The New Is... Which Mods To Start With...

[Rob]

the exhausts on the firts one look like bean can have been put on them - look shi.....

[Monster-Mat]

Mat, are those engines 100% ally? or iron bottom and ally top like the tezza..

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all aluminium

[Dave-Ellen]

got a plan or two

[Mr Singh]

got a plan or two 

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droppin a IS350 engine into a IS250?

Or

Into a IS Mk1?

:P

[eXOBeX]

How 'bout dropping an LS430 engine into an IS250?

[marcus]

Any mods to the stick engine are a potential no-no though the ali block wont take any substantial power increases.

Looks the business though  :D

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thats rubbish mate,

the bmw V8 is ally,as are all BMW engines now-a-days most of the big GM and chevy engines are now Ally, and heavily tuned

but heres a couple more..............

leading examples of auto aluminum applications worldwide

Acura NSX - All- aluminum 3.2-liter V6 engine.

Aston Martin Vanquish - May establish a new benchmark in ultra high performance luxury coupes. 450 hp 6 liter aluminum V12 engine add up to performance that very few can match. And, it has a top speed of 190 miles per hour.

Cadillac Cien - The all-aluminum, dual overhead cam (DOHC) 4-valve V12 engine generates 750 horsepower and 450 lbs.-ft. of torque.

Ferrari 360 Modena - Has an aluminum Engine, gearbox,

Ford GT40 The 5.4 -liter V-8 engine is aluminum including, pistons, heads,

GMC Envoy - Delivers driving performance with its all-new, all-aluminum inline six-cylinder engine.

Honda Insight - aluminum alloy in-line three-cylinder engine.

Jaguar - Poised to launch the XJ replacement, which will feature an aluminum Engine and is predicted to be about 441 pounds lighter than the current model.

Jeep Liberty - The new Liberty has a 3.7 liter V-6 aluminum engine with aluminum cylinder heads

Land Rover Discovery - The Discovery the engine block and cylinder heads are cast aluminum.

Lotus Elise Sport 190 - Has a super-light aluminium engine

Mercedes CL500 Coupe - The SOHC 24-valve V-8 engine is aluminum

Mercedes S Class - The S Class features a die-cast aluminum engine block that's about 50 percent lighter than its iron predecessor, aluminum heads

Mercury Marauder - The 2003 Marauder continues its racetrack heritage with The heart and soul of this muscle sedan is an all-aluminum 32-valve, 4.6-liter V8.

Morgan Aero 8 - This Morgan Aero 8 is a new kind of Morgan, combining a cutting edge 4.4L V-8 that is stiff, light and strong.

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Just what i was thinking matt, well not thinking about all them you have there........!i was thinking along the lines off >>> all US guys makeing HOT RODS and they all have full aluminum engine , and them things put about 400/500 bhp :winky:

now i have seen what the NEW IS looks like in them Pic,s i so want one 2/3 years think i will have to wait

[MartinC]

does look like a beast with some proper wheels that really fill those arches :D

Be nice to see it loose that chrome from the front end.

Wonder whey they both chose the same colour

[PhoneDrome]

got a plan or two 

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Thats why I started this topic