black200

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKW1yy6HYc there's a sound clip. Look for a 1jz occupying my engine bay by 09'

most likely swaybar links. I have same symptoms and swaybar links are totally finished. get them checked.

its a nightmare to change the filter, get someone else to do it :D

Castol is a semi-synthetic AND NOT FULL SYNTHETIC - and due to a loop hole is called full synthetic, following a lengthy lawsuit. Castrol's origins hark back to castor bean oil and generally speaking isn't fully synthetic. However i've had several laps of a local race track (10+) at 135 degrees celcius (unbeknown to me is complete and utter engine suicide) and the 1g-fe copped it no problem, and still makes similar power to what it did when i aquired the car 60k miles ago. HOWEVER, the 1g-fe is a really, really, REALLY conservatively built and 'tuned' engine. At a recent track meet, my IS saw over 6 hours of continuous rev-limiter-bashing treatment by me and 5 other drivers over 350km of track work and the thing NEVER missed a beat. It still starts no problem and pulls as hard as it did from day one. Notwithstanding HOT australian weather conditions. It ran the whole day on castrol edge with no problem. However though my DEFI oil pressure gauge, i've noticed quite a large drop in oil pressure in all driving conditions using Royal Purple Fully Synthetic oil. A drop in oil pressure relates loosely to a higher flow rate or viscosity... which is essentially what you want from an engine oil. Thickness or thiness doesn't matter, viscosity is the key. My point is, the 1g-fe will be bullet-proof regardless of which engine oil you use, but if you want the best for whatever reason, castrol edge is not what you should use.

Lexus IS200 = Toyota Altezza AS200 L edition (luxury)

things are going to happen soon marketh my words

i've got Hertz HSK165 Splits in the front of my IS200, they don't work with standard headunit or standard amp. I highly recommend any pioneer headunit (they all give the same sound quality from the base model to to the flagship - same MOSFET chip) and aftermarket speakers and an amplifyer to drive the speakers.

thanks for the kind words folks, i enjoy this car every single day - never stops making me smile the supra brakes are an amazing upgrade, are they not? Jamie - i LOVE bottom, saving up for season 3rd season. Eddie and ritchie ever cease to amaze me. Bieng half english i guess it is in the blood!

who likes supra brakes? :D

does anyone know if the is200 and is300 radiators are the same/similar?

someone from altezaclub aus is doing a group buy, $30 US each... "cheap as chips" lol

What does everyone think of these designs for a t shirt? Had a mate just e-mail me these designs i think they look toight

ummmm... they're TTE wheels

good lord! makes me think twice about replacing my current cat with a high flow item :S

first of all, the teins will just bolt up. I think the pillow mounts they come with will be fine. However they will be really, really soft. Like softer than standard.. yuck! If i was you, i'd look at a set of Buddy club N+ damper... they have those in england right? Either get a set of those or tein flex.. super street are also way, way too soft. Also, d2's a the worst coil overs ever made. How do i know this? I work in the aftermarket parts industry. D2's, K Sports, G4's HDS, they're all utter crap. Get teins, buddy clubs, or some other Japanese brand of coilovers Buy a quality set of coilovers now, so you don't have the replace them agian in only 6 months.