I agree here, I have driven a Calloway Corvette, a ZR1, LT1, Various Mercedes convertables, and even a couple small Turbo cars and the GS is a great combination of luxury and spirted driving feel... my only complant is that it lags from time to time from slow speed to WOT but I here the TC and LSD change that quite a bit. If I were not so interested in going FI I would have already added these Mods.

 

Don't think so, but there is a similar model made by TRD specifically for the GS / Aristo. It keeps the stock 3.23 gearing

 

Is that the same one sold by Carson Toyota?

 

I dropped off my car at the dealership early this morning to have my long awaited PI TC installed to match my LSD and recently installed Hayden cooler.To make a long story short my Lexus tech called me about noon today leaving me a voice mail message saying "quote" " Oh my God" " your car is now a monster" "Wow I am so impressed with the PI TC fitment not to mention your car is very responsive and quick". "I never thought a GS 400 could feel this way" " This is an awsome mod!!!!" ...........Needless to say I got the message an hour later and had to leave the office for I could not focus on work and had to see & drive my car.

The only thing I could say is "why did I wait so long" My GS is so very awake and extremly responsive. It's so cool when you hit the 2800 rpm range the car becomes a monster...........After leaving the dealership I pulled up to the first red light & noticed a new red 350 Z with exhaust next to me!
I chuckled and quickly turned off the VSC saying to myself here is the true test. The 350Z driver & I glanced at each other and signaled the its on look. The light turned green and all I can say is I WOT the silver monster only to leave some serious rubber and then some traction smoking the 350Z by at least 3 -4 cars. The Z driver was totally stunned & shocked and asked me at the next light what I had under the hood." I responded "it is stock" He looked at me in total disbelief nodding his head........

All I can say is I am really happy I completed the LSD and TC combo because my car truely feels like a performance machine with a new attitude..........

 

Sooo nice to hear these stories - I love my LSD and TC

Jonny

 

now you are really going to have to let me drive the monster on sunday..lol congrats man.

 

I love my combo as well. Makes the GS so much funner to drive. Now you will really need to practice your launch because you can waste a lot of time spinning rubber not to mention wearing out your tires. A proper launch can yield you a low 5 second run to 60mph. Reset your ECU, VSC off with sport mode on and the GS4 comes one hell of a fast car.

 

Always good to hear another satisfied "TC/LSD" owner! I LOVE using e-shift around town in 3rd gear and the feel of instant throttle response it gives-the car just LEAPS forward like a beast!
Have fun...

 

Now there's a headline!

 

Congrats Al! I've not heard of anyone (certainly not me) with this combo that isn't thrilled!

 

are there any driveability issues with havign a higher stall torque converter? i want to keep my lexus driving like a lexus hehe but it juts sounds soo good from what u guys r saying..

 

No issues at all with the TC, the only difference that I noticed was that the car was much more repsonsive.

 

Congrats Al!

To me, the difference between the car before the TC/LSD combo and after is the difference between day and night. It is almost as if it is a completely different car - engine wise.

Even the tranny shifts smoother! Just amazing. This combo should be offered by Lexus as a sport package option!

 

I didn't get a ride but I got a vid of Al's car from a stop light taking off and man its sounded like a Monster off the line. I wish I would have pulled my vid our earlier when Al and Terry (Teelex) raced from the stop light after the meet, Al's car just fish tailed off the line to the left i thought he was going to hit Terry..lol but man when the wheels got grip of the road it was off like a plane. I was far behind in my gs3 watching Both al's car with the led/tc and Terry's car lsd just really have more punch. congrats to both of you.

 

That definately was some fun. I wanted to line up with another GS to test my LSD/TC combo so obviously Teelex's 430 with his LSD was the best choice. We lined up at the light with me in the middle Teelex to my left and Bluelex to my right. I decided to launch the car as I have read on CL by others. I tried to keep it at 2800 rpm feeling the rear 285 S03 tires just about to give out and the body starting to flex I launched it when the light turned green and to my amazement the car still lost traction & started to drift a little close into Teelex's lane but I quickly corrected it regained traction and off I went 0-80 in seconds and backing off!!! wow!! What can I say, It is so very true the TC makes a huge difference. Since I had the LSD for a couple weeks I can certainly tell the big difference adding the TC. Needless to say I was ahead of Teelex by about a car and a half give or take but that was expected with the TC. I earlier had asked Teelex to drive my car so he can compare the difference but he was hesitant because he knew he would be inclined to purchase the TC!! I am almost certain by now that Teelex is on the phone ordering his TC from Carson.