IS/Altezza Thread

Post interior.

I can't help but I laugh at FFfags when I drive my altezza

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>>14152378
My 2015 IS350 F-Sport

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>>14152387
1 min bb

>>14152395
Are all the new fsports awd or what? I've heard they handle fucking great and have a really nice ride. Can you get any new is cars in manual?

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>>14152395
Don't mind my ugly winter wheels

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My is hates the winter yo

>>14152406
No they are RWD or AWD. In Canada you can only get AWD now though (I've literally only seen 2 2014+ RWD 350s on the road so far).

The ride is great and the adaptive suspension works pretty well. The handling and steering is absolutely great.

Lexus doesn't offer manual in the new ISes because nobody really bought them last gen.

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>>14152387
>>14152400
Ayyy

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Don't mind if I do
I haven't actually gone out and taken good pictures

>>14152518
Thank you so much, I wouldn't have expected you to actually go out and take a picture. Otherwise I would've just googled it. Looks solid though, a little rational but I'm not sure wood would've even fit in such a compact sports sedan. Also funky pants, breh.

>>14152538
people actually live in carlsbad?

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other IS niggas here? hell yea

>>14152542
had to step out there for a minute anyway
and yeah the interior is really fucking comfy and well laid out imo. not sure if it is worth the price it was new but it is very nice regardless

>>14152589
Noticed a small coin sized dent this morning
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>14152419
Tfw dirty mustache

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>>14152580
Carlsbad is for the fuckboy surfers with rich parents, who like to drive pavement princess jeeps but have never taken them offroad or even know what an engine is. Its all about the boonies

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>>14152597
I dread the day when I find a dent on my car. I've been lucky so far by parking far away from everyone.

>>14152629
nice ring fagt

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New co-worker of mine has one. Though his taste is questionable.

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>>14152629
There's a couple paint chips too so I'll get it all dealt with at once I guess :l

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>>14152648
>painted drum brakes
>bald tires
>BLUE foglight covers
>plasti dip
>dapper
>pizza hut
>half falling off headlight eyelids
>ripped off tint
JUST FUCK MY SHIT UP SENPAI

>>14152669
>painted drum brakes
idk about that one considering they are 4 disc standard but yeah that is one hella ugly is
it is really crazy how cheap you can pick up an auto is300 for these days. you can drive them hard, they are fun, and reliable

>>14152683
I think he just painted the inside part of the rotors. Pic also doesn't show that he painted a bunch of the interior pieces the same shade of blue. Like I was saying, completely opposite of my taste.

I did ride shotgun with him on a delivery and it is a nice ride, though.

>>14152573
>>14152657

Your car is HNNNNG, I don't know why you'd ever want to sell it. Any mods?

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>>14152597
>>14152629
Tfw got a ding in my bumper

>>14152420
Good to hear, so how is the AWD system? Any kind of limited slip diff or anything going on there? How are they in the corners, do they understeer?

>>14152714
Cause the grass is always greener on the other side, like you with your 86. HKS header, intake, exhaust which came with the original user manuals in the glovebox lol.

>>14152723
oh fuk.

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Buddy is swappin a 2UZ into a salvage IS300. Should be fun as hell when its done

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>>14152757
Intake manifold just clears the bump in the hood

>>14152733

I know how you feel but your car is honestly better than an 86 in every way and 4 doors more whores lol.

How much did you get it for?

How much did you get it for? is it manual?

>>14152733
i got an 86' ae86 and an altezza rs200. the altezza literally feels like what a newer rwd corolla would be except with 4 doors its fucking great

>>14152797
I'm pretty sure the same engineer was in charge for the ae86 and later the altezza/is300 chassis so I guess it's somewhat of a spiritual successor

>>14152782
Total cost of import was $9000-ish, 6 speed.

>>14152797
>>14152808
Yeah it's the exact engineer that designed the original 86.

>>14152813
Dude that's not a bad price on the import, what's the mileage?

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Saw this ugly mofo last summer
No clue what stageXXXmods this is but it's gotta be at least 10

>>14152824
It was 106k's when I got it, which is mid range for these cars

>>14152839
>that hood fitment
god damn that is shit

>>14152841
Ahh yeah that's a fair price considering the mileage. You'd probably expect to pay $10k for a well kept 5spd is300 here in the states, that is if you can find one lol. Where you from man?

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Who else has a newer gen is?

>>14152856
That's in kilometers as well, and it's an RS200. Vancouver, same as Mdnght.

Have a tte supercharged 1g-fe is200. 236 bhp. Factory fitted optional extra

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Lexus isF in belguim.. Only 4 around in this country

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>>14152993
How you like it? They good on the track or too heavy?

>>14152956
How strong are the 1G-FE internals? How many lbs boost is reasonable?

>>14152732
AWD system is pretty good. Haven't had any traction issues. The AWD is very close to the RWD one in terms of driving characteristics surprisingly. They kept the same staggered setup for tires as the RWD one (225 on the front, 255 on the rear) so naturally there's a little under steer but it's not bad by any means. It's a pretty balanced car.

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Sportcross reportin in

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Who /5spd/ here?

How is the 2JZ in the IS300 compared to the 2JZ in the SC300?

>>14153163
It's literally the same thing

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>>14153165
>>14153163
Yeah basically except all the IS300s use the VVTi 2jzge whereas only the 97' and after gs300s have the VVTi variant

>tfw no snow tires

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>>14153043
Need more is bros in here

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>>14153190
....is that yours?

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>>14153203
Nah but I see it at uni and around town all the time, no idea who it belongs to, not quite sure I want to know desu

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>>14153238
Probably a good idea not to know

How much is the cheapest IS300 one could reasonably find? I've been car shopping, and one parks in the same spot I park my car for work and it caught my eye.

>>14153273
Auto's are cheap

>>14153279
>>14153179
are they easy to swap? kinda want one even though i can barely fit in it

>>14153296
Google is your friend. Depends on your mechanical ability really.

>>14152412
I was gonna say. Why do you have different wheels? Couldn't you use the same wheels and just change the tires?

>>14152406
I'm pretty sure there's a lot of AWD ones because RWD used to be optional. IDK where I heard that from and IDK if it was even about the IS350.

>>14153296
Theoretically, you COULD swap a vvti into a non-vvti car and vice versa, but it won't work function properly and involves a lot more wiring.
I ran a non-vvti rear sump 2JZGTE in a SC that came with vvti, was a nightmare to get it going, but the non-vvti rear sump 2JZ is the one you want if you're going to boost it. For an IS300, the cheapest and easiest way to go about it is a full Aristo swap with wiring harness & ecu. You won't get far at all with the IS300 ecu, Toyota cucked all 2001+ models.

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>>14153443
what about swaping the trans from auto the manual? not worried about the vvt-i and non vvt-i motors. I know it does help with efficiency and power tho

>>14153414
Yeah I could've but I prefer to have separate sets mainly because I'd have to pay someone to mount the tires on the wheel twice a year and there's a chance of them damaging my wheels. Also I got 225 tires with 17" wheels all around because I've heard that some people with the 18" 255 tires accidentally get them popped from potholes and stuff in the winter. Also a thinner tire is generally better for snow.

>>14153469
Freed engineering and Suprastore have kits for it, the toughest part is the wiring and you'll have a bit of welding to do.
You will also have to take a hammer to your trans tunnel to fit it. Use a 3/4 bore master, you will have issues with the 5/8
Wire it up to think it's in neutral at all times, unless you need to pass emissions, then it's a bit more work.

>>14153516
damn didnt think too much about wiring
and about emissions i wonder how just having it think its in neutral fuck with the emissions.
also how do you deal with emissions testing based on your setup it seems impossible

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>>14153636
I'm not sure if you know how OBD or emissions testing works, but if you program the car to think it's in neutral it'll never be "ready"
There's more to emissions testing than co2 output
Also I know a guy :^) It's the only way to get around it

>>14153058
Running 0.6 bar of boost. Conrods are very very weak. For more power its easier and cheaper to convert to the 1uz v8 or the 2jz mated to a r154 box than trying to upgrade the 1g-fe

>>14153327
How much suspension travel would you have if it were that low lol?

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MSM master race

>>14153636
>>14153671

I feel bad for you guys that live in areas with emissions. Everytime I come down to a city for a car meet thats the first thing people ask is "how the fuck?". The sheriff here only cares if your car is obnoxiously loud. Other then that they don't give a fuck. I can also renew my tags at the grocery store customer service counter.

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How much shorter is the 1UZ vs the 2UZ(taking about vertical height)? Just curious

>>14154296
Lol it's not really a big deal and there's guys that will pass any car for you for $200
Small price to pay every 2 years
My shit is loud as all fuck and I've been okay lately
Then again I don't live in some small town that's quiet af

>>14154313

I used to run a lot of really loud cars, but as I got older the appeal sort of wore off. Maybe I am just some sort of old faggot, or maybe I just have driven cross country one to many times with exhaust drone.

I never understood the point of having a loud exhaust on a luxury or sport luxury car. I can understand a slightly louder exhaust than stock provided that it provides more flow, but making it excessively loud defeats the purpose of a luxury car.

>>14155131
Usually, when you buy a sports luxury car, you are the type of person that wants the thrills that come with noise, but still be sitting on leather and having a compliant ride.

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10 years old and kicking FR-S/BR-Z ass.

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Are IS200s any good? Also do they come with LSD or not?

>>14154470
There's a saying where if it's too loud, you're too old. So it's likely, my man.

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>tfw no 2jz manuél XE10

>>14155529
Man I'd love to pick up an IS300. Dual exhausts with some wider rears would looks beastly on this car.

>>14152412
How is the ride quality when it is on those tires?

>>14152629
You've made an amazing purchase m8! Wish you best in it :)

>>14155541
Depends on model and what the first owner ordered it with, there's a code on the diff that will tell you if it's an lsd or not

Why is this car so awesome?

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>>14158405
The ride quality is very similar to stock tires, so it's pretty damn good for a sporty suspension. At highway speeds I can feel a very slight vibration, but nothing huge (I'm just very sensitive to vibrations). Overall, the suspension design of this car is great. They managed to give sporty handling characteristics with a nice ride quality. I think it's partially due to the adaptive dampers.

>>14158411
Thanks man!

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>>14152856
>>14153157
how hard is it to fins a stock 5 spd here in the states? buddy of mine got his for less than 9k at 87k miles

>>14158418
>Lightweight RWD Sedan w/ 5spd manual LSD option
>Double Wishbones Suspension Front and Rear
>Swap in a 2JZGTE or a 3SGE BEAMS, 2JZGE is still a smooth and quiet engine
>Toyota/Lexus Reliabilty
>No European Luxury stigma
>Very distinctive styling (Muh Altezza Lights)

It's Just a very nicely packaged car that I think fits /o/'s criteria.

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>>14158841
>tfw 3SGE

>>14158577
same here 8k for a 5spd lsd with 90k on it abouts

>>14156109
or maybe if its too loud your a stupid attention fuckboy, ever consider the meaning of the word "humble"?

>tfw no single big snail 2jz SportCross

>>14159146
Man. I was contemplating to swap it to my is300...but I love my low end torque.

i wonder if this 350 is stock? I mean are they that quick?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daL8kYd4_7M

>>14159807
>low end tork
I would rather daily drive this over a 2J

>>14152839
Looks more like a 15 than a 10

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5 speed '02 with stock LSD, 10/10 Experience so far after about a year of ownership

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>>14159889
I want those exact wheels, what are the specs?

>>14159907
Work CR Kais 18x8.5 +38 in the front and 18x9.5 +32 in the rear. Fuck people who don't give out wheel specs. They stopped making CR Kais in favor of the CR ultimate AFIAK

>>14159814
Doesn't seem stock o me, but the ctsv is heavy as shit too

>>14159947
Does it rub? I haven't measure but I thought 8" would be max up front.

>>14159982
Under very hard turning it does but only because I haven't rolled the front fenders yet. Rears are rolled and they haven't rubbed since

>>14159814
I know the guy on ClubLexus, it's got an intake, PPE headers, and an exhaust. That's it
He won cause the CTS-V has no traction and he knows how to launch his car

>>14160120
What sort of suspension?

>rwd
Kek, these things could get btfo by a civic type r

>>14160165
Koni yellows with Eibach springs

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My IS300's TRAC keeps flashing and my ABS light is on. It happens every so often. Any suggestions?

>>14160315
>is300 with quebec plates
>r32 with florida plates

What's the story there?

>>14160304
I think I'm going to save up for the Fortune Auto coils, pretty good reviews

>>14160346
I have two residencies

>>14160357
Tax purposes?

>>14160399
Not really. I just have a condo in Florida.

>>14160399
Lots of Canadians have a place in Florida to escape their shit tier winters

>>14160422
>>14160439
Oh. That's fairly uncommon on the west coast, most just go back to China.

>>14160439
Like now eh, Florida is always raining I swear!

But seriously can someone give me some shed some light on the TRAC light flashing? I've heard it might be spark plugs. Idk i'll give it a deeper look when I got time.

>>14160478
It's indicating you have a misfire
Spark plugs, spark plug wires, check em.

>>14160472
Go to fort lauderdale FL. it's all Canadians lol

There's a 2005 IS with ~80k miles near me that I'm considering buying. What would y'all recommend I check on it? Besides the basics, what kind of big services do these cars have approaching 100k?

>>14160526
Timing belt at 90k if I'm not mistaken. Have them take care of the water pump, head gasket, and cam seals while they're in there since it'll all be apart anyways. Don't be frightened away by higher mileage examples, these engines last forever. Also check to see if the ball joints have been replaced; catastrophic failure if they go.

>>14160762
whats wrong with the ball joints? I heard about the gs having issues with them but not the IS

Should I trade my s13 for an IS? Nothing is wrong with it, just bored and tired of it slowly rusting away because I live by the beach. It's an auto tragic with 80k miles but I refuse to modify it

Has anyone here tried the CXRacing Turbo Kit for the IS300? The kit is completely bolt on and a good one starts at $1588.

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>>14161132
Forgot pic and link: http://www.cxracing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CXR&Product_Code=TRB-KIT-2JZGE-IS300-IC&Category_Code=IS300

>>14161135
cheap + fast =/= reliable

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>>14160887
Yeah for sure if it's just an everyday car and you don't want to mod it etc

>>14159814
Yeah. The second gen IS350 had pretty aggressive gearing which made it quick.

>>14162318
So did the first gen considering it tops out at redline in 5th lol

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Love my IS200. These cars have the best gearbox I've ever experienced + the looks are gorgeous

>>14163069
I sometimes wish it had a 6th gear just so fuel economy would improve a bit. But yea, it still pulls hard at top gear.

niggas, need your help, currently between a 2009 111,000km TL AWD for 19,000 CAD, a 2008 80,000km IS AWD 250 for 22,000 CAD and a 2010 50,000 km G37x coupe for 24,000 , what do? Need a DD with some power and nice to drive around

>>14163683
I've got 6th ;3

>>14163143
What 'box came in yours?

>>14161135

The real problem here isn't the turbo kit, the biggest cost is going to come from tuning the thing.

The is300 is a bitch if you try to use some kind of piggyback unit, you need a full standalone system and some professional tuning. That's going to cost you at least as much as this kit, if not way more.

>>14165659
This is why you don't put a turbo kit on it. You swap to the aristo engine/harness/ecu ($2500) and go from there.

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>>14163683
Yeah I imagine it could push 30+ mpg highway with a 6spd. What kind mileage do the beams altezza get?

>>14167146
someone put it out of its misery

>>14167146
A full tank lasts me about 10-14 days of regular driving. That's almost all city as well, only use the highway once a week or so.

>>14165004
6 speed manual