Yugguy
Torque King
OK, so I am quite fancying a Lexus IS250. There seem to be no major issues with these cars beyond if the servicing is neglected and the oil low the camshaft can tick when it opens valves.
I can check that pretty easily. And buy carefully.
However it's not the fastest. The auto is 8.5 0 to 60. Now this isnt the fault of the engine as such. It gives 205bhp which isnt bad for a 2.5 litre. It's just that the car is a luxury saloon packed with stuff and heavy. The GS300 is nice but a bit big for me.
In America you can get a kit, http://www.armaspeed.com/eng/goods.php?act=cat&no=29
it gives you another 100bhp. Sweet yes, but it's about £4000
So it got me thinking. I'd be happy with 230/240. Apparantly you can get around 220bhp with new exhaust headers but they are nigh on £1000 as well and might lose some lowdown torque.
From what I can tell the injectors and fuel pump off an IS250 are the same as a GS300 so must be able to flow more fuel. The Arma kit uses an uprated injector but that's cos it needs to service the fuel for another 100bhp.
Why couldn't I just get a supercharger and intercooler for a few hundred off ebay, get my own pipes made up, and just run it with mild boost to get 230/240bhp?
It makes sense to my limited brain but am I actually talking complete rubbish?
I can check that pretty easily. And buy carefully.
However it's not the fastest. The auto is 8.5 0 to 60. Now this isnt the fault of the engine as such. It gives 205bhp which isnt bad for a 2.5 litre. It's just that the car is a luxury saloon packed with stuff and heavy. The GS300 is nice but a bit big for me.
In America you can get a kit, http://www.armaspeed.com/eng/goods.php?act=cat&no=29
it gives you another 100bhp. Sweet yes, but it's about £4000
So it got me thinking. I'd be happy with 230/240. Apparantly you can get around 220bhp with new exhaust headers but they are nigh on £1000 as well and might lose some lowdown torque.
From what I can tell the injectors and fuel pump off an IS250 are the same as a GS300 so must be able to flow more fuel. The Arma kit uses an uprated injector but that's cos it needs to service the fuel for another 100bhp.
Why couldn't I just get a supercharger and intercooler for a few hundred off ebay, get my own pipes made up, and just run it with mild boost to get 230/240bhp?
It makes sense to my limited brain but am I actually talking complete rubbish?