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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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im new to modification and i was just wondering.. what modification do i have to do to increase my 0 to 60?
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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there are not any that will make a significant/noticeable difference unless you plan to do an engine swap or supercharger...the best would be to reduce as much weight as possible so stripping the car... if you want like 1/10-2/10 of a second an air intake and exhaust...but that is more for the sound than performance...

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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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you'll notice a diffrence with an exhast upgrade and an intake/ecu combo. it will 'feel' faster though your 0-60 will only be minimally effected.

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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by odj1989
im new to modification and i was just wondering.. what modification do i have to do to increase my 0 to 60?

tape a brick underneath the gas pedal- that way you cant give'er WOT!


Anyways - I would try to decrease my 0-60 time rather than increasing it..
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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You don't say what your car is.

If it's an IS250 the best bang for the buck is to trade it in for an IS350. Seriously.

If you have an IS350 then...not much. Almost nothing that's worth the cost certainly.

Options for the IS350 that will help but aren't really worth it-

Intake- 5 hp tops, pricing from $109 to north of 400

Exhaust- 5-12 hp depending how legal you want to keep it, pricing ranges from $600ish to $1600ish

That's about it for adding hp.

Well, there's a supercharger kit that nobody sells anymore because almost nobody bought one... it was 5-6k for about 40 rwhp. You can find one used once in a while.

Or nitrous, one user has run a 50 and a 65 shot without blowing up his motor.


Beyond that weight reduction as mentioned... lighter wheels are probably your best bet here, but they won't be cheap especially if you also want them to look good.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by liazon
you'll notice a diffrence with an exhast upgrade and an intake/ecu combo. next step is an LSD upgrade w/ torque converter. do some searching on the website and welcome.
Most of the above doesn't exist for the 2IS (well, apart from the intake and exhaust, but they don't do much)
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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i own a is350..
i notice there are something called short ram? is there any difference between that and intake and which one increases hp for better 0 to 60 time and what brand intake or short ram are good for is350
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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lose 30 pounds your passenger seat back seat and take a dump before you pull =] other than that theres not much else you can do

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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by odj1989
i own a is350..
i notice there are something called short ram? is there any difference between that and intake and which one increases hp for better 0 to 60 time and what brand intake or short ram are good for is350
A short ram -is- an intake.

A poorly designed one too since it sucks in hot under-hood engine air.

It will make the car louder and the hp change will be anywhere from -5 to +5 depending on conditions. It should be so tiny as to be totally unnoticeable either way, while costing more, and doing less, than just getting the Joe Z intake.
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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lose weight! grab a subways sandwich and join weight watchers!

that and strip your car, slap on 1 piece forged or other lightweight wheels and nice grippy tires.
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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www.dragtimes.com go there and check out some is350 1/4 miles times... most of them just have joez intake... i would also look in to gettin joez exhaust... probbly the best thing u can do for an is350... lighter rims... volk re 30s... then wt reduction.. take out passenger seat...
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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im wondering what performance upgrades can be done to the IS350 as well,
im shopping around for one right now, i test drove one last week. i fell in love! cant wait to get one, its quick, but coming from a 10sec daily driver, i would prefer a bit more power.

with 11.8:1 CR i would think that some aftermarket agressive camshafts would do wonders in horsepower gains. any info on cams out there??
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz

If you have an IS350 then...not much. Almost nothing that's worth the cost certainly.

Options for the IS350 that will help but aren't really worth it-

Intake- 5 hp tops, pricing from $109 to north of 400

Exhaust- 5-12 hp depending how legal you want to keep it, pricing ranges from $600ish to $1600ish

That's about it for adding hp.

Well, there's a supercharger kit that nobody sells anymore because almost nobody bought one... it was 5-6k for about 40 rwhp. You can find one used once in a while.

Or nitrous, one user has run a 50 and a 65 shot without blowing up his motor.


Beyond that weight reduction as mentioned... lighter wheels are probably your best bet here, but they won't be cheap especially if you also want them to look good.
This remains as true as when it was first posted. A week ago.

No aftermarket cams available either.

If you want a 10 second car, this isn't it.
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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well in that case, the only other thing that would help especially with 0-60 times is lghtweight wheels.
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