Lexus Power Tuning

[lexusdaydreaming]

hi guys i am a new lexus owner is 200 and i was wondering if i coulds get help with a list of ideas and facts on how to gain the most amount of power. i have read up on sum but would be great to have it all in one pleace.

[ColinBarber]

Welcome. To be honest the IS200 engine is not responsive to tuning, so without going down a turbo or supercharger route you really are wasting your money unless you want to improve/change the sound.

Stripping weight is the only real way to get a cheap performance boost but that isn't very Lexus ;)

[noby76]

go for SUCK ,BANG , BLOW option and call it a day mate.

suck = intake/induction kit

bang = higher performance spark plugs, higher octane fuel

blow = cat back exhaust.

the above mods might yield 5-10bhp if you lucky but wont transform it into a 6 sec car..put your money into suspension upgrade and brake upgrade instead and what you wont have in raw power you will make up in late braking with better brakes and carry more speed round corners with better sport suspensions. :winky:

[lexus loon]

Supercharger, theres one on eBay now.

[lexus loon]

Think someones just bought it, anyone know who has.

[lexusdaydreaming]

i was watching it he was wanting 1 k for it. anyone know if there are any others about? its tte sport but without supercharger so thats first on the list :)

[ColinBarber]

they are quite rare these days. £1k is cheap, you need to make sure all the bits included.

[lexusdaydreaming]

Thanks, the one on eBay came with dump valve too :( i want it haha. so no other ways to gain more power am guess 220bhp is around maximum?

[noby76]

220 is about what the stock engine can handle reliably any more power then you looking at swapping cams, valves, pistons and the like which then starts to cost a lot. the 1G-FE engine in the IS200 was not designed with performance in mind to begin with this doesn't mean you cant make over 200+ horsepower from it, its not a performance engine to begin with hence there was not a lot of aftermarket performance parts available in the market besides the Supercharger kit and as you can see, that's even rare to come by. so am afraid the cheapest, easiest and reliable way to get more power under the gen 1 IS chassis is to get an Altezza RS200 or IS300. both with over 200 bhp standard.

Altezza RS200 has the racy Toyota 3S-GE engine

IS300 has the torquey 2JZ-GE engine and all can be boosted to huge BHP figures we talking Lambo BHP figures if you have the cash to take them there.

[lexusdaydreaming]

Thats sounds good. i was looking at altezza with the beams engine but the insurance standard it near triple than the lexus and i always wanted a lexus sinse i first saw one as a kid. hmm i may look into costs of the engine and fitting if possible to be done.

[lexusdaydreaming]

Seems strange to put the bigger engine in the auto is 300? and i think cheaper to buy an altezza. i think 220 bhp will fine for me for now :)

[noby76]

if you asking if IS300 is auto? yes its manumatic/tiptronic

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

I was watching that super charger for £1000. Didn't seem right to me, plus the picture of the kit was missing a few parts including the oh so important cradle!

[lexusdaydreaming]

Not that bad then that i did not get it. If any one hears of one going for sale and i know i wont be first inline but could i get a shout.

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

Get in the queue mate^

[lexusdaydreaming]

lol