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Old 08-01-11, 08:24 PM
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Diffuser/F Sport Springs or F Sport Intake? Cant Figure out which my next mod should be? Decisions decisions!
Old 08-01-11, 08:28 PM
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take diffuser and f-sport spring. save money for intake later
Old 08-01-11, 08:28 PM
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well, in your sig it says you have a 2011 IS350 F-Sport...so you should have intake and springs already...right?
Old 08-01-11, 08:34 PM
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1st and foremost go for performance is a must anything else just for showww and lookkkkk , so go for intake
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Originally Posted by chrIS250
well, in your sig it says you have a 2011 IS350 F-Sport...so you should have intake and springs already...right?
No the F Sport only has stiffer suspension no springs/intake all it adds is basically an appearance package including the wheels as well as the front lip/sport seats and badging. Kinda weak but I love it.LOL. I like the way it looks with a diffuser but cant decided.
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I'd say intake...and save for coils

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Old 08-01-11, 08:53 PM
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Intake. Skip the Springs. I had them and moved on to coils shortly after, wasted money
Old 08-01-11, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Intake. Skip the Springs. I had them and moved on to coils shortly after, wasted money
Coils? Even if i want a slight drop nothing crazy. Its my DD and just want to eliminate most of the gap?
Old 08-01-11, 08:58 PM
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Springs+sway bars..
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intake and yes your mpg is going to go down lol
Old 08-01-11, 10:32 PM
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Intake, then save up for coils.
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springs get my vote
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^ intake doesn't decrease mpg don't listen to Rolando.. but yea, go for intake for sure.
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^ When you're constantly mashing the accelerator to hear that lovely sound it does.
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^ true that.. but in GENERAL the intake actually increases gas mileage if you drive properly!


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