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2016 IS300 with 350 ECU

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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by anthonys2r
ECU's have immobilizers tied to the keys/car. Its not a direct plug and play.
Would have to get it coded with a Techstream but nothing that wont take an hour or so.

Just wondering if the car will have the Sport + mode after the ECU swap.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by redline.gT
Would have to get it coded with a Techstream but nothing that wont take an hour or so.

Just wondering if the car will have the Sport + mode after the ECU swap.
Nope. That is a mechanical piece on the suspension that only the IS350s come with.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 09:44 AM
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Someone with a 3IS300 should test out the ECU tune from Orange Virus Tuning to verify their 55-75 HP gain on the detuned 2GR-FSE. Several folks in the 2IS community are happy with the ECU tuning results from OVtuning so the results appear to be legitimate.

https://www.ovtuned.com/collections/...e-package-2015
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by EZZ
Nope. That is a mechanical piece on the suspension that only the IS350s come with.
Yes that's a given.

Just don't want the car to say it's in Sport+ mode when all the components are missing.

It's something minor but it would bug me.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by redline.gT
Yes that's a given.

Just don't want the car to say it's in Sport+ mode when all the components are missing.

It's something minor but it would bug me.
If that were a concern, it seems you could just use an ECU from a non-F Sport 350, which does not have Sport S+.
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Old Jan 5, 2017 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by redspencer
Someone with a 3IS300 should test out the ECU tune from Orange Virus Tuning to verify their 55-75 HP gain on the detuned 2GR-FSE. Several folks in the 2IS community are happy with the ECU tuning results from OVtuning so the results appear to be legitimate.

https://www.ovtuned.com/collections/...e-package-2015

This!
I currently have Orange Virus' base tune for the 3is and it feels good - a lot more peppy!
It even changed my exhaust note slightly to a more deep sound on the lower rpms (which is appreciated as I was suffering from some rasp down low)

Waiting for the flashing cables to get in so that I can datalog and flash updates.
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