From crash to custom ls400
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no it doesnt sound rasp it sounds clean. i get compliments about the way it sounds all the time. the bumper is just temporary till i can afford a aftermarket one i like or maybe i will make one out of paper mache. i like my lexus trust me i had big ideas to make it clean and nice but after the accident there is no point in spending thousands of dollars (on top of the five grand the repair shop wanted) to make the car the way i originally pictured. there are plenty of cars on the road that have non functional hood scoops that look good. like i said i still have to put body filler before the hood is done.
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as i sit here reading some of the responses from the regular members on here it makes me laugh, this guy has ruffled so many feathers by this one post...who cares what this guy does with HIS car...its his to do whatever he wants to with....this is directed at one person mostly and i dont even have to say his name
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Please remove the scoop, please remove the emblem, please remove the eyelids, please remove yourself from this project and go to www.honda-tuning.com.
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why does everyone keep insisting that im trying to rice out my lexus. im turning it into a japanese muscle car. im gonna get some black american racing wheels, racing slicks in the rear, and maybe even make a wheelie bar out of an old shopping kart. im gonna take a better picture soon.
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as i sit here reading some of the responses from the regular members on here it makes me laugh, this guy has ruffled so many feathers by this one post...who cares what this guy does with HIS car...its his to do whatever he wants to with....this is directed at one person mostly and i dont even have to say his name
go back and reread what i said, in essence, i told him i thought the work he did to the hood and the badge looked like crap, and that I don't like them, nor do I believe they deserve a place on a car. I didnt anywhere tell him what to do.
we've had this discussion before, and if you wanna take pot shots at me do it in your own thread, or take it to PM. Public Forum=Open place for OPEN discussion, positive and negative commentary, and pretty much everything short of personal attacks PROVIDED it's on topic.
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why does everyone keep insisting that im trying to rice out my lexus. im turning it into a japanese muscle car. im gonna get some black american racing wheels, racing slicks in the rear, and maybe even make a wheelie bar out of an old shopping kart. im gonna take a better picture soon.
you said a muscle car, most muscle cars i've seen/worked on didn't have non-functional hood scoops/vents
remember, RICE=Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements.
Do it once.
Do it Right.
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well im gonna start with exhaust. i like the sound with straight pipes but i can tell a difference in power loss without any back pressure. my neighbor has a exhaust system off a dodge viper i was thinking about but it might not fit under my car. i use to have a wrangler with a muffler off a 95 viper and it was the deepest sounding 4 banger i have ever heard so im curious to hear it on my lexus. i would also like to get a chip. has anyone done the resister on the AIT sensor?
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well im gonna start with exhaust. i like the sound with straight pipes but i can tell a difference in power loss without any back pressure. my neighbor has a exhaust system off a dodge viper i was thinking about but it might not fit under my car. i use to have a wrangler with a muffler off a 95 viper and it was the deepest sounding 4 banger i have ever heard so im curious to hear it on my lexus. i would also like to get a chip. has anyone done the resister on the AIT sensor?
first off, the "viper" exhaust isnt really any better than stock unless it has reduced stock backpressure and the piping isn't crushed to hell. i havent personally inspected a viper OEM exhaust but you'd prolly be better off getting a custom x-pipe setup made from any exhaust shop with a couple of magnaflows or flowmasters.
and the IAT sensor is in no way a "Chip" a "chip" refers to rechipping the ECU in order to maximize it's a/f and timing curves for the modifications done to the car. which are so far, none. the IAT crap is useless and just causes the engine to think the air is colder, and runs richer. useless because the fuzzy logic ecu will eventually (quickly) start to compensate and you'll be right back where you started. that's also not a mod, it's cheap and useless.
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why does everyone keep insisting that im trying to rice out my lexus. im turning it into a japanese muscle car. im gonna get some black american racing wheels, racing slicks in the rear, and maybe even make a wheelie bar out of an old shopping kart. im gonna take a better picture soon.
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Oh yeah, and forget about the dingle ***** and curb feelers unless you want to make a statement!
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dude... why?
just... why?!
ok.. fine you did the work yourself...
your gonna destroy your engine with straight pipes, it in NO WAY passes the smog test, your work looks like complete ****... its an ugly square piece of junk strapped to your hood... christ man... i have nothing to say...
just... why?!
ok.. fine you did the work yourself...
your gonna destroy your engine with straight pipes, it in NO WAY passes the smog test, your work looks like complete ****... its an ugly square piece of junk strapped to your hood... christ man... i have nothing to say...