Big thanks to JR

[LexDiggy]

Just wanted to say thank you to JR for installing my SRT intake and for changing the bulbs in my guage cluster. The intake makes my car sound like a beast and im loving it, we did half orange and half blue on the guage and it looks real sick. He took pics of it and will probably post it. Its nice to know we have guys who are willing to lend a helping hand when you need it. So thanks.

[ElusiveIS]

^^ good job, JR. You shoulda posted.. I could have stopped by. I was bored as hell tonight..

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

Just wanted to say thank you to JR for installing my SRT intake and for changing the bulbs in my guage cluster. The intake makes my car sound like a beast and im loving it, we did half orange and half blue on the guage and it looks real sick. He took pics of it and will probably post it. Its nice to know we have guys who are willing to lend a helping hand when you need it. So thanks.

You're welcome DJ, I'm uploading the pics right now, I just got home not too long ago had to help my car diagnois something with her car. Shit is misfiring like nobody's business. :(

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

The two color scheme

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2160161.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2160159.jpg

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

^^ good job, JR. You shoulda posted.. I could have stopped by. I was bored as hell tonight..

I don't have your new cell phone number and the other number I have is a house number which I think you called from some where other than your condo and I saved it thinking it was your house number. Otherwise I would have called you to come out and take some pics.

[Phillzpeed]

JR is the man. What a cool dude!

I am liking the two tone cluster... Not what I would do, but it is unique, so props for that!

[FLyGQ4u]

Exactly what I was going to say..... JR is the man!

[wenger828]

wow, that is very very good. great job JR, could always trust you to do a good job with anything such as my CDD haha.

[mikefate]

wow, looks pretty sick. defintiely pretty original! and its still bright! good work jr, as usual. you're def the meng. where was my phone call bish? i was bored, all the import shows on speedchannel were off for nascar qualifying BS

[ElusiveIS]

^^ I wanna see the gauge in person. Def a nice install.

[Gray Rider]

Well done JR. :D
















Glad you like what JR did, LexDiggy. :cool:

[TDLI]

i thank u again jr for letting me use the obd2 scanner.:)

[BDR]

Damn I didnt know JR was useful? :) JR can you BBQ?

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

Damn I didnt know JR was useful? :) JR can you BBQ?


I've manned a grill once or twice before in my life.

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

wow, looks pretty sick. defintiely pretty original! and its still bright! good work jr, as usual. you're def the meng. where was my phone call bish? i was bored, all the import shows on speedchannel were off for nascar qualifying BS

My fault Mike I was thinking you were at work still or something i was there at like 5pm.

[jtwenty]

jr goes everywhere to help people out.. his da man....

[Z-Man]

I too want to give big props and a huge THANK YOU to JR for installing my K&N Gen2 FIPK intake and my Team Lexus catback exhaust. I just got home from finishing the install with JR and sure enough, that was a nice drive home :D . Yo JR thanks again man, stay easy and I'll holla at you later, peace.

P.S. JR will be posting the pics.

[LexDiggy]

im installing my Team Lexus exhaust on monday, hows it sounding?

[Z-Man]

im installing my Team Lexus exhaust on monday, hows it sounding?

Yo, it is sounding very nice. Nice and quiet (not as quiet as stock) when it idles, but when you rev it up, mean deep sound. I'm loving it man. Who's doing the install? yourself or is JR helping you? Yo, I tell you my huge thanks go to JR on that install it was no easy task (bolts were being a bitch about coming out, but JR got them suckas LOL.) Everything did go smooth though. Good luck with the install and let me know how it goes.

[LexDiggy]

Well im goin in for oil change, tune up and everything so I think i might just get it done by the shop I always go to

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

Install pics

Z-Man's

Stock exhaust system vs. New Borla Team Lexus

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180171.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180172.jpg

Installed Exhuast

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180174.jpg

K&N FIKP Intake

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180173.jpg

Rev that bitch up!

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180176.jpg

On the way to Juan's crib had to take a pic of this, 95-99 Ford Taurus with a bodykit.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180177.jpg
After the first pic he tired to fly down route 46 and it's kinda hard to take pics and drive.

Juan's install

Got pad's?

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180180.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2180181.jpg

Rotors, pads, and lines installed

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2190182.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2190183.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2190184.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2190185.jpg

http://i43.photobuckeht.com/albums/e353/J2thar1st/P2190186.jpg

[FLyGQ4u]

Nice Pics Jr....Thanks for helping that guy who claims he's my cousin....lol

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

Nice Pics Jr....Thanks for helping that guy who claims he's my cousin....lol

No doubt Julio, I think your uncle hates me though cuz we had to start the car to bleed the brakes (@4am) and he came out pissed off.

[StageX]

thanks for Jr for comming threw once again...
jr is trully the most dedicated IS300 NE fam member i have met. we where suppost to do this brake install and it was kinda late on saturday so i thought we where just leaving it for another day...but nope,..all of a sudden Jr rolls up my driveway...responsible as hell.

thanks alot Jr...
not too many ppl choose to spend there saturday night in a cold garage untill 5am.

things like this..will never be forgotten.

[FLyGQ4u]

No doubt Julio, I think your uncle hates me though cuz we had to start the car to bleed the brakes (@4am) and he came out pissed off.

I was affraid of that since Juan's car is pretty load......But what can we do?...Oh Well...

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

thanks for Jr for comming threw once again...
jr is trully the most dedicated IS300 NE fam member i have met. we where suppost to do this brake install and it was kinda late on saturday so i thought we where just leaving it for another day...but nope,..all of a sudden Jr rolls up my driveway...responsible as hell.

thanks alot Jr...
not too many ppl choose to spend there saturday night in a cold garage untill 5am.

things like this..will never be forgotten.


No doubt Juan, I didn't even feel the cold after a while. Did you take the car out for a spin at least today to start to break them bishes in?

[StageX]

na.. woke up not too long ago lol... if you want u can come threw today or tomorrow and i will let u do the braking in ;)

maybe we will catch something intresting on the highway and show them what a turbo IS is all about.. haha..


and sorry about my ol' man...he is mad cool.. but he gets grumpy late late night..because this neighboorhood is real quite and gay,and a sargent lives 2 houses down, this morning he told me to apolagize if u got scared when he came out and that nothing was directed towards u..he said this is my house,and i shoud know better.


and gaygq4u....
my car is not loud at all..especially concidering it has a full 3" exhaust .
PFs cars/tec 3... are know to start up kinda high,then they go down.
like in 5 minutes my car was already down to 1100 rpm

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

na.. woke up not too long ago lol... if you want u can come threw today or tomorrow and i will let u do the braking in ;)

maybe we will catch something intresting on the highway and show them what a turbo IS is all about.. haha..


and sorry about my ol' man...he is mad cool.. but he gets grumpy late late night..because this neighboorhood is real quite and gay,and a sargent lives 2 houses down, this morning he told me to apolagize if u got scared when he came out and that nothing was directed towards u..he said this is my house,and i shoud know better.


and gaygq4u....
my car is not loud at all..especially concidering it has a full 3" exhaust .
PFs cars/tec 3... are know to start up kinda high,then they go down.
like in 5 minutes my car was already down to 1100 rpm


don't worry about it my peoples are the same way. my neighborhood is the same way.

[Z-Man]

thanks for Jr for comming threw once again...
jr is trully the most dedicated IS300 NE fam member i have met. we where suppost to do this brake install and it was kinda late on saturday so i thought we where just leaving it for another day...but nope,..all of a sudden Jr rolls up my driveway...responsible as hell.

thanks alot Jr...
not too many ppl choose to spend there saturday night in a cold garage untill 5am.

things like this..will never be forgotten.

Yo, I definately agree with you on this. This man is dedicated, it was already pretty darn cold around 7 or 8pm in that garage and I would've been cool with leaving the exhaust install for another day, but nope. JR said he wasn't leaving without finishing it and you're right things like that are never forgotten. Yo JR thanks again dawg, you know where you stand in my book. If there's anything I can help you out with in the future, just say the word. BTW my man AJ says wuz up, he was impressed with your work. Says he might let you mod up his Corvette, LOL.

Also thanks for posting the pics.

['03IntensaBlueBeast]

Yo, I definately agree with you on this. This man is dedicated, it was already pretty darn cold around 7 or 8pm in that garage and I would've been cool with leaving the exhaust install for another day, but nope. JR said he wasn't leaving without finishing it and you're right things like that are never forgotten. Yo JR thanks again dawg, you know where you stand in my book. If there's anything I can help you out with in the future, just say the word. BTW my man AJ says wuz up, he was impressed with your work. Says he might let you mod up his Corvette, LOL.

Also thanks for posting the pics.

Yo Z man I appreciate the kind words, I'm glad you're satisfied with my work as well as AJ. AJ's C5 is gorgeous, I would love to work on a vette! LOL

[mikefate]

dam, i hope you break the brake's in correctly juan.

eevryone + fuckin rep for jr!

[StageX]

mike.. i havent even started,car is still in the garage... any suggestions?

i read this..

1- From a speed of about 60mph, gently apply the brakes to slow the car down to about 45mph, then accelerate back up to 60mph and repeat. Do this couple of times to bring the brakes up to operating temperature. This prevents you from thermally shocking the rotors and pads in the next steps.

2- Make a series of eight near-stops from 60 to about 10 mph. Do it HARD by pressing on the brakes firmly, just shy of locking the wheels or engaging ABS. At the end of each slowdown, immediately accelerate back to 60mph. DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! If you stop completely and sit for any length of time with your foot on the brake pedal, you will imprint pad material onto the hot rotors, which can lead to vibration, uneven braking, and could even ruin the rotors. (Note: With some less aggressive street pads, you may need to do fewer than eight near-stops. If your pedal gets soft or you feel the brakes going away, then you've done enough. Proceed to the next step.)

3- The brakes may begin to fade slightly after the 7th or 8th near-stop. This fade will stabilize, but not completely go away until the brakes have fully cooled. A strong smell from the brakes, and even smoke, is normal.

4- After the 8th near-stop, accelerate back up to speed and cruise for a while, using the brakes as little as possible. The brakes need 5 to 10 minutes to cool down. Try not to become trapped in traffic or come to a complete stop while the brakes are still hot.

5- If club race pads, such as Hawk Blue, are being used, add four near-stops from 80 to 10mph. If full race pads, such as Performance Friction 01 or Hawk HT 14, are being used, add four near-stops from 100 to 10 mph.

6- After the break-in cycle, there should be a slight blue tint and a light gray film on the rotor face. The blue tint tells you the rotor has reached break-in temperature and the gray film is pad material starting to transfer onto the rotor face. This is what you are looking for. The best braking occurs when there is an even layer of of pad material deposited across the face of the rotors. This minimizes squealing, increases braking torque, and maximizes pad and rotor life.

7- After the first break in cycle shown above, the brakes may still not be fully broken in. A second bed-in cycle, AFTER the brakes have cooled down fully from the first cycle, may be necessary before the brakes really start to perform well. This is especially true if you have installed new pads on old rotors. If you've just installed a big brake kit, the pedal travel may not feel as firm as you expected. After the second cycle, the pedal will become noticeably firmer. If necessary, bleed the brakes to improve pedal firmness.