LS1 Lexus! Stopped by Pro Tuning Performance..

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Apr 10, 2010 | 05:16 PM

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Zar

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LSx > all motors talked about in this thread.

Honestly an SC could be LSx'd for a lot less than 33k.

For sure less than 10k.

Apr 10, 2010 | 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pas4116

the 1uz is very easy to reach 400hp..and its already in your car....and when you blow it up it only cost between $200-500 all day long to replace...

at least 400

its a 6 main bolt motor, spend some cash to get some rods and pistons, throw 20-25 psi at it.

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Originally Posted by Zar

LSx > all motors talked about in this thread.

Honestly an SC could be LSx'd for a lot less than 33k.

For sure less than 10k.

2j... for less then 4k then 2-3K invested run 600hp all day

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Apr 10, 2010 | 07:19 PM

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FuMoFFuTT

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^^ I'd have to agree with JDM muscle.

It'll cost me $3k to swap a 2JZ-GTE into my car without the tune-up. I'm guessing with tune-up it would cost a bit more, put another 3k into it and I have myself a monster..

Apr 10, 2010 | 08:45 PM

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vietunit

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+1 with the 2jz.

But props for the LS1 IS300. I remember reading a member of SF that did a swap and brought it to TX2K10 as well.

Not something you see everyday.

Apr 11, 2010 | 02:20 AM

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Zar

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There is a reason why people are putting LSx's in everything with wheels and not 2j's.

JUSTSAYIN

Apr 11, 2010 | 03:13 AM

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TRD_Power

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Originally Posted by JDMmuscle

A good rule of thumb for a motor swap involving a different motor then stock....

Always take the totel amount you think it will be and double it

This is dead on. My friend put a 2JZ-GTE into his E36 M3 and it ended up costing almost 4-times what the shop said it would. He eventually bailed out on the whole project, bought a new M3, and parted out the whole car. I personally would LOVE to have a beefed up LS1 SC, but I have better things to spend money on for now

Apr 11, 2010 | 09:39 AM

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Zar

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Uhhh... so we are talking having shops do the install/all the work?

Ugh.

Apr 11, 2010 | 12:03 PM

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madmax98

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Originally Posted by Zar

There is a reason why people are putting LSx's in everything with wheels and not 2j's.

JUSTSAYIN

yeah! and what's that??

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Apr 11, 2010 | 01:18 PM

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Zar

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Weight, size, power band, cost of parts, gas mileage. Honestly, the argument is pretty weak, because we are comparing a v8 5.7 to a 3l i6.

They both are good motors and are placed in many different platforms, and if you shop around can be had for similar prices if you shop around.

Apr 11, 2010 | 02:14 PM

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Asha'man

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Need to lose those engine covers in a bad way.

Apr 11, 2010 | 02:28 PM

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lol i'm going to boost the 1UZ.. i was just admiring the work done.. i've never even heard of an ls1 lexus so my jaw dropped when i saw it.. and i may have drooled a little