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  1. I have a couple of questions regarding some mods i am thinking of doing to my IS 200. I am thinking of finaly getting a intake, exhaust and piggy back ecu mod done. This is the current thinking - :D Intake: Toms Super Ram II Cat back Exhaust: Trust Power Extreme II Cat: AVO hiflow cat to suit piping. (Cats are required in Aus) Piggy back ECU: Apexi S-AFC II from reading the forums, i should epect to gain 15Kw's at the fly from these mods, Is this correct? ;) Also Frylai can you price the filter for me? Can someone exlplain how i could benefit from a Prolex vented radiator panel, and doe this fit the IS200
  2. Hi all didn't realise the site was back up been a while but i'm back, hope all are good. Frylai, i take it your still the guy to speak to on getting things!!! My lex was badged last night, and i thought i would take the oppurtunity to buy a new grille, (every cloud has a silver lining). Please let me know if you can get TRD grilles or any other mesh style grill, and current prices. Cheers
  3. In Melbourne we get Lexus / Toyota wash for life. This means for the life of the warranty you can get roll in everyday and get your car washed no need to book its like a carlovers behind the dealership. You drive in stay in the car and they high pressure was it for you in about 3Mins. I go every weekend. They also recycle 90% of the water so no water restrictions excuses.
  4. The guy from autobarn told me they don't have them in stock but can order them in as they are the official distributor. Further he said to wait a while as they would be coming down dramaticly. He was pretty confident it was for IS200 not IS300 but i will check.
  5. Hi all, I am considering purchasing a Blitz supercharge for the IS200. Spoke to a guy from Autobarn who told me that on the hush they would be coming down in price dramaticly. He reckons $4000.00 in a month or so would buy you one. He seemed to think that all Blitz gear would become cheaper. If i went down this track would a SAFC-II be enough to program the system or would i need a Power FC. How much more is an Power FC, i suppose if your going to do more mods its probably best to get a fully programmable independant computer over a piggyback. Thoughts Welcome.
  6. Anything that lowers the rotating mas will make a great difference to kw at the wheels. However they dont increase horses at the engine. rather decrease losses of horses from the engine to the rears. Try a carbon fibre drive shaft, lightened flywheel and racing clutch.
  7. Wer you get those boot kits... Pretty Cool and something different.
  8. Traction controll can be good in the wet but yess it is possible to loose it in the wet with traction on if you whip around the corner pulling lovely g'ss. I typically turn teraction of in the dry, but there is nothing more anoying than going round your favourite bits of road driving hard and seeing the bloody orange light spoiling your fun. Not that i'd ever do that.
  9. Not many actualy do Altezzas or IS's though
  10. I'd be very interested if i had the cash... I am in melbourne and trying to sell my old car mazda mx-6 once i do that i could be interested if its still on the market, but i'd have to make sure it doesn't effect my lease or insurance too negatively.
  11. My understanding is a fuel cut defender will do the trick it just piggy backs the ecu
  12. Where in Melbourne would you go for a kit?
  13. All Premium Fuel and Vortex are 95 RON, Optimax and BP 8000 are 98 (In Aus anyway). I was reccomended by the Lexus dealer not to use Optimax as there are too many cleaning agents in it whislt he said BP 8000 is the better fuel. However my car is new. In a seconed hand car it could be worth useing Optimax every now and again to clean out injectors etc. Quite possibly you got bodgey fuel if tanks were low etc could be dirty. 104+ is just an octane booster you can get from Autobarn. There are other brands aswell. It will raise your 98 Ron to 100+ Ron ouch thatll give you some Octane. LOL
  14. The JDM one is 7" long and the OEM one is 15" Long...if you need an antenna or Dash Tray or anything at all..PM me I will hook you up with the best prices! Matt =)
  15. I read the forum, sounds interesting wonder if they'll make one for the is200 or if its compatable. I like the idea of it looking stock. Does anyone understand how it works an intake with electronic supercharger? Is it one of those ZET thingys: http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0237
  16. The standard headlamps will give it away.....200 - orange reflector & 300 - clear. True, but you can get rid of the orange bit... I think... Anyhow not all BMW and AUDI drivers know that.
  17. Could be that you have dirty fuel or dirty injectors, filled it up anywhere dodge of late, try running as tank of Optimax or other 98 ron fuel with cleaning agents through it and add some 104+, that'll clean it up a little. Is it new or 2nd hand?
  18. I'm in Melbourne too, Naroka - were do your mates go for parts etc
  19. CTK1: Did you have ur cruise control retro fitted?? or is it aftermarket kit? my understanding is 6MT IS dont have cruise at all. Mat, Thats correct the dealer told me that cruise control is not an option on the manual IS, however i told him that i wanted. He then said what would you prefer the King Springs (which he had allready thrown in to the deal) or the cruise control. I told him both or no deal, so he fitted an aftermarket cruise kit. :D It's a *BLEEP* kit that doesn't seem to be calibrated properly as when you set it it accelerates to about 10 kms over the set speed and slowly acelrates further over a long distance. I've been meaning to have a look at the manual and fix it but have not found the time. <_<
  20. How much is an S-AFC II and is this a fuel cut deffender or a total remapable ecu
  21. Yes it makes the throw distance between 1-2-3-4-5-6 shorter therefore resulting in quicker gear changes.
  22. was having a look at chips for the IS200. The link below will show you the Australian PDF data sheets. http://www.powerchipgroup.com/datasheets/1/Lex0007.pdf What do you think? Price : $1990 kw Gain : 14 $/kw : $142.14 Still think that probably better to get Intake and Exhaust done first then this would get around 25-30kw all up what do you think ^_^
  23. I think that although the altezza is quicker than the lexus i prefer the lexus badging. I think what looks the best is remove all badges exept for the "L". Keep people guessing as to wether its an 200/300. anyway thats my 2 cents worth
  24. Guys is this a good price, $1250 for a painted and fitted c-west replica body kit? I am always interested in a bodykit for my IS and quite like this kit but want to know if pricing is good.
  25. If you no longer want your sat nav i may take it off your hands, how much? P.S. is it Aus or NZ disc.
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