noby76

yeh I am guessing all that needs to be changed. I spoke to Thor racing based in Coventry sometime last year as I was considering dropping the GS430 V8 engine into my IS and they confirmed it would be between £3000 to £6000 depending on if I was supplying engine and parts or if they were doing all and would take about 2 to 3 weeks for conversion to be done. this engine is known to dyno at 300bhp thats twice the power of the IS200, hits 60 in less than 6 and bags and bags of torque low down the rpm range so might aswell go for that instead if you looking to do a swap and badge it IS430

just get a bigger engine if forced induction is out of the question. works out cheaper... and a super charged IS200 makes about 210-220bhp which is the same bhp as an IS300.. ;)

yes definitely... an engine is just an air pump and regardless of engine size, get more air and fuel in it and add a spark and you have more power. no power can be made if more air comes in but less fuel or if more fuel comes in but less air as they work hand in hand to generate the power. alternative way to generate power is to increase displacement (engine size). A 2.5 litre or 3litre will contain more air and thus more fuel can be dumped in than a 2 litre if all rev to say 6500rpm. a larger cylinder will naturally draw more air because of larger bore size making way for a larger injector to be fitted thus making a larger explosion reultiong in more power if forced induction is not involved. that's why the IS300 generated around 55bhp more then the 200 though they both have equal number of cylinders. its just the larger bore/strok size of the 300 with other factors like injectors, cams, head, manifold , exhaust etc...

yes you right but thin is you cannot map the standard ecu and there is so much air the NA engine can inhale at 5000 - 6500rpm which is the max rpm of this engine so in order to get more power, the rpm will need to be extended technically speaking this will not get more air into the engine as it will still be sucking in 2.0litres of volume into the cylinders what higher rpm will do is cause your engine to work faster. work and engine faster and more power will be generated. simply speaking your IS200 was not designed for this kind of high rpm stress. so your other alternative is to force the air into it...

not sure if the supra injectors will fit an IS200 engine but you will also need more air coming into the engine in order for it to work other wise you will damage your engine due to having too much fuel dumped into the cylinder without having enough air towork with aid in bigger explosion and there is so much air your Normally aspirated piston can suck into the engine due to cylinder volume limitation if :- it cannot rev higher higher like 7000 - 9000 rpm like performance Altezza/Honda Vtec's . the higher an engine revs the quicker air/ fuel can be combusted, the more power it can make without a turbo/supercharger to aid it. air cannot be forced in (Turbo/Supercharger) . force twice as much air in with bigger injectors and you will make more power for a given cylinder volume.

its like asking the question, 'what type of wine do you like' you will get different answers...some might prefer cheap wine cus it tastes better than expensive wine, some might prefer white others red wine, some might like sweet others might like bitter some might like one because the brand name sounds good others might prefer one because thats what falls withing thier budget etc etc... same when it comes to tyres you will get different answers/brands thrown at you. read most tyre review websites and you will notice one puts down Pirelli in favour of bridgestones they replaced it with another will go from say Micheline to Avon and cant wait to go back to Michelines because Avons does not respond well to thier driving style the third man will put down Dunlops in favour of Goodyears they replaced it with becasue they seem to wear better etc etcc.. thing is we are all different and will respond to things differently. so there is no no1 quietest tyre all depends on the individual and the type of car in question. i might find tyre A noisy and irritating to live with but you might find it ok and bearable for day to day driving another might find tyre B twitchy and breaks traction easily whilst the same tyres will be praised by another guy as bringing thier car alive and makes them enjoy driving it due to the tyres giving them that edgey unpredictable feel they have been searching for. had Falken Azenis FK453's and found them quiet and bearable for my day to day driving and recently switched to Bridgestones which i also find quiet and more grippier than Falkens but as you can see scudney above couldnt wait to get rid of his Falkens.. Lexus LS600h comes fitted with Bridgestone Turanza with Avon ZZ3 and Dunlop SP 9000 being options for the LS so maybe any one of these spec tyres might be quiet for your IS as the LS needs to be a quiet comfort car so a quiet comfort tyre spec had to be chosen by Lexus for it. if you are also running 18 or 17" then try changing to 16" rims for better comfort and quiestness but you will loose a bit of the IS's handling capability..

that's really annoying 300 mile trip and was all waste of time.. well I least you got to rediscover your IS again during your drive.. yes the CLK is a stunning looking car when done up and valeted like the one seen above but they are notorious for rusting where as I haven't seen any rust on my 12 year old IS3... have you test driven one yet?? all I can say is its an improved IS200 Sport worth considering if you want a change from the 200..

yeh it makes it look something like this compared to the existing ones. yeh i'll say research as much as possible before you commit to the swap..

I think this models always wear these alloys well. but if you cant handle attention then don't fit them lol as they do draw a lot of attention due to their deep dish look. more of a Pimp daddy look... but am getting old these days lol so I leave things stock on my cars..

looks good... full valet and alloys clean will bring out the paint work again. I think they solid cars minus the rust they tend to suffer with age.. take a test drive and if its mechanically sound i.e engine, gearbox and supercharger all working OK, then why not... some light smoke tints and AMG Deep dish alloys all round and you rolling JP :winky:

I will say go for it mate.. so long as you can insure and run it why not? enjoy when you get bored you can always come back to a Lex.. must admit I always loved the look of those CLK Mercs when they came out in late 97 early 98 they started the bubble eye headlight trend .. not sure how long superchargers last on those models just like a turbo charger a supercharger might not last the lifetime of the engine so worth making sure the charger is functioning ok to avoid big bills... I would just opt for a 320 model as its NA so wont require boost replacement at some point plus makes more power than the 230 Komp.

apart from hearing stories of the merc models rusting due to age, cant think of any issues without you googling it tbh.. not sure if they will handle as well as the IS but will defo pull in staright line from that supercharge engine.. worth asking your mate why he wants to swap..

no need to reset after dyno. if you drive sedately for a couple of miles without flooring it everywhere your ECU should retard back from performance parameter to normal.

most in US claim (IS300 dyno) a reset of the ECU before dyno can add upto 10 bhp to the results this is without doing intake or exhausts mods.. so my guess will be chuck a higher RON fuel, reset your ECU just before the dyno run to recalibrate parameters, activate ECT PWR, stick it in Sport mode and lock it in 5th or 6th gear and floor it..

if he needed upto 195mph in order to pass you proves the IS-F is very fast car.. would have loved to see a Nissan GTR in the mix aswell would have been bye bye to Ferrari.. those Nismo's can really shift past 200mph stock..

I agree..that Civic might not be stock for sure but even if its had some engine tune, it wont be much as the engine sound tells me its still NA and not turbo'd or supercharged so I can guess most of the mods are mainly suspension tuning, tyres , brakes and maybe interior stripping out... but its still 100% FWD. and i also agree anything in excess of 300 bhp + should belong to the rear wheels leaving the fronts to steer due to the amount of tourque the fronts will encounter and to be honest RWD cars are more fun to drive, they tend to be more balanced and will always have that driving edge over FWD cars but doesnt always translate into being able to enter a corner, carry speed round a corner or exit out of a corner faster than a well tuned FWD performacne car as we have seen in the vids above.. just for the records both this Megane RS 265BHP and SEAT Leon Cupra 280bhp FWD's officially posted a faster time round the Nurburgring bettering the Lexus ISF, with the SEAT's time bettering Chevrolett Corvette Z51 Mercedes SLK 63 AMG and C63 AMG Aston Martin DBS Porche 911 GT3 Audi R8 V8 Audi RS4 BMW M6 BMW M5 E60 BMW M3 E46 not to mention a few.. the time set by SEAT was 7 Minutes 58.4 seconds. so as confirmed a well tuned FWD car will enter and exit corners just as fast as a sports RWD cars and even bettering thier lap times if the driver knows how to steer and handle understeer.. i personally like keeping my foot in during cornering..

well not in this day and age...its all down to suspension tuning. geometry setup, tryres and brakes... a well tuned front wheel drive will enter and exit a bend or sweeping corner with speed as a rear wheel drive in some cases even better.. front wheel drive cars in general will tend to understeer due to having to do two jobs send power to the wheels and steering.. this tends to be good for most 'average Joe' drivers who are not professional racing drivers as most can handle understeer rather than oversteer but with good suspension tuning, a fwd car will behave just like rwd round a race track whilst bettering a rwd in some cases where the rwd drivers has to lift off in order not to oversteer or during slippery surfaces where rwd becomes hopeless in handling... below is a front wheel drive Megane RS with only 265bhp taking on 2 rear wheel driven Porche's round the ring with over 300bhp to thier name and starightline performance aside you will notice the rear wheel drive Porche's never held any major advantage during corner entry, mid cornering and corner exit when comapred to the Megane.. infact there were corners where the Megane was carrying more speed where the porche's had to lift off in order not to oversteer and brake the back end loose.. start watching from 3:00 minutes.. same scenario applies to this front wheel driven Civic Type R the driver is still able to keep his foot in during cornering where most RWD Ferraris and BM's had to lift off in order not to oversteer.. dont get me wrong RWD cars are fun to drive and keeps one on the edge but gets a bit frustrating when i see a FWD car keep his foot in during a corner whilst i have to lift to avoid oversteer.. but saying that the IS3 is the best fun car i have driven..

always wanted an IS3 in this colour with the cream interior but none available when I was looking so settled with Platinum Silver... I don't like blending in with my cars I always like something rare and different be it colour or spec.. yours looks really nice.. enjoy

so long as its not registered as stolen and registered as CAT D then there is nothing dodgy about the ad as the seller has stated it as cat D repaired. the picture of another Lexus in the background could be one the seller took when he was picking up the car from the dealers.

both cars have similar 0-60 and 1/4 mile figures so which ever car wins its all down to which ever driver reacted quickly when getting off the line.. there is 100 bhp difference between the two cars and considering the BM weighs less and generates around 450NM of torque from Idle and holds all the way to 4500rpm before it starts to drop off implies it will match or beat the IS-F depending on driver reaction times. thing is 0-60 or 1/4 mile times don't really tell the whole story of a cars performance as I have seen some cars post a slower 0-60 and 1/4 mile times against another only to catch up and start pulling away from the quicker car once 1/4mile is passed..which could be down to to gear ratios, tyre sizes, tyre pressures, drag coefficient design, how far the engine can rev etc.. what these guys didn't include in their test as well was 'in gear' acceleration tests.. as gear ratios and final drive ratios will determine how quick or slow car A will accelerate when say cruising in 4th gear at 60mph when compared to car B doing the same in the same gear and they both floor the throttle.. from 4th to 5th to 6th and so on.. and since both cars don't rev past 7000rpm and BM'S 450NM of torque start dropping off from 4500RPM when compared to IS-F's torque figure of 500NM which doesn't come alive until 5200rpm I will bet my money the IS-F will take this BM during in gear acceleration starts from high gears with its bigger displacement and inherent torque.. but that's my own view..

Lexus engineers are more clever than most of us and there was a reason behind the LS400 looking that way. most will think mmh thats an ugly boxy looking tank but it was designed to be quiet, smooth, sprint from 0-60 quickly for a big luxury car of its size and year, and ability to travel at high speeds of 140-155mph without sounding strained and the actual design gives it a very low drag coefficient cd figure of 0.27 which is very impressive figure for a car built in the 90's. the LS400 built in 90' has the same drag coefficient as the Nissan GTR built in 2008. the low drag coeffient figure a car has the better it cuts through air resistance and travels at higher speeds comfortably. Toyota spent Billions of dollars on designing every aspect of this car in the 90's and yes things have moved on since then in terms of car design and in order for the LS400 to achieve this low drag coefficient figure it had to look that way. thats why its one of the smoothest quietest cars ever rolled out of a production line. Rolls Royce of the same era was not as quiet and as smooth as an LS400

This is all down to target market.. Target market will dictate how much budget goes into building a car thereby dictating how much the manufacturer sells that model. Truth of the matter is Lexus will not sell you LS600h engineering, spec, attention to detail ,build and ride quality for £22,000 which is roughly how much a CT200h SE fetches neither will BMW sell you 7 series spec, build quality , engineering for 118d money nor Merc sell S class specs and build for A180 CDI money. What am saying is a Lexus CT will never drive and feel like an LS600h all down to how much it initially cost to build the 600h compared to the 200h. book a test drive at BMW/ Merc dealership for both their S Class and 7 series models then right after hop into their 118d and A180 CDI models respectively and you will notice a very big difference as to how the S Class and 7 series goes about things on the road and the whole ambience compared to 118d and A180 CDI models. I personally experienced this when I test drove both a GS300 and IS300 when I was looking for a Lexus and could immedialtely tell more enginnering and quality went into the GS compared to the IS and went for the IS due to its handling compared to the coushin feeling GS. my previous 520i BMW also rides better than my mates 330Ci model but 330 handles better and more agile compared to the 5 series. Lexus can build a CT200h and give it attention to details and build and ride quality just like the LS600h model but you will have to be willing and ready to at least pay around double of how much the CT's currently fetch now at the showrooms. same will apply when you walk into BMW, Merc or Audi dealerships. So is a CT200h a 'real' Lexus? my answer will be yes it certainly is as its real purpose was to offer the driver an 'entry level' model into the Lexus brand, a quiet/refinement drive from its hybrid technology whilst returning around 70mpg during the process at a price tag of around £20,000 but for the LS experience, build quality and attention to detail, one should be willing to pay around £60,000 + for that.

To be honest I hate it lol...that's one thing I cannot overcome when doing spirited driving and going round the roundabouts. everytime I apply throttle the back end kicks out which means I have to ease off straighten the steering first before getting back on power and this frustrates me as I can see some FWD cars and even RWD cars taking roundabouts with their foot down but I try it in this Lexus and back end brakes loose. might be my driving style I guess. maybe FWD sand AWD cars might suit my driving style better.

I also owned the Ford Cougar V6 wich is the same engine as the ST24 Mondeo's. nice cruisers those...they not as quiet when idling or as smooth as the IS's but to be honest the drive is very good when cruising on the motorway and once you take it past 4000rpm the secondary valves open in the intake ports and it growls and sounds awesome all the way to 7000rpm. I do miss that ford V6 sound. not sure about the Mondeo's but my Cougar was well spec'd for a 99 model. it had 6 CD changer, full leather , traction control, Aircon, mpg computer which funny enough the gen 1 IS's dont have, outside temperature monitor, with snow and frost detectors which light up amber when temperature is under 5 degrees and red when in the minus degrees to help driver adjust thier driving for road conditions my IS dont have this neither, only thing which went wrong on this motor was alternator.

to answer your question AUFC, a V6 engine is designed with each piston bank and cylinders facing away from each other there by giving a V like shape once viewed from an anlge. as seen below. a straight 6 engine is designed with all piston bank and cylinders 'Inline' with each other as seen below. this blog gives you an idea about pros and cons of both engine design. http://blog.iseecars.com/2010/10/07/v6-vs-inline-6-pros-and-cons/ BEAMS engine is a high revving, high compresion ratio, 4 cylinder Toyota performance engine with on the fly valve timing adjustment capabiliies on both the intake and exhaust valves.