Best Perf. Chip for 2011 IS 350
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no im just not knowledgable on the subject of car tuning yet. maybe if you could guide me into a certain direction to create the abillity to tune or chip my car that would be resourceful or tell me otherwise. instead of being a self-centerened ego-trip, putting me down for things i dont know.
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No chips are out for the 2IS. Encryption is super heavy or something.
Performance increasers
Intake - I would reccomend F Sport or Joez - 5hp - $300 or $150
Exhaust - Reccomended F Sport or JoeZ - 5-10hp $1000 or $1300ish
Headers - PPE is the only option - 16-20 hp - $800 ish
Supercharger - Super expensive for minimal gains. (5000+ for like 40 hp)
I think thats about it.
Alittle searching around the performance forum will find you lots of info
Performance increasers
Intake - I would reccomend F Sport or Joez - 5hp - $300 or $150
Exhaust - Reccomended F Sport or JoeZ - 5-10hp $1000 or $1300ish
Headers - PPE is the only option - 16-20 hp - $800 ish
Supercharger - Super expensive for minimal gains. (5000+ for like 40 hp)
I think thats about it.
Alittle searching around the performance forum will find you lots of info
no im just not knowledgable on the subject of car tuning yet. maybe if you could guide me into a certain direction to create the abillity to tune or chip my car that would be resourceful or tell me otherwise. instead of being a self-centerened ego-trip, putting me down for things i dont know.
Lou
Like others have said, performance chips don't exist. If you do find one, its won't do anything at all but cost you money. Like Hoac said - Intake, Headers & Exhaust is pretty much it. Supercharge is an option, but without being able to tune the car, you can't really get that far. You can always trade up for an IS-F tho 
Last edited by KillaIS250; Mar 27, 2012 at 10:44 PM.
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Performance increasers
Intake - I would reccomend F Sport or Joez - 5hp - $175 or $125
Exhaust - Reccomended F Sport or JoeZ - 5-10hp $1000 or $1300ish
Headers - PPE is the only option - 16-20 hp - $800 ish
Supercharger - Super expensive for minimal gains. (5000+ for like 40 hp)
Intake - I would reccomend F Sport or Joez - 5hp - $175 or $125
Exhaust - Reccomended F Sport or JoeZ - 5-10hp $1000 or $1300ish
Headers - PPE is the only option - 16-20 hp - $800 ish
Supercharger - Super expensive for minimal gains. (5000+ for like 40 hp)
Axle-back exhaust range from $250 for the M2 exhaust (copy of Tanabe exhaust which I'd recommend ~ $700) to a couple grand. They all give about 8-12hp with the main difference being the exhaust note/loudness. F-Sport and JoeZ are some of the louder exhausts. 30mins to install at an indy shop or an hour with help from a friend.
Headers are some serious business and require some mechanical know-how or a decent mechanic to swap. Not for the light-hearted but also some of the bigger hp gains.
Turbo/superchargers don't make any sense as the cost doesn't add up for the hp gains. As was mentioned, if you're going to drop the money on a supercharger you'd be better off just getting an IS-F (or have lots of connections.)
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no im just not knowledgable on the subject of car tuning yet. maybe if you could guide me into a certain direction to create the abillity to tune or chip my car that would be resourceful or tell me otherwise. instead of being a self-centerened ego-trip, putting me down for things i dont know.
Try the search function.
