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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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hey everyone, just figured i would introduce myself. my names Matt, i just traded my 04 IS300 for a 06 IS350 a few weeks ago and so far its been an awesome car. i also own a 03 Cobra. im looking forward to getting some good info and getting a few ideas on pulling a little more power out of the 350!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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Post pics or you don't have the car! Jk lol congrats!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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haha here's a few, the car has 09 IS wheels and i think 20% tint. BTW, im a Lexus Technician for a living but when it comes to Lexus performance im lost haha!




a little teaser of the Cobra
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Congrats on your new ride! A lot of ideas you can get off of this forum. The first major thing I did when I got my car was lower the car.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Congrats and welcome to CL. The cobra seems to have quite a bit of power lol
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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Welcome and congrats!!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Nice ! and Welcome to CL
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Welcome to CL having another Lexus tech on board is always a good thing.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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congrats on your upgrade and welcome to the forum..
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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If performance is your thing, the money is best spent on your Cobra. Besides the usual suck and blow bolt-ons, there's really much out there in the way of performance mods for our cars. Best bang for your buck would be a rear sway bar, lowering springs or coilovers, a SRI, and an exhaust. A few appearance mods won't hurt either.

Enjoy your car! If there's anything you have a question on search this site. We've been over it all before!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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Welcome to CL!

you'll be disappointed if you are looking for performance mods on the Lexus cus its not meant for speed..
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Congrats and welcome to the Club!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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thanks guys, the 350 is just my DD. im not planning on making it fast, just exhaust, intake, and maybe a set of springs!
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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Welcome to the club bro. Thats a sick *** Cobra you got there. Turbo'd? As for the IS, the only options there really is for the 2IS are exhaust, headers and a intake. You might wanna go with coils because with springs you're gonna get a inch drop so it'll still pretty much look OEM.
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