07' is350 need mod help : Headers or a shot of NOs?
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07' is350 need mod help : Headers or a shot of NOs?
Hello club Lexus members,
I have had my 07 is350 for 3 awesome years now and I love this car to death. Only thing that's a bummer is its lack of modification possibilities for the engine. I have heard 1000x to "just upgrade to an IS-F" so please save that comment.
My is350 has the joe-a intake, LMS true duel exhasut, which sounds nice and is a little tiny power gain, but after two years of the same mods I'm looking for a change. I have done a little reasherch on other options for power gains and it seems like besides spending a few grand on a supercharger my only other options are the PPE headers and a 50-75 shot of Nitrous oxide from a company like Zex with there universal kit. They both cost relatively the same amount but I'm not sure how install would be on either product. I was wondering if anyone had opinions on NOS and for that matter who could install a kit to properly in Southern California (Orange County) without me having to worry about my engine blowing up . Or how people have liked a set of high flow headers on there car
Any help would be appreciated folks.
Thanks,
MATICCIS
I have had my 07 is350 for 3 awesome years now and I love this car to death. Only thing that's a bummer is its lack of modification possibilities for the engine. I have heard 1000x to "just upgrade to an IS-F" so please save that comment.
My is350 has the joe-a intake, LMS true duel exhasut, which sounds nice and is a little tiny power gain, but after two years of the same mods I'm looking for a change. I have done a little reasherch on other options for power gains and it seems like besides spending a few grand on a supercharger my only other options are the PPE headers and a 50-75 shot of Nitrous oxide from a company like Zex with there universal kit. They both cost relatively the same amount but I'm not sure how install would be on either product. I was wondering if anyone had opinions on NOS and for that matter who could install a kit to properly in Southern California (Orange County) without me having to worry about my engine blowing up . Or how people have liked a set of high flow headers on there car
Any help would be appreciated folks.
Thanks,
MATICCIS
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Depends on what you want man.
Headers -> 15whp always on, all the time, no maintenance, safe, foolproof.
Nitrous -> 50whp or more, only available at WOT when activated, have to refill bottles. More dangerous, but if installed correctly and with all the correct failsafes, can be safe as well. If you go this route, make sure to have it installed by someone who knows what they are doing, and don't cheap out on the kit.
Headers -> 15whp always on, all the time, no maintenance, safe, foolproof.
Nitrous -> 50whp or more, only available at WOT when activated, have to refill bottles. More dangerous, but if installed correctly and with all the correct failsafes, can be safe as well. If you go this route, make sure to have it installed by someone who knows what they are doing, and don't cheap out on the kit.
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Depends on what you want man.
Headers -> 15whp always on, all the time, no maintenance, safe, foolproof.
Nitrous -> 50whp or more, only available at WOT when activated, have to refill bottles. More dangerous, but if installed correctly and with all the correct failsafes, can be safe as well. If you go this route, make sure to have it installed by someone who knows what they are doing, and don't cheap out on the kit.
Headers -> 15whp always on, all the time, no maintenance, safe, foolproof.
Nitrous -> 50whp or more, only available at WOT when activated, have to refill bottles. More dangerous, but if installed correctly and with all the correct failsafes, can be safe as well. If you go this route, make sure to have it installed by someone who knows what they are doing, and don't cheap out on the kit.
Also what nitros oxide company would you consider buying? And what would a complete "safe" kit contain?
That's the plan sooner or later, I Justine to take my moving slow and enjoy each one
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Also, spelling install correctly would help with being taken seriously as well.
Headers: PPE, OBX (PPE clone)
Nitrous: I've seen a few guys running ZEX blackout kits. You'll want a wet kit for our cars. As far as building a safe kit, thats a rabbit hole and I'm not a nitrous expert. A couple off the top of my head are a WOT trigger and fuel pressure cutoff.
Headers: PPE, OBX (PPE clone)
Nitrous: I've seen a few guys running ZEX blackout kits. You'll want a wet kit for our cars. As far as building a safe kit, thats a rabbit hole and I'm not a nitrous expert. A couple off the top of my head are a WOT trigger and fuel pressure cutoff.
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Also, spelling install correctly would help with being taken seriously as well.
Headers: PPE, OBX (PPE clone)
Nitrous: I've seen a few guys running ZEX blackout kits. You'll want a wet kit for our cars. As far as building a safe kit, thats a rabbit hole and I'm not a nitrous expert. A couple off the top of my head are a WOT trigger and fuel pressure cutoff.
Headers: PPE, OBX (PPE clone)
Nitrous: I've seen a few guys running ZEX blackout kits. You'll want a wet kit for our cars. As far as building a safe kit, thats a rabbit hole and I'm not a nitrous expert. A couple off the top of my head are a WOT trigger and fuel pressure cutoff.
I'm thinking headers are the right choice as well, and I already have a full cat back exhaust, but what rotors would you suggest going with?
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I do not see the spelling error but I appreciate your adivce a lot. It sounds like I should just go with the safe bet and go with the headers and see how I like them.
I'm thinking headers are the right choice as well, and I already have a full cat back exhaust, but what rotors would you suggest going with?
I'm thinking headers are the right choice as well, and I already have a full cat back exhaust, but what rotors would you suggest going with?
I wasn't referring you, I was referring to Sylvan not spelling install correctly. His post was rude and unproductive, IMHO.
As far as Rotors, the only thing that will really help are 2PC rotors. Expensive and rare. Thought about getting some Enkei RPF-1?
Or even better, if you're just looking for more of a fun factor, get the F-sport Rear sway if you haven't yet. Cheap easy mod that you can actually feel. Improves high speed cornering and makes the car more "tossable".
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I wasn't referring you, I was referring to Sylvan not spelling install correctly. His post was rude and unproductive, IMHO.
As far as Rotors, the only thing that will really help are 2PC rotors. Expensive and rare. Thought about getting some Enkei RPF-1?
Or even better, if you're just looking for more of a fun factor, get the F-sport Rear sway if you haven't yet. Cheap easy mod that you can actually feel. Improves high speed cornering and makes the car more "tossable".
As far as Rotors, the only thing that will really help are 2PC rotors. Expensive and rare. Thought about getting some Enkei RPF-1?
Or even better, if you're just looking for more of a fun factor, get the F-sport Rear sway if you haven't yet. Cheap easy mod that you can actually feel. Improves high speed cornering and makes the car more "tossable".
But! As far as the enkai's I already have a set of rims that I enjoy so I haven't thought about a new set of shoes yet .
The sway bar is a great idea for handeling preformance and That may be the route I end up taking, I was just going into this looking for some engine preformance gains.....but I guess this is just the wrong car for that in the end
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Correct, with something like headers I would rather get someone to do it correctly they try to fudge it myself