Lexus Street Rod has 400hp NA
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Lexus Street Rod has 400hp NA
sorry if this is a repost. I just learned about this in the sticky GS history thread .
so if they can make this motor have 400hp NA, why can't we??
I guess having TRD on your side doesn't hurt.
http://www.rodmillen.com/Lexus.htm
so if they can make this motor have 400hp NA, why can't we??
I guess having TRD on your side doesn't hurt.http://www.rodmillen.com/Lexus.htm
The V8 is topped by eight carbon-fiber velocity stacks with integrated air screens. Each cylinder has its own 2-inch diameter throttle body for maximum airflow. A new intake manifold system adapted from TRD’s 4.7-liter desert off-road racing V8 is used and the Lexus VVT-i continuously variable valve timing computer map was revised to provide intake valve advance of 30 degrees of crank angles from 1,500 to 7,800 rpm. Camshaft lift was increased from production lift of 0.350 inch to 0.385. The GS 400 V8’s compact size and lightweight made it an ideal fit in the open engine bay of the ’32 Street Rod. To further streamline the package, TRD engineers relocated the power steering pump to the center of the engine’s "V" by means of a custom-engineered adapter. The power steering system is otherwise the same as the GS 400. Virtually all other components are production items. With these modifications, the Lexus Street Rod produces 400 horsepower at 8,200 rpm with a stock compression ratio of 10.5 to1.
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Originally Posted by mooretorque
Emissions control/300k mile durability (or the lack thereof) would be my guess.
it's stock compression ratio.......
BTW- how do you like the P Zero Neros?
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Originally Posted by chuckb
sorry if this is a repost. I just learned about this in the sticky GS history thread .
so if they can make this motor have 400hp NA, why can't we?? I guess having TRD on your side doesn't hurt.
http://www.rodmillen.com/Lexus.htm
so if they can make this motor have 400hp NA, why can't we??
I guess having TRD on your side doesn't hurt.http://www.rodmillen.com/Lexus.htm
Wouldn't be a very Lexus-like ride with the engine revving so high, now would it
.Plus reliability would be decreased, as would low end power I bet.
Don't worry ... the coming 4.6L V8 should have more than enough power to overpower the competition, and to satisfy enthusiasts.
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