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Lexus Quad Exhaust
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:18 pm
by Josh_Emerton
WOW. I was driving (well, dad was) along today, and I see a new Lexus in front of me, and then I register these quad oval exhausts in a \/ shape! Looks SOOOO cool! I'll find a pic...gimme a sec... (Josh is a douche, I just realised that you won't be giving me a sec because it will be instant to you, but its a few seconds to me to find the pic, oh, bugger it, heres the pic:
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:23 pm
by Ellimist
ewwww thats gotta be one of the ugliest rear ends of 2009
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:26 pm
by aspir3
That looks great on that car. I assume it is a V8.
I would like to fit a black rear diffuser to my car but with only single exhaust.
I don't like twin exhaust tips on single exhaust systems, especially on 4 cylinder vehicles.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:29 pm
by PYLee
ISF is a winner
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:34 pm
by Aspired
Yes it is a V8. It is meant to be Toyotas, well Lexus answer to the BMW M3.
Quad tips. but only 2 are connected, 2 of them are fake.
Lexus ISF -
http://www.lexus.com.au/model/isf/
update:
311kw 505NM 5ltr V8, 32-valve, DOHC with roller rockers, four valves per cylinder (titanium intake valves), alloy cylinder block and high performance scavenge oil pump. Dual intake system allows variable length intake and dual intake port
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:36 pm
by Ellimist
that makes it even worse that theres some fakes.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:43 pm
by tjoz
I saw one of these the other day, a blue one. They look nicer out on the road than in pictures.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:54 pm
by PYLee
i saw a white one on the road , and i almost crash my car looking at it lol
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:39 pm
by bobcrusader
I'm lucky enough to say I've driven one. Handy being related to the Lexus chief mechanic in Australia. Nice enough, I suppose, but I think a slightly tuned Ralliart is MUCH better value for money, despite the cool exhausts.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:45 pm
by tryg
Funniest thing I have ever seen was a Lexus drag off a GTS Commonbore... And the Lexus was driven by an old man!
Sure would have scrambled the GTS driver's brain... but they persist with their tractor-technology pushrod motor still....
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:52 pm
by Graham
looks pretty cool i reckon
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:59 pm
by jolly_tas
would look a bit strange on a cold morning with steam only coming from two exhausts! At least if its the bottom ones that are real it wouldnt be as noticeable! lol
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:04 pm
by Aspired
tryg wrote:Funniest thing I have ever seen was a Lexus drag off a GTS Commonbore... And the Lexus was driven by an old man!
Sure would have scrambled the GTS driver's brain... but they persist with their tractor-technology pushrod motor still....
Nothing wrong with a pushrod motor.
I actually prefer the good old Windsor motor that is in the T3 T-Series over the quad overhead cam V8 engines that Ford use now. The T3 engine is soo much more livelier and a heap more fun to drive.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:23 pm
by tryg
You may like it.. but it is not the way to make power... taxable horsepower robbing your output.. I never said there was anything wrong with it, just was comprehensively beaten and outmastered by a technologically superior engine...
but if you like the clunky old stuff... good onya!
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:29 pm
by JaCe
Def looks better in the flesh but at that price, I think I'd rather pony up a bit more and get a C63 or M3 sedan. Both would be nicer for my tastes.
As for the quad tip, I think they look alright. Some people claim they look too riceboy or riced up, but I think that's Lexus own marketing target... a bit different to the normal crowds of people who flock to the C63 and M3 purely because of badge appeal and 'elegance'.
That being said, I think fake tips is lame on a $140k car.