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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 07:29 PM
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What are some good mods I can get for my IS300 fsport?

- Recommendation for a front carbon lip?
- any type of boost mods?
- is it worth chipping the car to boost it?

Weblinks and everything appreciated. Located in Toronto Canada btw.
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No boost mods worth speaking of.

Not worth chipping. Still incredibly slow.

Lip... there are threads for that.
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How about ecu tune?
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200t=forever slow. all tunes all mods. you may get a little more oomph best case scenario but it'll barely put you on par with a stock 328i.

honestly save your money and enjoy the car as is =) get some tires!
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Is there any viable ecu tune for the is350?
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I believe "RR racing" or something like that makes one. Check out the performance section of the 3IS forum
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Is there any viable ecu tune for the is350?
RR makes a super charger and tuning options, reported right around 450whp with their supercharger and tune.
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Originally Posted by anguyen3
What are some good mods I can get for my IS300 fsport?

- Recommendation for a front carbon lip?
- any type of boost mods?
- is it worth chipping the car to boost it?

Weblinks and everything appreciated. Located in Toronto Canada btw.
assuming you gave the 18+ is300 which is the 4cyl turbo.

1. Only a few company makes front lips and they are still super expensive, I went with Ikon motorsports artisan knockoff lip I’m non carbon.
NIA also makes a full lip kit. Some are popping up out of Taiwan.

2. Tom’s, vivid racing, Berger, and a handful of others make a tuning box. All will give you mid range hp and torque, right around 21-25whp and torque, intake and full exhaust will help. Best bang for your buck is a cat less down pipe, full exhaust, intake, and custom tune, you should be able to brake the 300whp mark but then your turbo runs out of steam and you need a turbo upgrade. If you want to retain your warranty, get a intake and tubing box, take it off when you go in for service or warranty work, you should net 25whp and torque in the mid range.

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Originally Posted by TonyN

RR makes a super charger and tuning options, reported right around 450whp with their supercharger and tune.
I wonder how well the transmission holds up to this amount of power for daily use.
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Originally Posted by Meraki Autoworks
What year is your IS?

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Old Dec 21, 2018 | 08:28 AM
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Any recommended shops in Toronto I can go to do get the ECU tune?

As for intakes, which one do you recommend and where would I get it?

This is a 2016 IS300 fsport btw.
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There's only two places on the planet I know of tuning the 4 turbo.

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Taiwan
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