Recent content by Brad Bedell

Out running errands this morning, figured I'd shoot some video: http://bedellracing.smugmug.com/Other/Forsale/is300SX/26043111_8hNHFh#!i=2177741339&k=sskBfMJ

Thanks! If it doesn't sell, I'll probably be 'forced' to do a manual transmission on it at some point. :) I think a proper 6 speed is all it's really missing. Justen: Convert it. :) It should all, mostly work. Though, you'd have to build a new set of headers.

Brad Bedell Phone: PM me or email. Dallas TX area. 75022 JTHED192920041118 72520 miles on odometer. (note, not accurate, see below) $19,000 Title: rebuilt salvage. No restrictions. PM will be slow. Email will be faster. bradmr2 at hotmail dot com 2002 Is300 Sportcross...

Looks simple enough and like a solid solution. I'm eyeballing the bullet 2uz blower manifold with integrated a/w setup. If it's low enough to put a stock hood back on with an Autorotor MX422 (2.2l ) blower on it, 1850 seems like a fair price for me to avoid 30 hours of fabrication time...

Honestly, I don't know on the power. I've never taken it to the dyno. But based on the TRD M90's anemia, most likely not more than 380-400hp. It's running 6psi boost and I don't have to take any timing out. In fact, I think I can add some timing, but with my IGT noise, I'm unable at the...

I'm currently running the Map ECU2 for tuning. Unfortunately, I have a ground loop that I can't find or a dirty power supply that's causing the stock ECU to generate noise on the IGT circuit. Running additional injectors works well with the blower, but might be tricky for the fuel to make...

I've been driving one of Lex's 5.2 stroker motors with Ross pistons daily for about 15 months now. I use about 1 quart of oil per 3000/miles. Considering it's a boosted(6psi) car and I rarely let it warm up longer than 2-3 minutes, I'm happy with them. In the cold, they do rattle a little...

Yes, I do.

Just gotta bolt up the head flange to the spare head and weld up the last one. Then drill/tap a 1" piece of aluminum plate to weld the flange to the collector. Inside of the tubes have a nice radius and everything was smoothed out with a flapper wheel.

While this isn't what I'd consider laboratory clean, it does show the difference and importance of back side shielding the inside of an exhaust pipe. Left is unshielded, right is. If you're short-cutting and not shielding the back side with stainless, you're creating turbulance in the...

Now, that's worth a find! Thanks for the link! I bet I can add something very similar to my current collector. I've got some long tips and snub clamp for the welding torch. Getting in there won't be too much of an issue.

What you're saying makes sense. We just didn't see more than 1hp difference on the motorcycles when we tried each collector. I suspect to get full gains from a proper collector, I should invest with Burns to help with tuning it; where does one stop? I also agree on the larger tube...

Correct on the right side, but same concept really, you could just mount the turbo on the left side. Oh my, that manifold is pure porn! I think I'd just stick with the weld-L bends since I don't have the available resources to do that at a reasonable price. But wow; just wow!

A merge into a cat(like my above setup) isn't going to make a bit of difference in power. Even if the merge was of proper volume, running it directly into a ceramic honeycomb wall isn't the greatest for velocity.

I found this while looking around, not sure if it's still a valid company or not as there's a bunch of broken links. http://www.monster-performance.com/modules/shop/