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Old Aug 1, 2019 | 03:39 PM
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Hey so I’ve been wondering if I should even touch my Lexus as in engine and body wise but what’s holding me back is that I have a awd is250 automatic and thinking if anyone else would recommend it or just leave it all stock ? New to the Lexus scene but seen pretty nice Lexus’s out there and would love to build mine as well but just unsure if building a automatic one would be kind of pointless would love y’alls feedback !
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Old Aug 2, 2019 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Mikeyis250
Hey so I’ve been wondering if I should even touch my Lexus as in engine and body wise but what’s holding me back is that I have a awd is250 automatic and thinking if anyone else would recommend it or just leave it all stock ? New to the Lexus scene but seen pretty nice Lexus’s out there and would love to build mine as well but just unsure if building a automatic one would be kind of pointless would love y’alls feedback !
Engine wise there's not much for 250s that's worth anything. We have 200hp cars and that's that. Body wise I would say spend a little money make it look nice. Vland taillights and headlights. Some window tint and a small trunk lip looks great on these cars and makes them look newer then they are. Alot of people think my cars 2-3 years old but it's a 07. These cars overall aged pretty nicely. Way better then the 3 series(c class aged nicely too) I wouldn't go and get a body kit or anything.
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Old Aug 2, 2019 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by xxmariolxx
Engine wise there's not much for 250s that's worth anything. We have 200hp cars and that's that. Body wise I would say spend a little money make it look nice. Vland taillights and headlights. Some window tint and a small trunk lip looks great on these cars and makes them look newer then they are. Alot of people think my cars 2-3 years old but it's a 07. These cars overall aged pretty nicely. Way better then the 3 series(c class aged nicely too) I wouldn't go and get a body kit or anything.
Oh alright and yeah definitely I was gonna grab some vland tails and head and a lip for sure and was thinking about some other stuff like maybe a diffuser / coils with it as well but thanks for the feedback !
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Old Aug 2, 2019 | 06:30 AM
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This is just me but I wouldn't do stuff with the engine.
Its just not worth it like xxmariolxx said and 250 engines get carbon build up.
If you want more performance I'd just get a 350 and then a little cosmetic stuff.
I understand the price difference between the 250 and 350 but you'll probably be spending more on the 250 engine before you get the same performance as the 350.
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