RichGS11

Hey man,sorry I never got back to you. I ended up finding a set for 1k in the States and brought them back with me. If you sell the intake separately and the tune I'd be interested. Thanks.

You're one of the lucky ones and I'm so happy for you dude!!!

Sorry to read about this. First 'performace' Lexus I've heard of being targeted. Looks like people are starting to work out the rarity of them and their cost in certain parts of the world! I hope you get it back or at least the money it's worth in insurance. I'd like to think they wouldn't have broken into your house for it, but you can never say for sure.

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I had similar from the front left corner. Couldn't put my finger on it after constant testing. I changed out the old OEM shocks for coilovers and the noise went away. Can only assume the old shocks had seen better days.

I'm looking into a drone to be able to expand on my photography. With a road trip to central and southern France in September with a few mates, I really want to add some more diversity to my images. What drone do you have? I'm looking at DJI's Mavic 3 Pro. My main concern is image quality as opposed to what the drone can do performance wise. Lots of research to carry out my end!

Yeah I covered everything I've had done. Even miniscule pointless things. Someone I know said the same thing you did about PPE film. Couldn't quite believe it, but if they can get out of paying, they will!

I usually do this but on principle I switched anyway. I can't stand the fact that they can magically give it to you lower if you you're leaving, but not just quote you that at the start. Yes I know about business, etc, but it annoys me 😂

I just negotiated mine with Admiral with all mods declared. A lot cheaper than my previous insurer who also wanted over £120 more this year.

I always listen to real world opinions on vehicles, from those that live with them, then I test drive them. I find car reviewers and critics flip flop all the time with their opinions. Plus we all have unconscious bias, preferences and differing needs. I found a review on the ISF that stated it had a confused identity of not being either an all out tarmac terrorist or a gentleman's cruiser, and as a result this was a reason to take points off the board for it. Oddly I absolutely love that about the F range. Nothing better than being able to leisurely drive around in auto at a relaxed pace, then drive onto track in manual and hoon it.

I think they're limiting the show size because of complaints. 4,000 cars last year and not all of them are well behaved.

Yeah for reference dude, when buying PPE headers, as standard they're all LHD. RHD units are custom build and cost more. It's actually an option when choosing the extras you want, such as ceramic coated, equal or unequal length, etc.

Fantastic cars and some really good information here. Not much more I can add. I've played with mine quite a bit and won't be stopping, so if there's any questions you have please ask away. Some really good points raised by Linas. People don't often consider the OEM parts when they purchase a car like this. I have kept all my OEM parts because of this very issue. ISF parts are hard to come by in the UK. You'll be ok for some of the serviceable items, but it can be a challenge finding other parts. That's where RockAuto.com in the States helps out. They're Fantastic for parts and all costs include taxes, so no hidden fees. Good luck.

I'd be interested if you do decide to let them go.

Sadly options are limited unless you can find a custom company.

Thank you Shahpor. Lexus created such an amazing car with the ISF, but I just cannot help putting my stamp on her. The best bit is having a place to store all the old OEM parts, so should there be a day I want to return her to stock, I can do.

....and finally, last weekend involved a drive out to Silverstone for a Coffee Run event. Having a few weeks away from driving the car really made me appreciate what she is and what she can do. Even nearly 2 years on and driving her is still an occasion and fun. I've toyed with replacing her, but to move to an RCF seemed like a waste of money for very little changes considering where the ISF is now and other than the run of the mill and common German equivalents, I find myself in the happy place of not wanting to replace her. This year will see PPE headers and an RR tune, plus a full service and some more weight saving modifications, plus a trip to the south of France and plenty of shows. Thank you for catching up and viewing my post.

So that brings me to 2023 and a new year modification that actually saved me more weight than expected, a carbon bootlid. Initially the SARD wing was to be sold, but the lip spoiler I had purchased to replace it was a bad fit, so the SARD wing stayed (for now). Regarding weight loss, removing the spare and tools, as well as replacing the OEM bootlid was a large saving. Sadly less weight over the rear wheels means more sensible driving in less favorable conditions as she does step out more, but I enjoy the challange and the weight reduction thus far has transformed the car. So much so that even my friends with a DB11 and Gallardo have commented on how fun she is to drive, and how quick she is for what is a heavy sports saloon.

The final post of 2022 was a random one for me. A Japanese car show, on December 4th, 15 minutes from my house! It was dry, there were no salty roads and I decided to take the ISF out for one last spin of 2022. Some lovely cars were present and somehow, the ISF walked away with a Best of Show award. Not something I expected or ever planned on. The ISF (and her siblings) has to be one of the most unknown and underrated cars, even amongst Jap circles! It was pleasant knowing that someone knew what it was and voted on it, which wrapped up my year nicely!

Then it was a case of enjoying the rest of the summer inbetween some very long days and nights with work due to the wildfires, but with autumn closing in, the activities with the car started dwindling.

Then came ExclusiveJDM's Full Scale show that had some incredible cars and a change of wheels. The Wedssport's never really sat well on the car for me, so it was time to have a lower offset (wider stance) and lighter wheels. So I went with some Enkei GTC01RR's as well as a caliper refresh to match them.

After Devon was the addition of the carbon SARD wing, a bolt on wing that does not require drilling of any kind, which helped me decide if I wanted to keep it, without destroying the bootlid. All my modifications are designed so that I can retrospectively return the car to stock.

Then came Japfest, a trip to The Motorist for a ExclusiveJDM's Season Opener and a trip to Devon.

One of the biggest modifications that cost the least than took place. A dechrome of the car, which made an incredible difference, which surprised me when I collected her. I then took the machine polisher to her and ceramic coated the car for show season and a busy summer.

I have always had an addiction with carbon fibre, it's always been something that looks so perfect with modified Jap cars (to me!). Which brings me to the next big modification of last year, carbon bonnet and wings. Now although a questionable modification for weight loss on the front end, since the OEM bonnet is aluminium and OEM wings are not that much lighter than their carbon counterparts. These modifications did remove some weight over the heavy front end, but sadly the images I took of the weights has been lost. It was a marginal amount though and not life changing. I also had to make the ballsy move to cut into a freshly new carbon bonnet for the latches, as I didn't fancy losing it at higher speeds.