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Yeah I have to fight the urge to mod my IS300 too...so far I've been successful (it's bone stock)! If you are referring to the water line that wraps around the back of the block, that is what originally went to the throttle body. My 80mm throttle body doesn't have coolant ports so I capped it...

I've seen you around too. Yep surprisingly it's original paint! There are a few imperfections up close but from what I can tell it's never been repainted or repaired.

Nice build! First time I've stopped in here. Hopefully these pics will give you the info you need:

Getting down to the bare block: Looks like I had a BHG after all...only symptom I noticed was a rough idle on warm start: Cylinder 1: Cylinder 3: Cylinder 6 (worst):

Teardown process:

Engine is out! One FUBAR'd shifter housing means a lesson learned: make sure you push the transmission DOWN through the shifter hole or it will get "mysteriously" stuck despite all attempts to free it... :: angry ::. That spare R154 will come in handy now. Otherwise everything went just fine :).

Installed energy suspension polyurethane bushings in the front: Had to get a press to get the old bushings out: ...note to anyone trying to get the metal sleeves out of the LCAs: an air hammer works WONDERS. All finished with grease fittings on the LCAs:

Very nice! Not too many teals around this area. Looking forward to the pics.

+1. I have PlayOn and love it, just make sure you have a PC that can render HD video with ease and at least a 6 Mbps connection. I have cable but am thinking of ditching it too, and going Netflix/PlayOn.

You could also get a universal Lokar throttle cable and modify the stock bracket that bolts to the firewall like so: That worked out pretty nicely for me.

Sounds good! It has a different sound than most JZ series. Any fear of it putting stress on the head/manifold studs? With the turbo that far away it seems like it would be putting some good pressure on the top ones.

Nice pics. I wish there were events like that around here...nearly everything is all American muscle shows. Nothing wrong with that...I like them too, just wish I could take my Supra somewhere without feeling "out of place".

Very clean! Good job. What's done to the engine?

I might be interested; not 100% sure though. I'd rather not chance my walbro running out of juice after the rebuild.

No reason to remove it unless you have to. You won't see any power gains.

LOL, yeah graduate school will do that to you. I did that (technical writing) for so many years, it's hard for me not to write that way when it comes to some things :p. Sounds like the housings have a different A/R than OEM. Do you have a CT-26 you can compare it to? You could always take the...

Wheel trim is calculated like so (referenced from Garrett): trim = (inducer^2/exducer^2)*100 for the compressor trim = (exducer^2/inducer^2)*100 for the turbine This means your compressor trim is (51.99^2/81.74^2)*100 = 40 Your turbine trim is (57.97^2/73.42^2)*100 = 62 According to...

I'm in Uniontown/North Canton, but I go to Hartville a lot so it's likely someone may have seen my car there.

Yep I bet it was yours. I just saw your dyno thread...you're making some respectable power! I wish I had known about that show, I would have brought mine out too. That's only a 10-15 min drive for me.

I'd join you guys but I don't have a lot of faith in my head gasket right now...I think it may be getting a little weak and that's quite a drive to make if it blows :p. Maybe next year after its rebuild! BTW, was anyone on here at the Canton Carnival of Wheels today? I didn't make it there but...