering a fuel cut defender simply tricks a stock ecu vs a standalone style unit having full control of the engine operation like in my car tuneability is next to none on the defender setup. I can’t really speak against reliability on the defender style way, it seems to be popular but “is it reliable” is hard to answer as there are so many variables like turbo size/what fuel the car is running, intercooler setup, boost level how healthy the engine is or isn’t etc. For me personally running a standalone style setup in either piggyback formation or wiring the car to be run completely on a standalone ecu is the way to go. The more control I have of engine operation the better in my opinion (so far my car and tune has proven to be incredibly reliable) Thanks for commenting! 🙂

[@nate-tz8sx]

Cheers for the reply dude

[@chrisheymer3432]

Have you done any throttle body mods?

[@TheNotCletus]

Where did you source the turbo manifold

[@Racelab_life]

@@TheNotCletus My turbo kit was second hand and it is a homemade manifold 🙂

[@MADagain]

How did you convert it to E85 and does it matter compared to U98 in this particular instance since it's not a huge power gain? Obviously compared to your stock figure it's decent increase though these cars stock should make about 100kw, so I'm curious what a U98 run would be like compared to E85

[@Racelab_life]

@@MADagain All good questions, Thanks for the comment :) 1. The “conversion” is simple, put ethanol in it…… although to ensure the ethanol does not do damage to the standard fuel system components I replaced all the fuel components with ethanol compatible parts, (rubber hoses/fuel pump/injectors and regulator are all e85 compatible) and from there I tell my ecu what fuel is in the tank and it does the appropriate corrections for fuel density calculations etc 2. E85 is arguably not needed especially at its current boost level however I did it more as a longevity and future proofing move due to the fact my engine is high I’m km/miles and i knew everytime i drove it i would be always pushing it full noise and bouncing off the rev limiter the cooling properties of alcohol fuels will help keep it running cooler and last longer when “hotlapping” a track which is the entire purpose of this car, something that works everytime and I never have to worry about watching temps just drive drive drive 3. E85 due to its high octane rating and fantastic cooling properties also gives me a larger tuning window for when i inevitably turn up the boost to which ethanol in my opinion will become necessary for engine safety (future-proofing) Hope this was helpful thanks for watching, appreciate the support :)

[@MADagain]

@@Racelab_life Thanks a lot for the run down. I have a mate with an is200 and eventually we will be looking at throwing a turbo at it to see what happens so any help or just alternative ways about doing it is good to see. I've seen countless people say it's not worth it on these motors but their just slow and unresponsive stock anyway. So any improvement just for responsiveness I think is a good move as long as his engine is healthy enough for it. Which we will find out ahead of time. It's all about the enjoyment at the end of it. Rather than completely engine swapping it of course. I do have one last question related to ecu stuff, I've seen a few people run the stock ecu but never clarify if that's all they used. Is it possible to use the stock ecu in this instance or does it require some form of aftermarket ecu... Obviously if it could run a stock ecu the lack of tuning would hurt it but if we're able to limit boost should it work?

[@Racelab_life]

@@MADagain No problem, it’s obviously a lot larger of a gain just by going jz or another easier to make power platform but this was incredibly cheap for me to do vs a jz conversion so was a no brainer for me, the biggest thing to make them last is a good tune, highly recommend using a known reputable tuner that knows what they’re doing and understands these aren’t the strongest in stock form. As far as ecu goes there are companies out there that sell “packages” that give you a fuel system/turbo kit/intercooler/ dump pipe/fuel cut defender etc and claim that it’s safe to run their setup on 7 or 14 psi depending on which package you go but…… based off the fact the stock ecu is NOT tuneable at all I would personally advise against this and run a piggyback setup like in my video or wire in a standalone to gain full control of all engine functions, this is in my opinion much safer and better, although I have no experience with the types of kits mentioned above so cannot necessarily speak poorly of them, I’m sure they work great but a standalone ecu is always better in this case…

[@MADagain]

@@Racelab_life yeah I think for us the goal is just to get it running with a controlled amount of boost say 3-5 psi then once that's sorted find a "cheap" after market ecu to use as a light back but I've never done anything like that so just wanted to get your opinion based on the fact you sound like you know a bit about these cars. Any chance you could do a video about how you have yours set up and what it allows to to control?

[@MADagain]

@@Racelab_life we'll have to do a lot of tests and check if the motor is even suitable for boost first though as the motor is completely unknown to us. If it's clean under the rocker cover and sump is clean it may be good enough but starting out with a low amount of boost just to see how the engine behaves I think is the start but we ain't even close to trying it yet just getting some options for us. I'm currently rebuilding a Subaru EZ30 and will eventually boost that motor but that's an entirely different can of worms haha

[@yoziesmith3698]

DOPE ASS VID IM KINDA INVESTED NOW

[@Racelab_life]

Thank you so much! filming more content on this car this week 🙂

[@eresuplays]

i have a 1gfe in my cressida i was gonna engine swap but if i can i wanna slap a turbo in mine

[@Racelab_life]

Turbo 1g is definitely a fun option and if you are able to do allot of the work yourself it’s likely allot cheaper than an engine swap

[@eresuplays]

@@Racelab_life i have a chinese spooly boi (td04) in my garage rn, i also have an intercooler, boost gauge, and boost controller ready haha all i need is exhaust manifold and maybe put either a piggyback ecu or fuel cut defender

[@Racelab_life]

@@eresuplays most of the way there, hope it all goes well! 🙂

[@pravbuilds]

1G Best

[@Racelab_life]

@@pravbuilds yessir 🤝 cheers for the comment legend

[@scootz3602]

Where’s the clutch from !!

[@Racelab_life]

@@scootz3602 should be able to get it through any auto parts store, the clutch used in the video is an exedy heavy duty, however I have since upgraded to a 6 puck button by xtreme, I’ll find the links for you

[@kingnorlen]

U said the haltech now controls the TPS, does that mean it overrides the stupid a** stock "smoothdrive" electrically controlled TPS that does not follow the pedal and cable, but is controlled by the ECU (unless u block it by disassembeling some parts inside it)

[@Racelab_life]

Apologies for not mentioning the throttle body in detail in the video, but previously to installing the turbo and haltech I installed a modified throttle body to delete the electronic control and get a direct relationship between the foot pedal and the butterfly valve

[@kingnorlen]

@@Racelab_life Ah, thought so! Alot of ppl never touch it, and it is a big difference! Some ppl use zenki gx100 1gfe tb's and some modify them, which is quite easy to do, if u do it smart u can reverse it to get rid of the check engine light too (for inspection) but yeah FFUKKK Toyota for leaving us with that BS even on the SPORT version of the IS200... >_

[@Racelab_life]

@@kingnorlen it does make quite the difference to throttle response for sure! To Toyotas credit it was one of their first production attempts at a drive by wire style TB, and to its credit it worked flawlessly for providing a perfect idle no matter the conditions but the delay in response is atrocious. Luckily it’s deleted in my case

[@kingnorlen]

@@Racelab_life Yeah, but since Toyota actually had the guy who was responsible for the AE86 to make a "new affodrable sports sedan" that carried the same type of soul (altho the 1gfe clearly is NOT what he cared about, and was strictly a Toyota corporatedecision for the EU market) its kind of embarrasing tbh. I dont know if u guys also had the IS200 Sport? The ONLY difference from a regular GXE10 is that the LSD is standard, and its got a bit shorter final drive, and thats it xD Still slow as fuaaark lol

[@Racelab_life]

@@kingnorlen ahahaha yes unfortunately it is miserably slow from factory, Toyota did drop the ball a little there 😂

[@jackphillips1773]

Great video bruz!

[@Racelab_life]

Cheers g, appreciate the comment 🤝🙂

[@rickyacco3328]

Hey mate Where can you link uo where you purchase the tufbo kit from??

[@Racelab_life]

@@rickyacco3328 the turbo kit on this is custom made and I bought it second hand from a friend, all links available for parts used in this video are in the description :) but if you’re looking for bolt on kits the “rank one performance” kit seems to be very popular

[@rickyacco3328]

@Racelab_video fantastic mate Thank you for your feedback. Apologies for so many typos in the original comment - may have been drunk.

[@ЖибекАбдукаримова-н4я]

about the single mass flywheel is there a way to buy one of these? or its from another car?

[@Racelab_life]

@@ЖибекАбдукаримова-н4я it is specific to the engine/gearbox…. Any auto parts store should be able to get you one this one is from exedy, but many other brands do single mass flywheels for the 1g

[@Roope69]

Do you have any idea what that wing is called. I have the same one but my brakelight is in a 1000 pieces 😂

[@Racelab_life]

Unfortunately don’t know if it has a specific name I believe it’s just the oem sport wing

[@beaudeannye8696]

What size turbo is it bro

[@parallax5182]

Is the piggyback ecu necessary?

[@Racelab_life]

@@parallax5182 necessary if you wish the engine to be tuneable, there are some turbo kits you can buy that say you can run stock ecu but that is a very limited setup and there’s no going up in boost or turbo size if you want to change later. I personally prefer a tuneable ecu

[@progunniedutchhd5310]

112hp NA????? something wrong there my friend, it should have 155 stock. i went from 153 dyno NA to 220 turboed on first run back then when i did a turbo mod.

[@Racelab_life]

@@progunniedutchhd5310 Hey mate thanks for the comment 🙂 not necessarily anything wrong the engine is healthy and was bone stock. There are an immense amount of variables between brands of dynos and the figure they put out. Mainline have been known to read lower compared to other brands, the output figure can also alter depending on the type of dyno (Load bearing vs Inertia) and the dyno/weather station settings (some dyno’s also display a calculated engine power/torque rather than displaying an at the wheels or hubs figure ignoring the power loss you see through the drivetrain). For reference I tuned a friends SR20 that was tuned previously by another tuner on a different dyno and it made around 310hp at the wheels but with 0 changes to the tune on my first ramp run to get a baseline his car made 260hp at the hubs on the mainline dyno in this video, I was able to make an approximate gain of 20hp/tq on his car with some fine tuning so theoretically his car would make 330hp on the original dyno. Lots of variables between dynos and shops unfortunately not making it easy to compare.

[@194Easy]

What T28 you are using in this build?

[@Racelab_life]

@@194Easy s14 T28

[@194Easy]

@@Racelab_life it was gt2860 as far as I remember, am I right?

[@Racelab_life]

@@194Easy Stock s14 t28’s are allegedly gt2560 (journal bearing) and gt2860 (ball bearing) , there is also the gt2860rs (famously known as “disco potato”) I’m not well versed in the details and exact differences between the t28’s and unfortunately don’t know which exact version I have but it will be either the gt2560 or the gt2860 off of a stock s14 🙂

[@194Easy]

@@Racelab_life okay ;) I’ve got on the shelf brand new 2860rs and planning to put it into is200, that’s why I was curious about it

[@rcon777]

how come n/a power was so low? or was it power to the wheels

[@Racelab_life]

This dyno measures power at the hubs not calculated power at the engine like some other dynos 🙂 power measured at the wheels and or hubs is always lower than flywheel horsepower due to parasitic loss (fancy way of saying you loose some power through the drivetrain due to friction and effort required to turn those components before it’s measured at the hubs and or wheels) 🙂

[@rcon777]

@@Racelab_life thought so, thanks

[@Racelab_life]

@@rcon777 thanks for your comment :)

[@leonalbertini883]

And where did u order it

[@Racelab_life]

@@leonalbertini883 depending on your location in the world there’s lots of retailers that would be able to order in a single mass flywheel for you…. I’m in Australia so somewhere like an autobarn/supercheap auto or repco (any auto parts store realistically should be able to order it in) Exedy part number for single mass flywheel conversion with heavy duty clutch kit LEK-7463SMFHD

[@H3ZZAA]

How’s it holding up?

[@Racelab_life]

Very well, done 1 event + lots of closed road pulls * all legal of course * and she’s still very happy even with almost 300,000km on the odometer, starts first time everytime

[@theboysadventures9956]

Iv always been told 1gfe’s are turds bro have you opened it up at all or just sending it?

[@Racelab_life]

Haven’t opened it up at all only what you see in this video so just sending a stock long block. The 1gfe was definitely not made with airflow and performance as a priority and definitely aren’t the strongest but that’s why I kept the turbo small and boost low, it was fairly cheap to almost double my horsepower it serves well as a budget drift car. I took this car drifting and used next to no tyres and not very much fuel considering other cars I’ve drifted

[@leonalbertini883]

Yow what fly wheel is dat

[@Racelab_life]

@@leonalbertini883 exedy single mass flywheel

[@卢聚乐]

If i want to turbo my auto is200， which gearbox is better to swap? The j160 or the w58?

[@Racelab_life]

Unfortunately I’m not too familiar with the w58 but I do have a friend who doesn’t like the shift feel of the w58 vs j160 and so far the j160 is proving to be plenty strong enough for a turbo 1g and shifts fine, I do run a pretty aggressive 6 puck clutch as well and am yet to have issues (have upgraded clutches since this video)

[@xxSunShine]

isnt the 1gfe have 155 hp stock??

[@Racelab_life]

@@xxSunShine Yes, however when manufacturers list the power output it’s typically “flywheel hp” where there is no loss in power through the drivetrain, the dyno in this video measures power output at the hubs. Typically the rough rule of thumb is you experience approximately 15-20% drivetrain loss which puts the Lexus right around that 120-130hp at the wheels mark and I was just shy of that at 112-118 on a hot day

[@Racelab_life]

@@xxSunShine Thanks for commenting 🙂

[@inzMBL]

It should have 158hp stock... 118? what's wrong?

[@Racelab_life]

@@inzMBL Thanks for the comment! :) The 1gfe engine does make 158hp however typically manufacturers list “flywheel horsepower” not power to the wheels and doesn’t account for drivetrain loss (a loss of approximately 15-20% as a rough general rule of thumb) which puts it right around the 125-135hp at the wheels, which I am just shy of at 118hp on a very warm day, this dyno measures horsepower at the hubs not the flywheel :)

[@xo._.marcus741]

so basically putting a turbo on a 1G will only make about 200hp.. but the 3sge on the altezza makes that power stock. pretty sad tbh as it just de motivates me to turbo mine considering other altezzas make that power stock

[@Triboro100]

All depends on health of the engine and how much boost is being pushed. Unopened 1G tends to top out at 280hp before going bang, but are capable of more if running a decomp plate and good tune. Besides it’s an engine from the 80s not designed for performance so comparing it to the 3SGE, an engine designed to be a performance/sporty engine is not a fair comparison

[@Dfwun]

fireee

[@Racelab_life]

@@Dfwun thank you

[@Smash_Moore]

Love it

[@Racelab_life]

Thank you 🙂

[@marothc]

I thought stock 1GFE made 155 HP?

[@Senecasegments]

110hp from a straight six is criminally low

[@Racelab_life]

Hahaha it’s pretty bad, very small cams and the head/intake manifold design isn’t really designed for amazing peak power/torque but a turbo definitely wakes it up 😅

[@karlossteez]

I mean there fews in the uk that made 480hp from a stock 1g internals and it still run and drives sweet as hasn’t blown the engine up or anything still driving it after 5months

[@divin3kag3242]

@@Racelab_life bro i own both a 1gfe and 3s altezza and let me tell you, in those older forums the 1g owners would swear up and down that the 1g has more tq than the 3s because its a 6 cylinder and i would laugh everytime

[@Racelab_life]

@@divin3kag3242unfortunately not everyone understands what power and torque actually is and in allot of cases just think more cylinders guarantees more power/torque but there’s allot that goes into the equation. The humble 1g was definitely built for hairdressers and business people with 0 desire to go fast 😂

[@lachlanbird6095]

@@divin3kag3242same peak torque just less hp

[@H3ZZAA]

where are you located?

[@Racelab_life]

Brisbane, Australia

[@astonswai798]

Sheesh bro

[@HuxleyJared-g7c]

Blanda Causeway

[@RICHYSUNCLE]

is this reliable

[@RICHYSUNCLE]

Also I know where that shop is do you know anyone who can do it

[@Racelab_life]

I have not run into any issues so far, the reliability of turbo charging a 1gfe would come down to how much power you’re trying to get and how good the tune is…. So far the car has proved to be very reliable and it gets driven very hard

[@Racelab_life]

@@RICHYSUNCLE I used to work at the shop in this video, I believe it is unlikely that they would want to do it as the main focus is auto transmission swaps now. However you could always ask. Although pre warning going through any shop (not just this one) will likely be pretty expensive due to labour costs, something I did not have to worry about as I did the work myself 🙂

[@HIT3291]

Kinda sounds like a 1jz

[@Racelab_life]

@@HIT3291 most definitely, I like to describe it as Toyotas rb20

[@Ilove_cat688]

んー1gにターボつけるのはすごいことなんやけど元々早く走ることを重視してないただ頑丈なエンジンにターボ付けてもそんな早くならないんじゃない？

[@twixu8811]

wait isnt tthe is200 stock supposed to make 155hp??

[@Racelab_life]

@@twixu8811 Technically it does….. at the flywheel but not at the wheels…… most power figures listed by the OEM’s are flywheel hp/tq figures measured using an engine dyno. Every engine looses power through the drivetrain due to the effort it takes to rotate all the mechanical parts through to the wheels (gears, tail shaft, diff, axles, hubs) The dyno in this video measures power at the hubs and is a more “ realistic “ power figure as it’s what’s actually being made at the hubs/wheels…… Thanks for the comment 🙂 (A rough rule of thumb is a 15-20% loss through the drivetrain which puts the factory power output around 125-135hp at the wheels…. which I am just shy of at 118hp on a hot day)