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If you are talking about mods, then no
Cause here is the list the car came with.
Sorry for the long list
Engine/Transmission:
SRT Intake w/ race ECU (black version)
TeckIS300 grounding kit
HKS Limited Ti exhaust
PLP short shift kit w/ momo **** and boot
ACT street clutch
Fidanza fly wheel
Suspension:
Tein CS coilovers (new design version)
Tein EDFC (new design, black version,
Cusco adjustable front negative A-arms
Eibach Pro front and rear adjustable sway bars
JIC front strut tower brace
Tanabe rear strut tower brace
Tanabe front chassis brace
Tanabe rear chassis brace
SRT rear subframe braces
Megan rear traction rods
Exterior:
35% tint all around
Black pearl emblems
RMM front lip with FIGS Engineering CF splitter
Painted headlight housings
TRD real carbon fiber grill
3M Xpel invisible paint protection on hood, front bumper, fenders and side mirrors
LED Halo lic plate lights
LED Halo city lights
Wheels:
iForged Senekas 3-piece, powder coated gunmetal, polished lips
18x8 (45 offset) front - 225/40/18 tires
18x9 (55 offset) rear - 245/40/18 tires
Mutegi super tuner lugs & McGard wheel locks
Misc:
Goodrich stainless steel brake lines
Full leather heated front seats
NAV
Cause here is the list the car came with.
Sorry for the long list
Engine/Transmission:
SRT Intake w/ race ECU (black version)
TeckIS300 grounding kit
HKS Limited Ti exhaust
PLP short shift kit w/ momo **** and boot
ACT street clutch
Fidanza fly wheel
Suspension:
Tein CS coilovers (new design version)
Tein EDFC (new design, black version,
Cusco adjustable front negative A-arms
Eibach Pro front and rear adjustable sway bars
JIC front strut tower brace
Tanabe rear strut tower brace
Tanabe front chassis brace
Tanabe rear chassis brace
SRT rear subframe braces
Megan rear traction rods
Exterior:
35% tint all around
Black pearl emblems
RMM front lip with FIGS Engineering CF splitter
Painted headlight housings
TRD real carbon fiber grill
3M Xpel invisible paint protection on hood, front bumper, fenders and side mirrors
LED Halo lic plate lights
LED Halo city lights
Wheels:
iForged Senekas 3-piece, powder coated gunmetal, polished lips
18x8 (45 offset) front - 225/40/18 tires
18x9 (55 offset) rear - 245/40/18 tires
Mutegi super tuner lugs & McGard wheel locks
Misc:
Goodrich stainless steel brake lines
Full leather heated front seats
NAV
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Got a question about the short shifter.
Is it normal to whine after install?
Previous owner say so, but my mechanic say is not and could be either the T.O Bearing or output shaft for tranny.
Is it normal to whine after install?
Previous owner say so, but my mechanic say is not and could be either the T.O Bearing or output shaft for tranny.
Yes, it is normal. Your mechanic is doesn't know what he is talking about. An OEM shifter shouldn't whine, but most aftermarket short shifters don't have the sound dampening required to stop/reduce tranny whine. The only IS300 short shifter (for the W55 trans) that significantly reduced whine is the Karl-Sport (limited run and discontinued).
**However**
If you get a slight chirping noise with the car in neutral, and it disappears when you push down on the clutch pedal, that's another issue. IIRC, Lexus made a redesigned slave cylinder to stop the chirping.
**However**
If you get a slight chirping noise with the car in neutral, and it disappears when you push down on the clutch pedal, that's another issue. IIRC, Lexus made a redesigned slave cylinder to stop the chirping.
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Alignment just done, it took over 1 day to do it.
All the settings where incorrect.
Now more bad news.
Valve cover gasket leaking , big time, need to change the spark plugs wires.
(((
All the settings where incorrect.
Now more bad news.
Valve cover gasket leaking , big time, need to change the spark plugs wires.
(((
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Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 44
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From: CA
Yes, it is normal. Your mechanic is doesn't know what he is talking about. An OEM shifter shouldn't whine, but most aftermarket short shifters don't have the sound dampening required to stop/reduce tranny whine. The only IS300 short shifter (for the W55 trans) that significantly reduced whine is the Karl-Sport (limited run and discontinued).
**However**
If you get a slight chirping noise with the car in neutral, and it disappears when you push down on the clutch pedal, that's another issue. IIRC, Lexus made a redesigned slave cylinder to stop the chirping.
**However**
If you get a slight chirping noise with the car in neutral, and it disappears when you push down on the clutch pedal, that's another issue. IIRC, Lexus made a redesigned slave cylinder to stop the chirping.
