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Thanks Hank. The intent of this thread is to show that the 2IS platform is quite capable on the track when provided with the appropriate upgrades (since the original suspension tune from the factory was less than ideal).
Thanks Hank. The intent of this thread is to show that the 2IS platform is quite capable on the track when provided with the appropriate upgrades (since the original suspension tune from the factory was less than ideal).
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised with the stock handling so far. I think I found the holy grail of IS350's, I just purchased a 06' with 68k, Sport pkg, NAV with ML audio. Some old lady had it ..
I am interested in the F-sport sways, front and rear and possibly a mild axle back to hear something, but still staying classy.
I finally had a chance over the weekend to get rid of the worn OEM front rotors and replace them with the EBC slotted rotors. I also installed a new set of EBC Yellow Stuff pads during the process.
Since I was temporarily using OEM low-dust brake pads for the past few weeks while I waited on doing this rotor/pad install, I can definitely say that the low-dust OEM pads have a much lower initial bite than the EBC Yellow Stuff.
Looks like you had worn in a nice groove into those blanks! It must be the camera-trickery, but the new rotors look smaller in diameter by just looking at the dust shield behind the two different rotors in the two pics. Hmmmmm.
Yeah, it was camera trickery as the angle was different between the photos of the two rotors. Here's a better shot at a similar angle as the old rotor (don't mind the excessive brake dust ).
If anyone is interested, Lexus is hosting several performance track day events at a few tracks around the country within the next couple of weeks. You'll get to play with the 3IS350 F-Sport, RC350 F-Sport, GS-F, and RC-F. I'll be going to the Palm Beach Int' Raceway event in October.
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The latest mod that I've done to my IS350 was a bit unexpected and one of the primary reasons for buying this part was finding a good price for it online. Voila!
For years, I was using my modified OEM lower intake box as an alternative to the TRD/F-Sport version to obtain most of the benefits without having to shell out $300+ for the full F-Sport intake system (as I already had a JoeZ intake and the reusable F-Sport filter will have almost no discernible effect on performance). Since I managed to find the lower intake box for sale as an individual part, I decided to go for it.
Here's a good view of the main differences between my modified OEM lower intake box vs the official F-Sport one.
Here is how the new lower intake box looks before I cover it up with all the engine bay covers.
For F-Sport products, there's probably nothing else left that's worthwhile to get (except maybe a F-Sport compressor and tire repair kit. LOL!).
Once my front and rear tires are both worn out (it will probably be within the next 5k-10k miles), I'm looking to go with wider tires (255F/275R) vs (245F/265R) that I currently have on now. I just have to make sure I won't run into any rubbing issues as my 265R tires are pretty close to rubbing on the fender edge. Worse case scenario, I'll just have a professional roll the rear fenders for me to add even more clearance for my tires.
Stock RC-F and GS-F models run 255F/275R so I plan on matching that same set-up with my IS350. Being that my car is about 500 pounds lighter than the RC-F/GS-F as well as having a better weight distribution (52/48 vs 54/46), I plan on my IS350 build going toe-to-toe and potentially outcornering all Lexus F-model street cars that run non R-Compound tires (with the exception of the pinnacle LFA).
Curious to see how this larger tire mod goes! You might as well roll those fenders now and get that out of the way.
He should be fine. I'm running 255/35/18 on my 18x9 +45 PF01's on the front with no issues. I am having the run a 5 in spacer to give myself a little more clearance from (whatever the bar is called that goes from the UCA to the hub). Not sure if it's necessary...but it makes me feel better lol.
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