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I was wondering if it was worth it to swap in a lexus v8? I think it would make the car a little more fun when I want it to but still be tame for normal driving...?
this would be on a daily so I wouldn't have to much done to it and I would like to make it B.A.R Legal
this would be on a daily so I wouldn't have to much done to it and I would like to make it B.A.R Legal
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never seen a sc400 motor in an IS. I would think there would be alot of work involved, relocating motor mounts and stuff. I have seen some with 350's though... but if your just looking for more power go NA-T or just a GTE swap
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I haven't begun looking yet..I guess I was just really wondering if the performance gain would be enough to warrant the cost of the swap....as far as doing the swap myself no..I have a lot to learn about working on 1:1's. I tried finding info on this swap but I only found 1 post which was actually a pretty good one(guy swapped it into a 02' Sportcross
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I haven't begun looking yet..I guess I was just really wondering if the performance gain would be enough to warrant the cost of the swap....as far as doing the swap myself no..I have a lot to learn about working on 1:1's. I tried finding info on this swap but I only found 1 post which was actually a pretty good one(guy swapped it into a 02' Sportcross
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that is correct.cali is super strict..and I don't wanna have to go under the table during smog time...it's much easier to just have the car legit, and besides I figured if I were going to actually do a swap I'd want something a little different than the norm ya know..but don't get me wrong I know the GTE is a beast of an engine and the stock block can handle a lot of hp.
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wow sure am glad I live in s.c. when it comes to emissions and smog checks. nothing gets checked here lol. I'd say if you have the funds/time go for it, would like to see it done