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Incredible. The must have exhaust.

Yes, having spent many hours reading up on various threads around turbo setups and superchargers. Fact is I have a huge amount of confidence in RR-Racing. They don’t do things by halves, so the testing, development and trialling is second to none. No it’s not cheap, but if you want to preserve the reliability and not risk damaging your car, that’s the price you pay. Thanks, as did I. Even know the turbo guy in the States isn’t making what I am. Thank you, couldn’t agree more. Sure, you can buy turbo kits off eBay, but they tend to go horribly wrong. Just as I won’t fit inferior parts to other areas of my car (OEM or better), I wouldn’t risk grenading my engine with a relatively untested turbo kit. There are several of us now running the supercharger kits, not aware of any significant issues? Had one guy who made a minor mistake with the install (fact some folks have managed to DIY this is testament to Rafi and Simon for making such a comprehensive kit), but generally these are very well thought out and executed.

I’d sum it up like this, no one has successfully fitted and run a turbo setup that has been as reliable or generated as much horsepower as the RR-Racing supercharger kits. Simples! Drop the microphone!

Just watched this episode, I think she would enjoy this forum, she's well know for posting excellent videos on the internet..... 😉

After a TOTAL mare of a journey last night travelling from the Manchester back to Leicester (M6 > Stoke > A50 > M1) I *really* need to get my tyres changed. Took it steady unlike the MANY fools that drove past me and then seconds later ended up the embankment or in the central railings. Thankfully made it back in one piece... I've ran winter tyres on the cars for years but out of laziness on my part didn't get round to sorting them on the GS (OK partly because I keep on thinking of selling it!)...Don't fancy going down the route of swapping them over each season so thought I would look into All Seasons. Thinking the Vredsteins. Anyone have experience of these or any other All Seasons?? Worth it?? Or should I really sort out my advert for selling the car

I wonder what it sounds like inside? Certainly not my 'cup of tea'

Shame, rest of car is prob peachy! Since getting into Lexus ownership and doing lots of homework/research for months before purchase I came to the conclusion that the worst thing Lexus ever done was put a D on the boot lid. Again shame really as I reckon they were running with the flock when there was a glut of heavy oil in the world and manufactures were obliged/urged via tax incentives to have a DERV version in their brochures. I have always been in the mindset that Diesel engines are not suited in small road vehicles, but more like generators and ships! ideally suited to constant revs with constant load ( heavy) for prolonged duration ( hours/days, weeks even) so putting one in a school run never to get muddy 4X4 is not suited to say the least and I do think diesel has had it's day in the small/mid size non commercial vehicle. hopefully you will stick to the Lexus brand because you know they really want to do their upmost best for the end user! cheers Paul m.

The LCCN reference returns the ISBN 0971793573

So got the sump welded today... then cleaned it up and gave it a spray, looking nice and fresh again..... 1 last final inspection of inside the block to make sure nothing had fell in there and hiding and all was ok, applied the toyota sump sealer and dropped the sump on.... Then fitted the sump baffle..... Also noticed something really cool which toyota did. Where the oil return boss has been welded in, the baffle tray already has a nice moulding to it to catch the oil and return it into the sump pan.... Then got the pick up pipe fitted with new gasket and fitted the lower sump pan again with toyota sump sealer.... Also painted the alternator, now i could have stripped this down but i used a trick i think i found on this forum for painting this. I just tucked bits of news paper in between all the gaps so the paint didnt go inside it, then pulled them all out and it worked a treat.... Thats it for now, next plan is to paint the a/c compressor and bracket for power steering pump, also paint the large metal coolant line that goes around the block and make a new coolant line to bypass the auto transmission cooler. Head will be back on saturday now and by then my gasket set should have come from toyota, no over night parts from japan like toretto here!!

None in front or back. Its a limited 5000 leather bound issue. Looks like printed in china for us market. I did research before order and theres a non badged non leather edition . A leather chrome badge version and the black chrome badge version ( i think lol) just kept checking ebay , theres usually some on there at varying prices. this is all the info pages......

Lexus CT as a first car? If that's what he wants fair enough but dare I say a bit dull? Might be worth looking into these offers. First new car I ever had was a Citroen AX and part of the reason was for the free year of insurance with Direct Line. I'd never had insurance in my own name but if I renewed with DL after the first year I got a sizable NCD. Set me up for car insurance and I stayed with DL for quite some time.

I also know for a fact that my IS200t was quicker faster than an M3 because I regularly raced one which a friend had. He got rid of his and got an IS like I had.

As long as the actuator motor is still in place on top of the shock strut no warnings will be given.. John

That is a lovely story. It says a great deal about your relationship with your parents and the trust they had in you. I was an only child, and my mother-in-law and the arrogance to say I was spoilt. My father maintained that you can't spoil a good child!

Nothing too concerning on MOT Also needs someone to properly check it underneath because if MOT was done at Kwik Fit or Halfords, a tiny bit of rust would be classed as corrosion as they love writing up advisories to back themselves up

While working (cough, ahem) from home today I gave the GS a long overdue clean and polish. I don’t have any before pics as I was trying to crack on but I’ve plenty of after ones, I even broke out the SLR. Rubber mats for winter (£20 from eBay) are proving a good buy. Easy to vacuum and then wipe over and allows me to keep the Lexus carpet mats for summer. Having done that little (actually very big) job of cleaning the car, I did another overdue chore... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The post 2008 GS300 used the same as the GS450h

Yes, I've got the Goodyear 4Seasons on mine. Not had much snow in Stockport this winter but in the little we've had the car has performed like there wasn't any.

This. Nope. Never done it. Honest guv Car looks fab by the way! Can't believe your zorsts look THAT shiny!

Salut Etienne ! I love the mods you did to your car! I think the exhaust valve is a clever idea... I'm currently looking for an IS-F, but I won't be the first Frenchman driving an RHD IS-F then... (I live in UK though)

Given that major reasons why people choose the F brand is the combination of performance and reliability, I must admit that I think the measured performance gains provided by Pete's conversion totally in keeping with the car. As a well engineered supercharger implementation puts less overall stress on the engine, I think it's likely to be trouble free for significantly longer that a turbo setup.

I can only think the coolant is contaminated with engine oil or transmission fluid. I would check the levels of both engine and transmission. I suspect the radiator/pipe work had a knock during the work done by your mechanic and it has damaged the transmission oil cooler inside the radiator and it is leaking transmission fluid into the coolant. It is very important that you don't draw coolant into the transmission so I wouldn't use the vehicle again, or possible disconnect the transmission pipes going to/from the radiator and join them together - bypassing the cooler in the radiator.

Replaced the bulbs yesterday, quite a stunning improvement, difficult to know if the bulbs are better or if the old ones were just dimming with age. Actually a very easy job.

Each to their own, but this is exactly how I feel

I don't know the specifics of the ISF conversions but generally I would think you would have more heat issues compared to a supercharger due to increases in boost temps and because it's driven by exhaust gases. Turbos generally need oil/coolant supply also and they will add heat to the respective systems. With regard to a blow off valve, you will either need a dump valve to atmosphere or a recirculating type but without either then compressor stall can occur when coming off throttle. This increases wear on the turbo. Superchargers tend to run lower boost that turbo set ups so may be a little more gentle. Similarly, the install can be a little less complicated to complete. Running higher boost tends to need a change of compression and block work which isn't needed for the supercharged route initially. We all know you can get 600bhp+ from supercharger set up so can't see you needing much more than that. Added to the fact it's proven reliable then your can't go wrong. The 420bhp the car already has is more than enough for me where I live, any more is a waste. A guy I that lives near me had a C63 with around 500bhp and he can't catch me on the back roads as he just wheel spins. All just my opinion obviously but I bet you bust the car somehow if you try to turbo. Marcus

I'd gobble her air biscuits any day of the week!

Its softer suspension is better by a mile (not driven a 10plate+ F so dont know how it compares to the later Fs). Beacuse it has the supercharger it feels rapid 0-60.. its might have similar 0-60 as the F, but it feels alot quicker. Sounded awesome too. Throw a £1000 at it and you get another 50bhp & 100torque (aprox) and exhaust work. I loved it and would buy one again. What bought me back to the F was maintainance cost and reliability tbh.

if you get stuck in the snow you can turn the traction control off ,but only use it to get yourself free and moving again once your free turn off the car then start the car like normal. http://srmotorcars.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/how-to-disable-traction-control-on.html