HEADERS
or something that gives the most whp without internal mods that won't void warranty
thanks
or something that gives the most whp without internal mods that won't void warranty
thanks
The reason the BMW can make that much more with a "chip" or tune is because it's a turbocharged car and they turn up the boost along with a tune. The only way to get that kind of power out of the IS-F is to have us turbo your car for you.An ECU chip to gain more horsepower. It's a pretty beastly engine. I'm sure the gained horsepower could be handled by upgrading the ECU. BUT, I hear that it's impossible to crack the ECU on any Lexus cars for that matter. It just sucks that, a BMW 335i could just gained 60-80 horsepower just by adding a vishnu chip or juice box, and pay little to nothing for that amount of horsepower and could run with our cars.
While I agree that turbo is the ticket, what will you do with the ECU? Will you use a piggyback? Do your use Motec?The reason the BMW can make that much more with a "chip" or tune is because it's a turbocharged car and they turn up the boost along with a tune. The only way to get that kind of power out of the IS-F is to have us turbo your car for you.![]()
We'll look into these parts and see if offering a more reasonably priced option is viable. Regarding tuning for a turbo system, yes a tune is a must, and is no issue for us. The difference between tuning a turbocharged IS-F and tuning an NA IS-F is that we have the ability to pull timing(turbocharged application) but we do not have the ability to add timing(NA application) as you may need in order to make more power in an NA IS-F. There probably is a little power to be had by leaning out an NA car but not as much HP as most of of you would want from a tune.How about just more affordable everything. It seems like everything from exhaust, to intake, to visual mods, seem grossly overpriced. Sorry I was ranting..... if we add a turbo, won't the ecu need to be tuned anyway? Without the ECU tune the turbo will not function properly, (see all of the turbo setups so far). As far as the headers are concerned, I heard that the install would be very difficult do to.?
Understood. But it's a Lexus. You guys bought them because they don't need a warrantyBro, I'll be honest with you, I dont mind spending $9500 on a turbokit for my car, I believe whats stopping everyone is one main reason..... WARRANTY on our brand new 08-10 $60k car... Drivetrain on this car is not easy to come by and not cheap either.
I haven't followed the NA route that closely on the IS-F, but that may be just out of reach. Speaking of pulleys, is there currently an aftermarket crank pulley available? If so, is it dampened? I'd hope so.Headers and pulleys, with the addition of intake/exhaust. The goal would be 400whp with just bolt on's.
550whp. We don't foresee any issues at that power level for a daily driver. Our current tt customer has been daily driving his for a good amount of time with no issues at all. And yes, to go for more then 550-600whp, there would need to be other mods to the car/engine etc.I discussed with you earlier about an engine build, and I'm becoming interested.
What WHP are we looking at for $9500? You say 700whp but I'm guessing that's with additional modifications. Also, what's the likelihood of some type of malfunction? I use my IS-F as a daily driver and need it for commute, and really cannot risk a malfunction.
If business picks up, I'll definitely pick up a turbo kit.
We'll be looking into NA mods but are not sure of the 400whp goal.i am with LexISGuy... and you can use my car to make parts
We use a specially modified AEM F/I-C. You can read more about it here:While I agree that turbo is the ticket, what will you do with the ECU? Will you use a piggyback? Do your use Motec?