CELSIOR KID

im just wondering if 1st Gen Lexus LS400 could compete against Mustangs, Camaros, Preludes, Integras, Celicas, etc. I know they dont sell a wide variety of parts for the car but im just looking for something that will give it ALOT more horsepower. I knoits a luxary cruiser, but u gotta admit, it has ALOT of potential. If i cant find tat immediat horsepwer, im still willing tomake it fast.

Does anyone have an estimation for the aount of mulah it would take to outpreform these *****................(i can already outperform alot of them stock)

CELSIOR KID

thanks epk, youve been a big help.
also, if anybody could give me insight on this subject, please feel free to.

fusi0n 1er

the 1st gen lexus ls 400 is a VERY HEAVY car...... and next to the 5.0 mustangs well...... there's no comparison....i tryed to race an expedition and it beat me by about 5 feet

1994 LS400

Hey ~
Well I am happy with my LS I raced my friend in her 2000 Mercedes ML-320 (M-Class) I stopped at 120 mph (I mean of course I was able to exceed 120 but did not want to push it) well I beat her to our finish line , and I showed her a thing or two about my she says old 1994 but I have always been happy with the acceleration / preformance with my LS, anyone else have a raceing story ?
Happy Lexus Owner,
Paul

Lvangundy

Last night I saw a guy in a 2001/02 mitsu eclipse RS and we raced for about 1/4 mile. I could keep up with him, but it was hard to tell who would have won from 0 mph to a finish.

Giro

high lift cams will give the 1uz-fe big hp gains. Also if you are concered with the smoothness of the engine being lost it will be but in its place will be more power. I did notice a thead a while back that went overlooked by most but here is a link to it http://www.netglobalcenter.com/forum...threadid=31935 It says that 1st gen 1uz-fe's get an additonal 50hp gain with just a moddified exhuast cam to a .300 this will not ruin any smoothness but if your going to mod the cams you might as well do it right .380intake and a .561 exhaust should give it a nice clicking sound at idle . Up untill 98 mustang gt\v8's had 225hp so a ls should have no problem walking a stock pre99 mustang gt from a 70mph roll. If you know how to launch the ls400 well you could likely beat it in a from 0 race also. If your ls can't drop a powerfull 154hp eclipse rs it needs some serious maintenance. A good place to start would be a compression test, new sparkplugs, and air filter.

tacshose

Anyone have an idea of what it would cost to try this interesting idea out... I wonder why noone paid attention to that post, because that would be a cool book to see...

retrodrive

Torque Converter, ECU, intake, exhausts and LS gets extrimely competitive. I suggest you change out your shock and springs to aftermarket ones and lower the car too.

CELSIOR KID

You guys have outdone yourselves........................this information is great!

thanks!

Lvangundy

I beg to differ with the guy who posted a reply saying that 'if you know how to drive an LS correctly' you can beat a mustang or an eclipse. How can you drive a automatic transmission anyway better and safer (for the trans) to beat a mustang or an eclipse by anyother way except putting your foot on the gas? starting in '2' and upshifting to 'D' isn't exactly good for the transmission. -Neither is racing...;-) ;-)

So if you know a way I can beat a mustang or eclipse (or my friends integra) by driving by LS 'better' please let me know.

LSPiNoY

iTrader: (1)

YES......U CAN beat an Eclipse.....for the Mustang!? well it depends on the type of car. believe it or not IT DOES matter how the drivers drive. the other guy might not want to push as hard as you. driving an LS 400, you will not be able to take on smaller cars in short distances. BUT as soon as you hit 50 mph, you'll smoke that eclipse. I DID.

btw, Does it really hurt the car if you shift an automatic? L-2-D??? i mean i shift on time before redlining it.

Giro

Notice " If you know how to launch the ls400 well " Which i did not say anything about driving but rather the launch. With automatics you can do what is sometimes called "power breaking" where you put the car into neutral first and rev it up to about 5-6k rpm while you have pressed the brake pedal to the floor, than you let the rpms drop back to idle rpm ( all the while keeping the brake pedal planted as far as possible) than you shift it into drive and rev to about 3k rpm than let go of the brake and take off. The reving is done to give the brake booster an additonal boost for greater holding power of the brakes. "power breaking" is not good for the transmission or the car and should not be used by anyone hopeing to get the longest possible life out of their car.

retrodrive

That strains the Torque Converter right? What if you have an aftermarket one? Power Breaking would not be too bad then.

Giro

It also boils the tranny fluid, so a tranny cooler wouldnt hurt either.

Marx

I know this sounds suspect, but I found a computer simulation program that takes into account everything from horsepower, to gearing, to drag co-ef, to tire size, etc. Its a shareware program but its really very comprehensive.
Anyway, with all the information put in it can tell you alot about your (simulated) car.
It tells me the first gen LS400 can do the 1/4 mile and zero to 60 best if launched at 3900 RPM. Just thought I'ld put in my 2 cents.