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Old 06-17-04, 05:19 PM
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Hi guys, I just joined this website so i thought i should let you know about my ride, current and future plans

1994 Lexus ES300
Colour: Standard Blue/Purple Pearl / Grey (two tone)
Interior: Factory black leather
Engine Mods: Standard
Suspension Mods: Recently dropped 2.5" with custom KMAC springs + shocks
Wheels:Chrome aftermarket wheels

Mods in the process:
* LED conversion to blinkers, park lights & brake lights, angel eyes being installed.
* Clear front side lamps
Mods purchased but yet to be installed:
* 4" cannon
* Flame thrower kit
* Camber kit
* Grey leather for retrimming of door trims
Mods to be completed by end of year:
* Tinted Windows
* Airfilter / Complete exhaust system
Mods for the year 2005:
* Engine rebuild
* Nitrous Oxide (undetermined of HP amount.. not sure of gearbox capability of handling the stress)
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Welcome to CL. Thanks for sharing your mods list, and keep us updated on your plans and what not
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2.5" drop? PICS MAN PLEASE!!
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* 4" cannon
* Flame thrower kit
Bad enough on cheap cars, let alone ours.

* Camber kit
What other suspension mods have you done? There are other ones that can make much more of a change.

* Nitrous Oxide (undetermined of HP amount.. not sure of gearbox capability of handling the stress)
Well give us what size of shot you want to run and wha condition the A/T is in and we'll tell you if it will work or not...

WELCOME

btw who's angle eyes are you doing?

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Old 06-17-04, 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by mr_lex300
Hi guys, I just joined this website so i thought i should let you know about my ride, current and future plans

1994 Lexus ES300
Colour: Standard Blue/Purple Pearl / Grey (two tone)
Interior: Factory black leather
Engine Mods: Standard
Suspension Mods: Recently dropped 2.5" with custom KMAC springs + shocks
Wheels:Chrome aftermarket wheels

Mods in the process:
* LED conversion to blinkers, park lights & brake lights, angel eyes being installed.
* Clear front side lamps
Mods purchased but yet to be installed:
* 4" cannon
* Flame thrower kit
* Camber kit
* Grey leather for retrimming of door trims
Mods to be completed by end of year:
* Tinted Windows
* Airfilter / Complete exhaust system
Mods for the year 2005:
* Engine rebuild
* Nitrous Oxide (undetermined of HP amount.. not sure of gearbox capability of handling the stress)
Welcome to CL. Just a few tips for your 1MZ-FE powered MCV10,

Nitrous and paperclip thin 1MZ-FE pistons = trouble. I wouldn't recommend it. Camber kit, you don't need it for the macpherson strut setup on this chassis. If you are gonna build up the motor, I suggest doing forced induction instead.
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what's a 4" cannon?
Old 06-17-04, 10:58 PM
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Old 06-18-04, 05:00 AM
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To answer your questions:

The camber kit is for looks as well handling properties on track. My lexus is not designed NOR used to be an upperclass wanna be in a upperclass toyota

The thing that really .. really.. really.. bugs me about people who drive lexus.. are people who associate them with "BMW and Mercedece"

Im turning my lexus into a toyota!! bwaha no not serious.. but.. people spend their money on hondas.. toyotas.. mitsubishis etc.. i figure.. ill rice boy my lexus.. ~!

Im a mechanic by trade.. so don't worry about telling me if the gearbox can handle it or not.. i can decide thatmyself.. im just not sure whether or not i will use the dry box system NOS or WET system for NOS.

Either way i'll post pics as my rides completed
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Originally posted by mr_lex300
To answer your questions:

The camber kit is for looks as well handling properties on track.
You obviously have no experience on this platform by that statement but hey, to each his own.
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welcome to CL mr_lex
lol
cool name hope to see some pics soon
Old 06-19-04, 10:36 PM
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no one will ever take sean's title of FASTEST ES300 IN THE WORLD (without an engine swap at least)
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Cool

Sure you could, but it'd take money noone else here wants to spend on making an ES go faster.
Port & polish, intake, exhaust, headers, 12-14 deg of timing advance and you'd be even with Sean w/o his NOS, and assuming you had a 92-93 M/T.

For the rest of us, big uphill battle.
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well when you know how to build it all yourself, when your own father is a mechanic as well, all my mates work for various industries in regards to aftermarket modifications and engineering..

so mates rates all the way..

Its not like im sending my car to mr joe blow who will charge me $35,000 just to do it

out of curiousity.. what is the quickest ES?

im in australia and most es300s are just used as family cars.. blah
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Originally posted by mr_lex300
well when you know how to build it all yourself, when your own father is a mechanic as well, all my mates work for various industries in regards to aftermarket modifications and engineering.

so mates rates all the way..

Its not like im sending my car to mr joe blow who will charge me $35,000 just to do it

out of curiousity.. what is the quickest ES?

im in australia and most es300s are just used as family cars.. blah
I don't doubt your background but i've been around this platform for a while now and it's great how people assume they know this platform given their "father is a mechanic" mentality. I've seen what does and doesn't work for this platform. If you may, I have several "mates" that work for the Toyota and Lexus corporate for the US, as well as many other aftermarket import vendors and manufacturers, as well as many expert Toyota techs. All in all, if you've ever seen the limits or requirements for the suspension geometry for this chassis, a camber kit is pointless.

As for the ES, it really is a family sedan. A nice entry level luxury sedan is what it's classified here in the states. Lots of the guys here have successfully customized them to their likings. Alot of the influence we have is with the JDM aftermarket and it's main counterpart the Toyota Windom.
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