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saw a is300 blow the pants off an is-f
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Since this 2jz engine is so strong from the factory and when tuned, would dropping one into a Lexus GS class make for a good and/or perhaps more reliable alternative to an E55 or E63?
If Lexus is trying to make a GS-F would it make sense for them go this route? Development costs would be minimal due to existing engine/tranny/chassis technology; we all know how reliable toyota/lexus is; and Lexus seems to be pretty luxurious. Would this be the ultimate E-killer?
For me i prefer the torque low down from the AMGs, and driving around with high rpms all day for the best effect turned me off the M5s and would turn me off the boosted GS. But competition makes other automakers try harder. Rumors of a Twin-Turbo 5.5 anyone?
If Lexus is trying to make a GS-F would it make sense for them go this route? Development costs would be minimal due to existing engine/tranny/chassis technology; we all know how reliable toyota/lexus is; and Lexus seems to be pretty luxurious. Would this be the ultimate E-killer?
For me i prefer the torque low down from the AMGs, and driving around with high rpms all day for the best effect turned me off the M5s and would turn me off the boosted GS. But competition makes other automakers try harder. Rumors of a Twin-Turbo 5.5 anyone?
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although lexus dealers do treat you like a king tho, mercedes wouldnt pay no mind to you unless you drove an slr... i remember taking my friend's is300 to lexus for a oil change, there was service reps running up to the car to open my door, taking me inside for coffee and got everything done so quick and with such a good attitude, dont get this kind of service at mercedes
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but my E500 havent tested it yet but im pretty sure it will be about the same.
my is300 is light weight bro..
i put about 25k on to my car...
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How about your E55 VS E500 Supercharged Lorinser ? Which one got more HP and torque ? it must be very expensive to mod a E500 ......
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2JZ is FTW. I love that engine so much. FWIW the IS has functioning tail pipes. They just aren't connected to the rear bumper "tail pipes". No car that has tailpipes molded within the bumper has them. The bumper will deform becuase of the exhaust heat if they were actually connected. I don't want to say no car but a good 99% of them that have this bumper inserted tailpipe don't.
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although lexus dealers do treat you like a king tho, mercedes wouldnt pay no mind to you unless you drove an slr... i remember taking my friend's is300 to lexus for a oil change, there was service reps running up to the car to open my door, taking me inside for coffee and got everything done so quick and with such a good attitude, dont get this kind of service at mercedes
The Benz dealer is always a fight for something. So I try to keep the service trips to the Benz dealer to a minimum.Don't get me wrong I love my AMG, all that torque has a way of making you forget the bad stuff,lol.
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All depends on how much you want to do to the car and whos doing the work. A turbo kit for an IS300 might be $5k then install if you can't do it yourself. I was helping a frind turbo a sc300 and he's not even at $5k but I did some of the work and he paid for some.
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I can see you paying someone to do all that for you.
If you go with all the good stuff for a 2J, it wouldn't run more then 15K in parts, and I mean good parts. We built quiet a lot of 7Ms and 2Js, its the labor hours that cost $, not the parts.
If you go with all the good stuff for a 2J, it wouldn't run more then 15K in parts, and I mean good parts. We built quiet a lot of 7Ms and 2Js, its the labor hours that cost $, not the parts.
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That really, really depends. My turbo was over $2,000, the clutch was $2,500 (RPS Carbon/Carbon), Forged internals and valvetrain, knife-edged crank and on and on. The damn thing bled me dry.
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Nissan GT-R cobb/midpipe/ic piping/wastegate actuators/tials
He must be smoking crack- I paid about 8k total including clutch. I pieced my own "kit" together. For that kind of money (35k) I'll buy and build you 2 of them. I did the labor on my own. I will dig up pictures if I can find my old external hard drive.
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No expense spared, best parts available on the market and tuned by a guy who still holds track records. Not to mention the thing is as tame as a Celica on back roads and puts buslengths on my M5 on low boost.
And I rarely drive the thing.
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No offense at all to you- I"m sure your car is an animal. But w a fraction of/35k on a supra- guys on supraforums make over 1000whp with no problems.
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i rarely get to drive my own car
..because its sponsoredand it goes from one place to another like every other week but ill give you the news
my is300 was my first car....gotta love my baby
i had my 03 is300 in 2002 when it was rare to find a charcoal colored is300 manual
but not only 25k bro i put more money into it..thats just an approximate for only the turbo
lol
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I know they do, I've been a member of Supraforums since 1998. I've never put C16 in my car, according to Bert from Bullish it would make over 1,100 but I don't really see any need to go that far. I wanted my car to be unbeatable on the street and completely bulletproof, hence the enhancements to the internals and clutch. Not to mention the thing is completely tame on the road until you drop the hammer, can't say that about a lot of high horsepower Supras.
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Hey Cylinder Head I see in sig your running 76dbb turbo, thats what I plan on moving up to. I'm currently using a Precision 71GTS but i'm goin to have to do some major tranny changes in order to hold the power.
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I've owned a sh*t load of cars in my time and till today the best one I've had has been a 1994 MKIV. Single T-61 Turbo with an oversized rear. Made awesome low end and a nice top end. Dynoed at 637 rwhp at 25 lbs of boost. Nothing huge by today's standards but man was that a fun car to drive around in. I remember a summer that I just ran 100 octane all the time and top boost. LOL, motor took a serious beating but kept on ticking 
I still have a picture of that car on top of my fireplace at home.
I still have a picture of that car on top of my fireplace at home.
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[quote=TheDzadz;3332619]i didnt test it but i will this week when i get my car back from the shop
i rarely get to drive my own car..because its sponsored
and it goes from one place to another like every other week but ill give you the news
The thing is.... I am thinking to upgrade my E500 Kleemann K1 Kompressor + ECU tune... getting around 420Hp but close to $13k.
I could just sell my E500 and buy an E55 will be cheaper and better in HP !
i rarely get to drive my own car
..because its sponsoredand it goes from one place to another like every other week but ill give you the news
The thing is.... I am thinking to upgrade my E500 Kleemann K1 Kompressor + ECU tune... getting around 420Hp but close to $13k.
I could just sell my E500 and buy an E55 will be cheaper and better in HP !
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I know they do, I've been a member of Supraforums since 1998. I've never put C16 in my car, according to Bert from Bullish it would make over 1,100 but I don't really see any need to go that far. I wanted my car to be unbeatable on the street and completely bulletproof, hence the enhancements to the internals and clutch. Not to mention the thing is completely tame on the road until you drop the hammer, can't say that about a lot of high horsepower Supras.
