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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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Can't believe I am saying it, but I wish my 430 had about 80 more Hp.
It's is enough most of the times, but I wish it was a bit more savage.
Otherwise it's a perfect car. I guess 460 will follow at some point.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tbilisi79
Can't believe I am saying it, but I wish my 430 had about 80 more Hp.
It's is enough most of the times, but I wish it was a bit more savage.
Otherwise it's a perfect car. I guess 460 will follow at some point.
I understand your delima. I kind of feel the same way about my 350. The only difference is I have the option to upgrading to a V8 where as your stuck

Actually you would probably get used to the additional HP then want something even more powerful. It's kind of like taking a long road trip in which you travel at 80 mph the whole time... eventually going 80 will feel like your going slow when in actuality you are going pretty fast. Consider an oil change to get a little pep back in your whip
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Turbo it...
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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One will always want more power. There's never enough of it!
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by TWong350
One will always want more power. There's never enough of it!
I second that, I could use more power in my GS350
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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GS350 has plenty of power, you guys need AWD not to burnout and goooooooooooooo.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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Youd want more power even if you owned a GTR
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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even I want more power in my GS450H, what I usually do is drive my family's mini van for a few days and back to the Lexus, it will make you feel like you're flying!!!
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 04:33 AM
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True, drive a slower car for a day or two and everything is back to normal for a few days.

I drive my Lincoln whenever I can on weekends because it's dear to me and I love cruising in it, getting into gs after that feels like advancing a decade or four.
I guess 300 HP is a safe number out of a 4.3 motor with no power adders. Ferrari gets more HP out of similar sized motors, but the day a Ferrari does 50 or even 70k miles without any trouble or some serious upkeep is the day we get to complain about this 4.3.

Just a rant.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 05:10 AM
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Awwww - all u guys with 350's & 4's. Dammit I need more power with this 300. So HELP PLS. Lol
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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Best is get a new car with more ponies.

I'm happy with my 430. It don't have a lot of power but for my commute it's enough. Too many speed cameras on horrible designed roads, not worth it to use all my 430's power.
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