Are LF-A's always gonna remain NA?
Are LF-A's always gonna remain NA?
Do you think anyone is gonna try to put a supercharger or turbo on any of these?
If it does stay NA, is it impossible to gain anymore horsepower out of these cars considering how technically sensitive they are or I assume them to be?
Thanks for any input, I thought this an interesting topic to share.
Best, Ashtray
If it does stay NA, is it impossible to gain anymore horsepower out of these cars considering how technically sensitive they are or I assume them to be?
Thanks for any input, I thought this an interesting topic to share.
Best, Ashtray
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,351
Likes: 2,745
From: Calgary, AB
That is the trade off. It will sound like a vaccum cleaner just like the Audi RS6 Lambo V10 TT does.
Throttle response, efficiency, ability to do several laps without going into limp mode and pure F1 sound are the advantages of naturally aspirated over turbo.
N/A is all about the purist experience of the most intimate level of connection with the car while turbo is mainly about extracting power from the engine that it is impossible without it.
Throttle response, efficiency, ability to do several laps without going into limp mode and pure F1 sound are the advantages of naturally aspirated over turbo.
N/A is all about the purist experience of the most intimate level of connection with the car while turbo is mainly about extracting power from the engine that it is impossible without it.
Last edited by 05RollaXRS; May 10, 2011 at 08:50 AM.
Trending Topics
Lexus Champion
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,370
Likes: 0
From: NY
Throttle response, efficiency, ability to do several laps without going into limp mode and pure F1 sound are the advantages of naturally aspirated over turbo.
N/A is all about the purist experience of the most intimate level of connection with the car while turbo is mainly about extracting power from the engine that it is impossible without it.
N/A is all about the purist experience of the most intimate level of connection with the car while turbo is mainly about extracting power from the engine that it is impossible without it.
p.s. The Gallardo doesn't sound too bad compared to stock when turbo'd
ClubLexus Stories
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
Top 10 Lexus & Toyotas to Drive Before You Die!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Lexus/Toyotas With The LEAST 5-Year Depreciation
Joe Kucinski
Lexus LC500 Convertible Auction: A Preview of Rising Values?
Brett Foote
GX 550 vs TX 550: Best 3-Row Luxury Lexus Family Hauler
Michael S. Palmer
9 Best Lexus Models You Can Buy for Half Price (And 1 You Shouldn't!)
Joe Kucinski
2026 Lexus NX Buyer's Guide: Models, Features, Prices & More!
Brett Foote
Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Lexus TX 550h+ (& 3 Reasons to AVOID!)
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Lexus & Toyota Models of the 1990s RANKED!
Joe Kucinski
10 Great Toyotas That Could Have Been Lexus Models
Joe Kucinski
Lexus Champion
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,370
Likes: 0
From: NY
moderator edit, post removed - please keep the discussion mature and polite. You can edit this post and replace it with something productive if you like.
Last edited by DaveGS4; May 11, 2011 at 12:35 PM.
Guest
Posts: n/a
Got money 
The hardest part is cracking the Lexus ECU's which has proven to be pretty impossible for later model cars. We have seen twin turbo modified Lambos, Ferraris etc....
It will also take someone who wants to modify a very rare vehicle that might lose value modified.
The hardest part is cracking the Lexus ECU's which has proven to be pretty impossible for later model cars. We have seen twin turbo modified Lambos, Ferraris etc....It will also take someone who wants to modify a very rare vehicle that might lose value modified.
Lexus Connoisseur
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 19,861
Likes: 584
From: USA
Yup...if I owned an LFA, I would leave it in its purest form. Everything stays stock. I think it would be of disrespect to the engine builder and everyone involved in building that specific LFA to modify something that took 10 years of development.
Like Mike mentioned above...anyone who knows Toyota history and tuning knows its impossible to break the ecu coding of any Toyota or Lexus. People have claimed...tried...and still no one has been able to do it to date.
So to answer the OP question...yes it will remain NA for the rest of its production cycle.
Like Mike mentioned above...anyone who knows Toyota history and tuning knows its impossible to break the ecu coding of any Toyota or Lexus. People have claimed...tried...and still no one has been able to do it to date.
So to answer the OP question...yes it will remain NA for the rest of its production cycle.
