bclexus

The new LS500F Sport will not have a V8, but instead will have a 415-horsepower 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6. This new turbo-forced engine should make some GS 350 owners happy because it should be easy to bolt-on 'factory' turbo parts to their normally-aspirated 3.5-liter V6 engine. It's always easy to turn-up the boost on turbo engines for considerable more horsepower and torque. It wouldn't surprise me if close to 500 horsepower isn't easily available with some additional tuning.

Reference: The New LS500F Sport will get a 415-horsepower 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6

ItzFilyO

It's the same as the base LS500 right?

kbig

so you're saying we can possibly increase our cars' HP with factory parts!?

hope it's reasonably affordable.

alpha0M3G4

Anyone want to take bets on how much it will cost? My guess is 10k in parts alone. I'm still interested

bclexus

It sounds like car makers are a bit more willing to make some high-powered vehicles again!

Take a look at the new 840 horsepower, 770 lb-ft torque (one-seater) Dodge Challenger production car with a 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds at 140 mph that can pull the front tires up off the ground at launch.

What I find interesting is that Dodge has made the engine to use as low as 91-octane fuel for 808 hp and 717 pound feet, but an optional engine controller can be installed that lets it run on 100-octane race fuel to unlock the full 840 hp and 770 lb-ft torque, and it doesn’t even void the five-year/60,000-mile warranty. Dodge knows full-well that this car will be taken to the drag strip on a regular basis and it still comes with a five-year/60,000-mile warranty! That sounds more like the late 1960s muscle-car era...

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AJLex19

[QUOTE Get used to it: the idea of buying the cheaper, older, slower car and building it yourself is almost completely dead - too complicated, too expensive, too much fabrication.
Buy the car you want.[/QUOTE]

Agreed heavily with this statement...Thats why when so many members are torn when searching for a 4GS asking about power, fuel efficiency, etc...there is always a version of the GS that makes sense. If you want the most powerful GS, get the GS-F, if you want the most fuel efficient a GS450h, a luxurious interior and ride, any GS offered w/Lux pkg, an all around performer a GS 350 F-sport...get the one you want!

kcstunna82

I can almost guarantee the parts required would be crazy expensive. It would be cheaper to trade the car in for the newer version. Even if the parts did bolt up the hard part would be finding someone to flash to ECU.

praetor

I wouldn't bolt on a kit even if it was only $3,000 installed. Asking for trouble down the road. Been there done that. LOL

ItzFilyO

Is the new TT V6 the same as our 2GR plus the bolt ons?

The name LS500 just doesn't make sense anymore. It's not a 5.0L or 500 HP. At least the 460 was referring to the 4.6L. It should be LS350 now or LS350 Plus.

JDR76

If they were to stick with their nomenclature convention, I would think it would have been the LS350t. However, the name = engine displacement was kind of blown out of the water when they used the 3.5 liter in the IS and called it the IS300.

bclexus

er34

I guess if you consider an engine/ECU swap to be "bolt-on", then yes... Beyond the fact they are both 3.5L, I think this will be a completely different engine.

SW17LS

It is not the same engine as the 3.5 in the GS, its an entirely new engine.