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3gs bolt on performance parts . . hard to find

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Old 02-20-10, 09:25 PM
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Default 3gs bolt on performance parts . . hard to find

Why is it so hard to find performance parts for 2006 gs300? Only thing i can find on them are intake and exhaust. . Anyone knows any site i can find bolt on performance parts for 3gs? cant find much on l-tuned either.
Old 02-20-10, 10:06 PM
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Intake and exhaust? You are lucky!
Old 02-20-10, 10:15 PM
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lol..... what bolt on parts are you looking for? S/C? Turbo?

there IS a supercharged alternative... you will be set back 10k+, don't think you wanna go that route (not for 60ish HP) and turbo? *shrugs* what are ya gonna tune with?
Old 02-20-10, 10:46 PM
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the 3GS is very limited. We are now only getting companies to make us a full cat-back. It will be years before we see tuners play with the GS.
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demand and supply i guess. i don't see the 3gs as a car that generates a lot of interest in mods
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Pretty low volume model and not a model that tuners go for
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Originally Posted by rominl
demand and supply i guess. i don't see the 3gs as a car that generates a lot of interest in mods
This and the current economy are not in our favor
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Originally Posted by rominl
demand and supply i guess. i don't see the 3gs as a car that generates a lot of interest in mods
very true lol.... i think simply because we don't know what our transmissions are capable of, neither do we know about our rear diff's strengths... people don't consider the stresses you put on your car with aftermarket applications like turbo or S/C when they play with bolt-ons =[
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^I think are our car will hold up on boost as the 2gen IS has proven and the 2gen GS. Really depends on how much you want to push the car.
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the 2gs was on 5 speed, i don't think the 6 speed has been really pushed hard yet to see what it's capable of. but looking at the car i just don't think it will grow much
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I agree...do you think the 5 speed is stronger then our 6 speed? I drove Mr Johnson's GS400 and it seemed to hold its own for OEM.
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do ya know if the Is 350 parts will fit on the gs? i see alot of parts for Is was curious if they will fit. . .
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Some of the IS part will fit.....but not all of them.
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What are you looking for performance? exactly? Similar line up of bolt on like Civic?

You can get the strut tower brace at 3~4 times as expensive as a Civic.
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like midpipe and headers. i was looking at the invidia midpipe and saw that couple 3gs with them on youtube but when i try to search for it i only see them for Is. thats why i was wondering if the Is parts fit gs also.


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