Not making XDC at FIR

This build has been littered with financial hurdles. Looks like it's time to start thinking about next season!

Dyno Day

17-20psi. boost was fluctuating a lot here. wastegates never opened (28psi spring) so there is lots of back pressure robbing top end power. hot side (1.0A/R) is too big for the 1J and wont spool it completely. Funny thing is the single 35mm gate that would fly open at 18psi would then creep to 26psi net me 502hp and quicker spool by allowing the engine to breath. Wish I had that run on file.

Still not bad for a stock 1j from valve covers to oil pan, even a stock clutch :D

Some love from Freedom-Spec

I was mentioned on Freedom-Spec, check it out and.. Subscribe!

It's really cool to be meeting so many awesome people from around the world based on oue love for sedans! Thanks again!

http://freedom-spec.blogspot.com/2010/05/600-horsehere-comes-ben.html

Fitting Large Tires!

AJ of J-Max Garage has been working tirelessly to get the car to fit a 275/35/18 on a 18x9.5+15 with ZERO camber. It's not done yet but here are some of the process pictures!

GT35R

I'm really sorry I haven't been updating the blog very often lately. Dead camera, to much work and not enough sleep.

Chasing my lofty power goals required an amazing turbo. At first I considered following the Borg Warner craze as my S200SX was amazing for it's cheap price of $350.00. I was in the market for one but it seemed nobody had a S300SX in stock. In my searching I call Turbos Direct and spoke with Scott. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. He convinced me to go with a GT35R witch I had been considering anyways. They didn't have the turbo in stock and I needed to get my car back up and running ASAP so he actually built a custom 35R with a T04 divided hot side using a slightly larger turbine wheel THAT DAY!

I've never purchased a turbo that cost more then $1000 but now that I have I can say it blows everything I've ever had completely out of the water. Full boost is a 4,000RPM. I'm still working on tuning it with the big injectors and E85 but you can expect a Dyno nearing 600HP soon!

Now for some pictures.

Fuel System Upgrades

With my goals of making 600HP right around the corner I needed to install a fuel system that would support that kind of power while maintaining a level of reliability needed in a track car.

I chose to keep the factory pump in tank as nothing beats Toyota reliability. It's the same pump that the MKIV Supra's have from the factory. It alone would be able to support my lofty HP goal on race gas, but I want to step it up a notch and run E85. E85 is amazing in every right but mainly because it's $2.15 a gallon and 110 octane!

So with E85 in mind and knowing you need 50% more delivery then standard fuel. I opted to purchase a surge tank that houses dual fuel pumps within. Two Walbro pumps were installed as they are cheap and VERY reliable. The surge tank came from a seller on ebay, I think it's a very quality part. The only down side is it's lack of mounting brackets witch I'll have to tig on to it.

My buddy Justin was always worried that when running two pumps and one dies the car will still run but lean enough to detonate. To combat this I wired both up in parallel using one 30AMP fuse. This should pop the fuse and kill both pumps if one pump fails, killing the fuel supply instead of letting her run lean.







 An HKS style fuel rail and Injector Dynamics ID1000 injectors were installed. If you ever want to be around me when I'm ready to kill some one, a fuel rail install on a 1JZ with the engine in the car would be the time to see it! I can't say enough good things about the ID injectors. They work better then any large injector I've ever ran. The car starts easy, idles smooth, lag times are minimal and they will flow over 1300cc! The E85 also dropped my EGT's down 1000 degree's and my A/C blows unbearably cold! Anyone who's ever had an E85 tuned car can tell you how hard they can be to start, but not with these bad ass injectors. www.injectordynamics.com

Cage is Done!!

Spent the last few nights working on the roll cage. Still have a few finishing touches to do like padding and other safety features. Painting was a complete chore, and putting ALL the interior in was no easy feat either. I hope Formula D will allow me to keep the carpet but I doubt it as the Garage Boso S15 has everything but the carpet as well.

Big thanks to Drew at Raw Innovations for building the cage! I highly recommend his work to anyone looking to have a cage done or any metal fabrication for that matter! Please take the time to look him up on my sponsors links to the right.

Now for the pictures!!

Single turbo time!

I'm so sorry for not having a worthwhile update in so long. I've been trying my hardest to finish three large projects on the car for the last several months.

I've finally managed to finish the single turbo conversion, everything was done on the cheap as I'm still a poor privateer.

Specs are Holeset HE351 Turbo with a 9cm hot side. Maxes in power at around 450hp at 34psi
T3 Ebay manifold, 44mm Ebay gate.

System works great but I really want to upgrade to a GT3582R.

Beat Worthy

This weekend Adrian Figueroa snapped some amazing shots of my car. Then to top it all off he got them put up on CANiBEAT.com
Thanks so much for the amazing photos:
http://www.canibeat.com/2010/01/95-toyota-mark-ii-drift-machine/


If you in or around the Tucson, AZ area and need your car shot, hit up Adrian at fundillo@gmail.com today.

What I like to think sets us apart from other car blogs is that here on CanIBeat we are creating a great network of photographers across the country. Most of which can’t stay away from CanIBeat and are continually updating us with their new and inspiring photoshoots. This is certainly true with Adrian Figueroa. Adrian was introduced into the drift scene in Tucson by his buddy Malcolm Flowers (which also happens to be a photographer ) and he’s been hooked ever since. One of the first cars that came to his mind was a crazy, straight outta Japan, ’95 Toyota Mark II driven by the Pro Am Drifter Ben Kunk. Ben Kunk, he told us is pretty much at the top of the skill game down in AZ if not the Southwest in general. Recently visited by the Chicago-based drift team “Risky Devils”, Ben is obviously a known name through the US too. Adrian got to shoot his e85 fueled, caged, DAILY(!!!) drift machine. You don’t see too many of these around.
As seen in the pictures Ben is fitting his new wheels to his liking. The turbo’ed and tuned 1JZ turns the GramLight 57s (18×9.5 +20/+12) to burn the 245/40 in the back around those cones. His future plans are nothing to laugh at. How about a GT3582R tuned to a “minimum of 500hp”. While he’s waiting for the power, the Mark II will be equipped with a new aero kit straight from Japan. Also in the works he’s putting the full interior back in. Ben said he wants to “maintain a car that can be competed in but still very livable on the streets with a/c and a comfy interior.” With the Formula D’s Extreme Drift Championship right around the corner he looks forward to showing her some “wall love.” Much to our relief Adrian says, “You can bet your asses you will see this RHD JDM machine again!” We look forward to it! Thanks for the awesome photos as always. beat on.
If you in or around the Tucson, AZ area and need your car shot, hit up Adrian at fundillo@gmail.com today.





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All photos taken by: Adrian Figueroa
Rolling Shots by: Malcolm Flowers
Write up: Heather McCaulley

All photos taken by: Adrian Figueroa

Some Risky Love

AJ from Risky Devil came to hang out at my place this last weekend and snapped this shot, witch does a good job of showing her new shoes. I just wanted to say thanks for the love. All the guys from Risky are stand up dudes, hella fun to kick it with and share a love for cars and drifting that rivals all. Please check out AJ's epic sedan @ www.riskydevil.blogspot.com and while you're there poke some fun at Ilia's awesome-town FC. I could go on but it's just best you see for your self!