solo

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oh, so sweet....

-sOlo-

lightwave76

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wow so clean, like a work art... TTE

RMMGS4

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As far as i can tell, this looks like an IS model with a V8 motor.

Looks beautiful tho.

What is it ?

Richie

It is the only running IS430 from TTE in Koln Germany.
If my info is correct it has been supercharged by now.

bchau_gt

Is the RMM IS430 not running anymore?

The TTE IS430 looks so much better than the RMM one though.

Richie

I don't know if the RMM one is running or not but like I said, this black one is the only RUNNING one from TTE. The silver IS430 (the famous one from the Essen show) never did run.

I like the 6spd they put in the RMM car but the paint on that car is a bit.........not my taste.

bchau_gt

I agree. I thought the RMM paint job was kinda fugly.

solo

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This is the IS430 by TTE over in the other side of the world... for most of us. Wanted to point out the super clean job and that custom carbon fiber intake piping to work inconjunction with the stock IS300 airbox... attention to deatail and just professionally done.

-sOlo-

bchau_gt

Yup, I always thought the TTE IS430 was amazing.

solo

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You guys think that TTE strut bar will clear our GE motors? Looks like it's really close or touching the 430 engine cover...

-sOlo-

Also kinda looks like the TRD bar... maybe just the color....

bchau_gt

Hmmm, I don't know, but I like the PLP bars for our car (see below), especially when they're anodized in black. The TTE bar is probably just really close to the engine cover.

rominl

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yes that's the tte is430, one of the only two running in the world. the other running is430 is by rmm. the tte is430 was in the shop for blower since early this yr, no idea if it's done already or not and if so, what's the power number

that's the trd stb. it will not fit on our is300. the ge engine on our car is super high, that's why it doesn't clear at all. the v8 is a lot lower for the clearence. i love the look of that bar, never been a fan of 3 piece design stb.

what a beauty. and yes, comparing the two, i like the tte is430 a lot more than the rmm one. this one is just done so much nicer and smoother imho, i love the stock look.

thanks for the pics solo, what a dream....

LXOGOOD

Yep, Henry is correct. The TTE was the FIRST to take on this project but ran into many problems along the way which slowed them down. The shame about all of this was when Lexus hired RMM to do the job and it overshadowed the whole TTE project. I remember having vids on my old computer system of when they first fired up the TTE car. It shouded like a beast. Nice find solo...

rominl

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this is where i don't understand lexus/toyota. why they don't support tte at all, imho tte has been doing quite a good job over there in europe. they not only forced tte to buy a is200 (or 300 i don't know), they also said they couldn't give tte a 430 engine, and they had to BUY a whole new ls430 (yeah, not a gs430) for the engine, and then ship the ls430 with no engine back to toyota.

that's why tte ran into a lot of financial problem just to get the car and the engine. the rest was all about engineering, time, and money, and you guys know how it goes

on the other hand, YRS later (and i mean YEARS), lexus contract off rmm to build another is430. this time they gave them FREE is300 AND gs430, and provide all the computer wiring, ecu info, etc... for them to build the car. what was lexus thinking? oh and umm..... you don't thikn rmm figure out all the computer problems right?

Richie

Wasn't it Lexus USA that commisioned the RMM car?