RC200t
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Any word Hoovey if there's going to be a "tuned" version of the 200t for the RC/IS? There would seem to be a lot of headroom for a higher powered version of the 2L turbo, especially as the 3.5L V6 must be coming to end of life soon.
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Sorry, nothing of that nature has reached my ears at the moment.
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GR isnt going anywhere... likely it will be updated same as UR in RC-F, but we dont know that... anyway, Lexus does not plan to replace 3.5l GR with 2.0t.
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Well, if I am not mistaken, the 200t engine from Lexus development can and was proven to make 350hp and 300+ torque from the factory.
Going with Toyota definition of engine engineering, I say the 200t pot can get into the 1000hp without problems.
There are two major things many other manufactures do not understand about Toyota and praise them for.
1/ simplistic wiring diagram
2/ ability to withstand punishments of stock engines
The 4 pots in Scion TC was tuned to make 1000+ hp reliably, and bring the car down to 7 seconds quarter mile.....there is no way the 200t make less or less reliable.
Going with Toyota definition of engine engineering, I say the 200t pot can get into the 1000hp without problems.
There are two major things many other manufactures do not understand about Toyota and praise them for.
1/ simplistic wiring diagram
2/ ability to withstand punishments of stock engines
The 4 pots in Scion TC was tuned to make 1000+ hp reliably, and bring the car down to 7 seconds quarter mile.....there is no way the 200t make less or less reliable.
#12
But that uncrackable ECU. There will be a lot of work for a tuner to unlock that thing. And I don't think tranny designed to hold 250hp~ can hold anything over 350hp. If Toyota can tune the 2.0L turbo to 350hp out of the box, that would be perfect.
#13
Guys the 200t is an entry level mill and will likely develop around 250bhp. It DOES NOT replace the 350. No news on the 350 but it either gets a host of improvements or a new powertrain will replace it in the coming years since the gap between 250/200t closes in on the 350.
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Guys the 200t is an entry level mill and will likely develop around 250bhp. It DOES NOT replace the 350. No news on the 350 but it either gets a host of improvements or a new powertrain will replace it in the coming years since the gap between 250/200t closes in on the 350.
Glad they phased it out of the RC launch..
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