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Old 11-19-12, 07:44 PM
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Is there a way to make the 250 faster off the line? Will exhaust headers help? The car has a good amount of power just not off the line.....

Please no "get a 350" remarks. The car is paid off and that is not an option I want.

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this thread................
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there is only one option. Nitrous
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Wondering what kind of cars you are trying to race with a 250.
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with a 250 all we can race are Si civics, or any 4 cyl that think they are fast like Audi A4 and VW GLI...lol
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Originally Posted by funglenn
Is there a way to make the 250 faster off the line? Will exhaust headers help? The car has a good amount of power just not off the line.....

Please no "get a 350" remarks. The car is paid off and that is not an option I want.

Thanks
I'm sorry you don't like the correct answer.

But any other answer you get, apart from nitrous, would be even more expensive than the correct one (get a 350).


Intake, PPE headers, exhaust will all give you slightly more power, maybe an extra 10%.... for around $2000... or you get 50% more for $4500 with a 350.


In theory lighter wheels and tires, especially ones that improve your gearing a touch, will make the car slightly quicker too... at which point you're even closer in cost to the 350 option though and still a lot slower.
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Originally Posted by funglenn
Is there a way to make the 250 faster off the line? Will exhaust headers help? The car has a good amount of power just not off the line.....

Please no "get a 350" remarks. The car is paid off and that is not an option I want.

Thanks
Other than buying a 350, spending more money to make the 250 faster is a waste of money IMO
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Love these thread i was expecting everyone to say get a 350. maybe a supercharger? turbo? downpipe, headers, exhaust?
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Originally Posted by iRyan
with a 250 all we can race are Si civics, or any 4 cyl that think they are fast like Audi A4 and VW GLI...lol
On paper, comparing spec for spec, NO. In practice, considering Lexus' fuel economy biased ECT programing, probably true.
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I don't understand why people who do not need a AWD settle for a 250 VS a 350? If i didn't need AWD for my wife, I'd buy a ISF let alone a IS350. I guess it comes down to budget but used they are so similar in pricing..
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Yeah, what they say is true. I was on the same boat, and unfortunately there was no way around it so I had to get into a 350. You won't regret it.
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Not trying to be an ***, but if you have a 250 you really shouldn't bother trying to make it fast. It's just not worth the hassle.


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