TitanG545

I am looking at getting a 350, but I was wondering what the max output is on a RC 350. I am still researching but, what are the most reliable method to squeeze more power out of the V6.

ssmoked

You are looking at 240 whp on a mustang dyno pushing a heavy coupe. Upgrade to the Rcf and call it a day lol

TitanG545

Sadness, that is what I was afraid of. Lexus really backed itself in a corner with that engine choice on the 350.

ssmoked

the engine is over 10 years old from the is350 with no power gain but weight gain to the RC. Gas is cheap, you can pick up a new RCF in mid/high 50s. Don't be that guy spending 40-50k on an underpowered model car just to mod it after buying, in order to keep up with your neighbor's Nissan Maxima

JT4

I agree with this..

OP don't spend $40K to $50K on a car you're not going to be happy with right from the start. There are some good deals on pre-owned RC F's too.. Good luck.

dchar

It's interesting some of you to push someone to get a pre-owned RCF when many people on the RCF forum would never get a pre-owned performance car because of what people do with these cars. I do agree with the notion though that if you want a performance car, then pony up the money and get a performance car rather than spending tons of money on parts trying to make a normal/GT car into a performance car while losing your factory warranty.

Honestly, the power of the RC350 is more than enough for someone's daily driver. Test drive it for yourself.

ssmoked

did you not do your research before posting? Most rcf owners are getting it new for mid to high 50s. Which is about a 5-10k gap, depends on the rc350 msrp

dchar

Most of the time you won't know that info. Worth the gamble? Idk...

Kira X

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I would go for an RC-F. The RC350 felt slow to me outside of sport mode. If you can afford an RC-F go that route.

​​​​I've been thinking about trading in my LS430 for an RC350 but I know I want more power. I've seen a few RC-F's around $49k but there are risks associated with buying a used performance car.

SpeedRcr

That said, it's more than enough car for sitting in traffic. I go 11.25 miles one way in traffic. Do it all over again in the evening. I'd say 50% of my travel time is just idling along. I'd say the power is adequate for everyday driving. If you're looking for a performance car, well this isn't it.

ssmoked

new as under 50 test drive miles.

funny, I was the first few that picked up a NEW 2015 Rcf (20 miles on the clock) for 58xxx plus ttl on clublexus. Which represents about 20% off msrp. Then everyone used my numbers and received similar pricing, some even lower. Guess I did do my research afterall. Just bc you over paid for your (edit: used) car doesn't mean others can't negotiate a much better deal.

btw I would never buy a performance car even over 100 test driven miles

Megafast13

Has plenty of power to me after throttle controller, CAI, and muffler delete while manually shifting in sport +. I wouldn't want any more power for a daily driver honestly.

Davew77

Like it has been said, if you aren't going to be happy with it from day one then look at something else. If you can't afford the RC F and you aren't content with the RC350 power output, then my advice would be to look at another brand.

One example; A base model Corvette will smoke a RC350 and the price isn't a lot different. Plus, if you want to mod there is a huge aftermarket and plenty of room to push out more power. I realize that it's not as luxurious and is more common. But it seems that you don't have the budget to get everything you want. So you have to decide what is more important to you. For some people the power of the RC350 is good enough. For me, it's not. I would have went with a different brand if the RC F didn't exist.

Side note: I was considering a Z06 Corvette as one of my choices when I jumped into my RC F.


I love this type of thinking. So everyone tears up these performance cars, but you don't? Do you drive them hard? Do they break on you? The truth is, very few people even drive these cars to their potential. Even fewer people actually go out of their way to tear them up. A few idiots do some stupid crap on a YouTube video and suddenly every used car out there is about to fall off of it's wheels. You do realize that used or not, a RC F has a factory warranty of 50k miles and a powertrain warranty of 70k miles? If you buy a used car with 10k miles on it and haven't found anything wrong with it by 50k miles... then guess what? There was nothing wrong with it when you bought it. But if you want to pay 15%+ more just because, go ahead. That leaves more used cars for me to buy up. Then I can take that 15% and put it into mods.

TitanG545

Decisions, decisions. I appreciate all the feedback, I guess I need to go back to the drawing board and figure out what is really important. The wife threw the idea out that I should get a second car, so I jumped at the idea and began looking around for my dream car a decent Datsun 240Z to put about 15K into and aim for the 400HP range. During my research I thought you know it would be nice to have that, but what about also getting an old Lexus SC300/400 as a daily driver. Put a 2JZ engine in it and have adequate power while driving into the office or on the weekends when I didn't want to take the Z out. I continued looking around and stumbled onto the RC and then the RC F and thought perhaps it could check off both boxes and save myself 3 different property tax bills. I found one totaled for 10K with front end damage, the air bags didn't deploy. I have a good friend and business partner that owns a body shop, who was going to pull the frame back to normal and repair the body damage for me. After everything was all said and done car back on the road for somewhere in the 15 - 20K range including purchasing the car. However from my research and the more knowledgeable members it seems that the RC is a take it or leave it car. You aren't going to get big performance gains from it in the aftermarket arena if you want that then step up and get the RC F. Oh well back on the hunt I go. Thank you immensely again.