3s-gte in the IS200

Richie · December 31, 2001

The install in an IS will be cleaner becuse it won't be mounted transvers, so the piping will be cleaner!!

Also, the piping won't be as bent so the efficiency will be better.

Monster-Mat · December 31, 2001

bet you cannot find a pic of one in an IS MODEL:smilegrin:

Richie · December 31, 2001

I bet I can't!!!!!!!

This is all I have found in something like 3 hours.

I found them in supra's and corolla's.

weltmeister · December 31, 2001

Well it looks nice, but anyway also consider that it is not the engine you have to change, but brakes, tyres, suspension, gear box has to be adapted to the engine's power, otherwise it will blow up. Is the insurance still affordable ?

But else, very nice try....and well then you can definietly beat and M3....!!!!

Richie · December 31, 2001

Mat is already upgrading the whole car!

BigDave · December 31, 2001

hello,its me mat in disguise,i crtainly will be uprateing the lot

im in osnabrück,thats why imnot me 2day

Steven · December 31, 2001

hey mat.. are you upgrading your air freshner? :P

Richie · December 31, 2001

Hey, big mat!!!

Why aren't you at home??

BigDave · December 31, 2001

lol.....ye.getting a HKS TITANIUM one:smug:

Richie · December 31, 2001

That must save a lot of weight, a titanium air freshner!!!

LOL

weltmeister · January 3, 2002

Hi guys

if mat is upgrading the whole car well then everything is in balance right

well, three months ago I went to a website mobile.de where used cars are traded. One day a guy from the states wanted to sell his is 200. He had a 400 bhp Maserati Engine installed. I could not believe it. When I heard about the 3s-gte I tried to find that adver again inthe website, but the car was gone. The guy was also located in Germany. Does anybody heard about that ? It must have been a cracker if the car is really running on that engine. But I doubt that italian Technology is that reliable..........but well it has a V8 Engine though

Richie · January 4, 2002

Weltmeister, too bad I missed that car, I visit Mobile.de frequently but did not come across that car.

Why would anyone want to put a maserati engine in an IS, why not do the 430 GS engine?

Monster-Mat · January 4, 2002

Masaratti,mmmmmmm,well kown for there reliability

weltmeister · January 4, 2002

WEll I do not trust the Italians that much they are all the same...but well why not a 430 ?? WEll maybe at that time it was not out yet and besides you know the americans they are also always a bit different. There was not pic of the car in it. It was also for a short time he put an ad on that. It was around August last year, or September....I remember cause I was looking for a simple IS200 and came accross that car. He asked for $40000 for that car...

I think it was the engine of the Quatroporte

I wish I caould see that add again...well at that time I did not think too much of it since I was looking for a standard IS200

Steve · January 4, 2002

doesnt the new maserati come with a ford engine now?? i saw something on the telly

Richie · January 5, 2002

Masserati uses Ferrari engines nowadays.

Ferrari owns the company.

weltmeister · January 5, 2002

YEah but do not forget that Fiat owns Ferrari and Vauxhaul has a stake in Fiat as well....if that goes well together hahahhahahaha

well you do not see any ferraris breaking down cause there are not that many and besides people do not drive them everyday or on long trips.....but I heard that Porsche is more reliable...but Ferrari and Maserati have the better looks and certainly a more "look at me."...appeal...