Keep a look out.

 

Wow... A 4.3 Liter Engine with 400HP... sounds like competition for the M5. Anyways, I think I'll pick one up as a beater. I'll make my I, my weekend car!

 

No thanks!

I'd rather pick up a 2002 5-speed IS300, paint the altezzas body color, and drop one of the numerous turbo kits on it and be making 400+ hp TO THE WHEELS.

Now that's what I call a track car! Handling, braking, RWD, and with the turbo, SERIOUS power.

 

400+, heck, I have seen more of them in the mags with 600+. That is a serious number in a grociery getter.

 

Where did you hear this from? Last I heard, is they weren't doing that for mass production, it was just a teaser show car.

 

Yeah, it's more fun this way too.

Boost controller....... *click* *click* *click* 1 bar? Nah, not enough, *click* *click* *click* *click* 1.5 bar? Nah! *click* *click* *click* *click* 2 bars? YEAH!












*BOOM*

 

turbo kit installed, kev?

 

Need to fix y-pipe first... then dyno... then take off the SC... then transfer it to a member's car... then dyno... then install turbo... then turn it up to 2 bars.

Should be done in 3-4 weeks.

 

yeah I know...I was just pulling your chain

 

are you serious??? how much $$?? and manual transmission?

 

2 Bars eh?

This should be very interesting.














BOOM!!!

 

I wonder how many people are going to take that statement seriously.

 

I get them all, but there are so many IS300 articles I must have missed them.

 

http://www.chicagolexusclub.com/images/IS430.bmp
http://www.chicagolexusclub.com/imag...mpressor01.jpg
http://www.chicagolexusclub.com/imag...mpressor03.jpg
http://www.chicagolexusclub.com/imag...mpressor02.jpg

 

Modified to an IS430 by TTE? Toyota Team Europe(Think European TRD) took the 4.3L V8 and stuffed it in the IS engine bay along with a supercharger. I think it was making between 400-450hp. Sure, it's nothing compared to the 600hp 2JZ-turbo models out there, but imagine the difference in low-end torque!

 

Great day.....hurry up already.

 

ICE - I remember about a year ago when the kits started coming out there were two of them in SCC or Turbo mag that were both 500+. One of them was about 620 or so. It was a black one that had the higher HP and the other one was Blue.

 

The blue one is parting out his XS kit in order to build a custom kit. Now how do I know that?

 

Wouldn't the heavier v8 throw the weight distribution off by alot? Then it will handle like a FWD, no?

 

I think you are referring to the IS330, with a 3.3 liter I6. The IS430 is strictly a concept vehicle and currently no plans for production. I work for Lexus, so my info should be reliable - I hope I am not the last one to find out about this though?!

 

The black one had MAJOR internal work and I believe the blue XS Engineering IS3 only crested 400hp(416ish) on stock internals, but on RACE fuel. That's not real world enough for me, since he has to dial down the boost for anything other than dyno pulls. All the others I've read about with stock internals are "only" puting down around 400whp, but I could be wrong. That just seems like the point of no return. I don't think ANYONE other than the black IS300 guy with his lambo, jaguar, ferrari, MB, etc.. in the background is pushing 600+whp.

I'll double check tonight my mags tonight.

 

I believe this is the beast everyone's talking about.


TTE Lexus IS430

 

I found ONE that breaks 600whp(606.1hp/576.5tq). It's Toyomotos' automatic and the dynos are STD not SAE corrected. Anyways, it's got a bored/honed block, pistons, con rods, stock crank, Haltech E6K ECU, 750cc injectors, and LOTS of money thrown around.

Others I've read about:
A blue automatic XS Engineering IS3 puts down 415.8hp/419.2tq SAE corrected at 13psi, but on race gas. Around town it only runs 7psi, since it has stock internals.

A blue mica automatic TBKO IS3 puts down 321.3whp/309.5wtq SAE corrected at 7psi on stock internals.


I know there are a couple more turbo IS3 articles around, but I doubt they put down more than 450whp with stock internals, so far the 606whp/576wtq black turbo IS3 is the highest published and definitely exotic.

 

From the VVTi Forums:
http://www.vvti.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=2749

Do you guys believe any of that? The same guy also mentioned the IS330 in a different thread, 3.3 liter V6.

 

Well that just goes to show the Supra is still the baddest and most IMPRESSIVE car ever brought out of Toyota's stable. I really think I should just break down and look for one. One of my best friends is pushing over 600hp at the wheels. Stock internals, single turbo, larger injectors, and all the normal bolt on turbo gear.

Before he did the single turbo he put down 490 hp and the car rolled 202mph on the Dyno. That is some amazing numbers from these cars.

 

I would think so as well.

But, isn't it if you move the rear-end or differential or something, you can balance it out 50/50 weight.

I know what the thing is called I just can't think of it.

 

Transaxle.

 

It's funny this thread is talking about a much faster car than the max, in fact it's about a car that isn't even in production. Yet, when I started a thread about the new Neon, I get my *** ripped for it.

Anyway, the IS430 everyone is talking about was also all wheel drive. I don't know about the ones in the mags, but the one that started this thread, the one developed by European TRD was AWD. So while the V8 would throw off the distribution a little, it wouldn't have much of a detrimental affect because of the AWD.

 

That's it!!


Lexus would be smart if they produced this car, and kept the price realitively low.

 

Yes, the Supra is the king-of-the-hill, however there is something about having a sedan sleeper that can smoke almost anything on the road that really apeals to me.

 

yeah sure maybe in the straight aways, but good luck getting your 4-door sleeper to hang in the mountains or something like that.

I agree though. I would love to get an M5 and drop a 250 shot or something in there. Just to have that extra need for speed when the time comes.

 

Check the current edition of car and driver. It's in there - IS430, unless it's a typo.

 

Mountains? Sorry, not much of those around here, but if there were, I would rather ride a R1100S.

 

mm.. now u talking my language

 

You speak bimmer? Hehe.

I'm seriously considering a F650CS for my starter bike, but if the R1150 S comes out next year, that's going to be REEEEEAL tempting.

 

Uh, don't kill yourself on your "starter" bike.

 

and C&D is always right, right?

 

It has pictures

 

Ya Car & Driver has pictures. It's speculation as of now.


But why would Lexus/Toyota go out and test the car at Nurburgring, if it was just suppose to be a Concept Car?

That kind of sounds stupid too me. If your going to test a car on a track, it sounds like they would be serious about putting it into production.

 

Here is the picture:



Still an unattractive car to me. Needs a body kit to go with the big power upgrade.