supergimp2000

Hi all im a newbie to engine modifications stupid question but i want to make my IS200 faster i know about the TTE supercharger but they are very rare and haven't managed to find one yet, but untill i do what other things could i look at to increase performance on my car? i want to take it upto atleast 200BHP maybe slightly more

Hi I was just wondering if someone had the fitting pipe work for the lexus is200 induction kit they looking to sell today around cardiff, southwales?

I'm not going to say your engine won't def blow up, that depends on so much, but if you set it up similar to the tte setup it should be safe.

awesome! thanks for all your help buddy very much appreciate it

Its funny how so many ppl buy these cars and expect them to be fast lol

Its like every week i see "how do i make my IS200 faster" they werent designed to be fast and is not that type of car.

If you supercharge it you'll get what you want just, if you can justify the cost. Ive read a SC IS200 is faster than a stock IS300, but it still wont be blistering performance...

ah i know right, dont get me wrong im not a racer person at all i don't know nothing about cars and i only bought the lexus because it was black and had cream leather looks classy so i was just like oh yeah, but didnt really realise how slow they were lol im driving and im seeing corsa's take off quicker than me thats not cool lol

It's not going to look pretty, but your looking at a safe 200bhp IMHO.

that's ok, sorry for all the questions im just rather curious, so ther'd be no chance of blowing up my engine or falts is there doing it this way? as im more drawn to this side now lol

oh right i see what you mean, so in reality how much of a budget could this be done on? im guessing it would be abit more than £2K

Maybe not

Manifold £150

Welding - free if you do it?

Turbo £100 for second hand

Black box will do if staying below 0.3 bar - £70

Intercooler - £100

Pipework and hoses - £100

Filter - £50

Down pipe fabrication by exhaust shop - £150 to £200

That's if you search for parts, and fit it yourself.

that is pretty cheap, are there any cons to do it this way? what kinda power output am i looking at doing it this way?

It costs quite a bit to turbo the Lexus because parts are rare. A company called ikengineering make a manifold but its not cheap.

If you cut the flange of a single turbo manifold for a 1jzgte and reweld on a flange that matches the is200's engines head then its a lot cheaper cause the 1jz manifolds are very popular so can be picked up cheaper. Then use a turbo off a Nissan or something. Cheap as chips.

oh right i see what you mean, so in reality how much of a budget could this be done on? im guessing it would be abit more than £2K

Turbo it, there's a lad on another forum that's just welded a new flange to a 1jz turbo manifold to make a cheap manifold for the 1gfe. Makes the cost of a cheap turbo kit plummet!

sorry mate you've totally lost me there buddy haha

what sort of power ratings are you looking to achieve Jalil.?

umm if im honest mate im not really too sure possibly around the 220bhp mark ive just noticed that for a 2ltr car its pretty slugish as standard (my personal opinion anyway)

Turbo is way more expensive so I've been told. Supercharger is about £2k as Ian says, if you're lucky enough to find one for sale.

thanks for the reply, iv'e found a kit so far which seems to be selling with the actual car for £2000

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/lexus-is-200-with-tte-supercharger-kit-project/1012722287#gallery-item-full-5

but the kit looks kinda battered to me?

Sorry but the only way to really tune the is200 is turbocharging or supercharger, obviously either way is'nt cheap. Chips dont make any difference on these engines.

Thanks for the fast reply, stupid moment, but when you say turbocharging i guess you mean just putting a turbo in the car? so far my budget is around the 2K mark which isn't a lot i guess for what i'm asking for is there anything you recommend for this kinda budget?

Hi guys,

im a newbie don't really know much about cars ect...but wanted some advice from most people here i got a lexus is200 standard, i want to make it a bit faster & a bit more powerful i got told i could remap the car but when i called the place that does it they told me that remapping the car wouldn't do anything and i wouldn't really notice a difference but then i got told today that i could look into a stage 2 upgrade could somebody help me please?