Gojirra99

TLC to show Rod Millen swap out the I6 from the IS300 for a V8. The show airs @ 8:00PM & 11:00P

http://tlc.discovery.com/schedule/ep...=0&channel=TLC

Quote:
"Racecar phenom and off-road champion Rod Millen takes a typical, 200-horsepower V6 motor out of a new Lexus and drops it in a V8 for major horsepower. Follow Rod as he re-engineers the entire car. "

TCM080903

hmmm, STILL haven't seen that yet...man, it's been so long that they're already doing re-runs? i need to get cable... heehee...

G2FAST

I watched the show, it was cool but I thought they could of covered the car a little more and show behind the scences a little more!

brent0226

I watched it too. I also wish they had focused more on the IS than those other offroad buggies.

It's cool to see all the modifications they had to make to the IS in order for the V8 to fit in.

I noticed the Lexus CEO (I'm guessing the USA branch) checked out the car; do you think we'll see this being sold here in the US? I'm sure it would have to go through some minor design changes to accomodate the engine and then be put through crash testing and so forth. It would be cool to see a car to compete with the Audi S4, Merc C55 AMG, and BMW M3 from Lexus.

G2FAST

IS430 talk:

IS430 A

IS430 B

rominl

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man this is such a repost