traben27

Well I did the ISR pipe mod a month or so ago and now i got my two friends to do it (bigben and expiredmomentum on the forums). I "helped" them do it but i like doing things myself so i ended up doing a lot of it The second and third time around is a lot easier and both pipes worked right after install...compared to the three days it took me on my own rig cause i couldnt find the problem.

i got a pic of expiredmomentum's new setup. its from my phone so bear with me haha.


oh and heres one of his foot when he dislocated it on my trampoline this summer...pretty sick if you ask me. (by the way it's his left ankle, he's laying down...we're closer to his head...it was sorta my fault too )

pepsibluefloat

hah why did you put a picture of his foot, thats disturbing.

traben27

im real bored haha. we're recording music for a school project and he's doing the vocals right now so i dont have anything to do. found it on his computer.

91_4x4runner

I imagine that the dislocated ankle didn't silence his intake too much when it happened, no pun intended . On topic, that ISR looks great, does it give much better throttle response over stock?

traben27

on mine i felt a difference right away. the other two also felt a differece, it doesnt help with the gas mileage but the throttle response has a definitely noticeable difference.

thook

Hey all,
I did the ISR mod, but have ya'll any solutions for the getting the dipsticks out without having to do hand yoga? Longer dipsticks? Is there a place to get them? ('92 3vze, A/T...btw)

traben27

do you have the 3vze? i dont think its too hard to reach them on mine at all..

95RunnerSR5

i have to reach between my distributor and pipe to get the oil and i can get the tranny fine.... 3.0 btw

thook

Ummm...yes, I do. How did you guess?

I think it all depends on how you did the mod. In other words the pipe you use..the way it bends..depends on clearance. I used a piece of schedule 80, 45deg angle conduit and it passes almost right over the dipsticks. Like 95runner, I have to reach between the pipe and distibutor, but also all the pretty blue NGK spark wires. It's a mess! And I can't even reach the A/T dipstick easily. I check my fluids a lot before I go places, so it's become a big hassle...and I don't like hassles with something that should just be easy.

traben27

yeah i guess maybe the three i made are up a lot higher than yours or something...mine are fairly easy to reach. but good point it all depends on how you did the mod.

89red4x4yota

i know exactly what you mean..i also used a pre bent piece of exhaust tubing, 45 degrees, mine is easy to get to and get out the real problem is getting the dipstick back in without bending the you know what out of it....

thook

Yeah...and to top it off, the dipsticks only want to go in one way...pfffft!

all_terrain17

Aw man c'mon! Where's the decency?

Good, clean work on the mods though

traben27

thanks. you sorta get the hang of it after the second time.

you think the pictures nasty, you have no idea what it was like in person...i actually watched it do that. it was so unrealistic i almost started laughing because i was like theres no way that just happened.

YotaPower

Is there a place to get these pipes for the mod, or should i just go buy a 45 deg. same diameter pipe from the hardware store?

BigBen

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/MAG10739.htm


I'm the other one of casey's friends that did this mod and i think it helped out alot...at least on throttle resposnse but overall i think this was one of the better intake mods i've done so far

da_bigg_wigg

Dear Lord Son! That ankle was not the first pic (well, 2nd I guess...) I wanted to see today. How about a little warning next time...

BigBen

ok so its been sever months since i did this mod and my idle rmps is still ALL OVER the place.
I disconnected the negative(black) wire to the battery for an hour or so (b/c i heard that resets everything) and its still wack.
There are no visible cracks or breaks in the seals as far as i can tell.
WTF?!

boosted313

how long is it from the bend to the end of the pipe...i got about four inches on a leftover piece of aluminum pipe...