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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 09:39 PM
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I recently purchased a 2008 is 250. The car is stock and was curious if there are any particular upgrades that would be best to start with?
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 05:42 AM
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Well, you're in the first gen is300 forum... But it all depends on what you want to do?
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Performance wise on the 2IS? Mod for sound.

You cant make a lot of power with any bolt on mods for the 2IS. Full exhaust + intake + headers will get you maybe ~30hp. You can boost but a supercharger will cost you ~$5k for about 50-70 hp and you will still be slower than a 350.
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Thanks for the info. And sorry for the misplaced post I realized it after the fact.
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Thanks for the info. And sorry for the misplaced post I realized it after the fact.
Were you asking about mods in general or just performance wise? I noticed it was in the performance section so thats why I posted my response
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I am talking about performance cause I am a little dissapointed in the output of the 2.5 v6
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I am talking about performance cause I am a little dissapointed in the output of the 2.5 v6
Then you should trade it in for a 350 or F. Thats the best way to gainmore hp for the least amount of money
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I think I'm gonna look into that thanks for the input.
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Then you should trade it in for a 350 or F. Thats the best way to gainmore hp for the least amount of money
This.
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