I been thinking about cutting out the spare tire part in the trunk and the sides just under trunk vents (mainly because of rust) but and mking it flat. But also been thinking that and setting-up a air damn and putting radiator and turbos back there
Yeah I've thought about that... but the people I've asked seem to not like it as much because of I suppose backpressure. It would be really nice though. I see the drift guys do it. I'd probably come in with the air on the top of the trunk and have it exit through the bottom of the car. Or I could come in through the bottom and exit the back of the trunk lid. I'm not opposed to it haha!!
Hey I love the build I recently starting my Ls swap on my is300 since I just finished my turbo 2j just wanted some insight on your build and the main think I wanna keep my other is300 auto so I wanted to know what transmission your running
Check out my newer videos, I built a whole new turbo kit and the car makes over 800whp now. For the trans I'm using a 4l80e, but you have to cut 4" out of each side of the trans tunnel. Worth it in my opinion but it's not for the faint of heart. I have a few pics of the underside of the car on my IG at turbo_ls_is300
Fantastic septup. Car is Insane. For the longest time I've been lusting after a 1 uz-fe swap in an is300. But today I had the thought of doing an ls swap, due to availability of parts. Wanted to know if you could give a cost for this swap. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
I agree, the aftermarket support, and the power will be better with the LS. Its hard to say what the exact costs are, and it'll vary depending on which transmission you go with, but I'd say somewhere around $8k for the swap. I plan on doing a swap cost video soon with a spreadsheet too.
@@TurboV8boi what transmission did you get idk if you said in video. I'm planning on putting a 4.8 in my ls and hear the 4l60e is very weak if u plan to make any type of power and ls1 t56s go for 4-5k
@@5theshortone It had a T56 originally, but now it has a 4l80 in it. For the 4l80 you need to cut about 4" out of each side of the trans tunnel. Not super difficult to do if you do it like I did. I have some pictures on my Instagram: Turbo_LS_is300 . I'd consider a t56, 4l80e, the 370z trans, or that dual clutch BMW transmission. The 370z trans is a good option, the gearing is really short though, 5th is 1:1 whereas the T56 4th is 1:1
@@5theshortone Depends on what you want though. 4l80e is really good for a street car. All out drag car TH400, drift car a 370z trans, street car/road race car BMW trans.
Hey man I’m literally in the process of swapping my is but I’m wondering what trans mounts did you use for the 4l80 and did you have to do any modifications to the tunnel to get it to fit?
I made my own mount. Welded in threaded inserts to the frame rails and bolted my bracket to that. I had to widen the tunnel about 4" on each side to get it to fit... Check out my Instagram, I've got a few pics on there. turbo_ls_is300
Ya I had it for a year now gone thu 3 engines and 3 4l60e’s with a 4.8 25psi broke pistons then got a 5.3 with flat top pistons and left it at 11pis then broke the transmission so I traded my long block for a running driven 07 accord with a/c. So I could get to work while I put my new 5.7 I have that I’m about ready to drop in.
Awesome! What made you go with a 4l80? How are you controlling it? What harness are you using? What’s your mph in your final drive? Why not go with a glide? At this point in the build, about how much money do you have into it?
I want to go fast at the drag strip. Stock ECU is controlling it. Stock truck wiring harness (well, I used a 2000 camaro engine harness, and I had a truck harness, so I depinned the trans portion of the truck harness and used that. I didn't go with a glide because this is a street car. Hard to say, maybe $30k? But I have probably 1000 hours of work in it now.
@@thedpfteam2423 The stock 2j is a PIG! LS 'iron' engines are lighter. And the alloy blocks are even lighter still! (I think it's the "loose nut behind the wheel" that messes up the ball-joints)
In this video (and for years) I've been running a stock diff and axles. It never broke! But I do want to go faster and I don't want to worry about it so I made my own 8.8 swap with a diff I built.
Sick bro I might want a ls since the autos can handle mo powwaa than the auto 2jz ☹ i like the 2jz but LS just seems more practical for this car if you want to keep it a daily driver with lots of juice thats still an automatic
Its actually a stock IS300 LSD diff with stock axles. Turns out they are really strong. It has a 3.7X gear so I'm afraid I'm going to need to put a Ford 8.8" in it at some point so I can change the ratio to a higher gear.
@@Christofo I saw on the internet it appears that anything higher than a 3.53 won't allow the pinion to physically fit into the case. I also looked for he Tacoma ring and pinion because I figured I might check it out for myself to see if the case could be modified but I couldn't find the gears. Do you know of anyone that's done this mod?
@@TurboV8boi There is a facebook group with several people who have done it. "Lexus IS300/Altezza Forced Induction Club" Someone needs to write something and compile the info out there about it. I plan on doing this soon! www.justdifferentials.com should have all the parts you would need.
@@rogermurillo5608 thanks dude. Now it's on a Holley terminator x. It comes with the harness too. You can check out my newer vids i have a new turbo kit and everything
@@TurboV8boi normal drive ,akceleration etc ... enough ... road use and fun use... I doing the same with is200 but I get 2jz ge coz has better air flow and Want to swap all parts to makes him gte hero
I really do. It'll be a huge project though at the front of the car. Pretty sure I'd need to design and build a tubular front cross member, which I really wouldn't look forward to doing haha! You may have seen the person that did the AWD 2j IS300, he's actually using a Chevy transmission, but he was able to use the AWD 2jz oil pan and diff (along with the AWD knuckles and control arms). LS options are generally HUGE for front Diff stuff... One day..
Y r these guys do sick things like this its so not right keep up the good work guys thanks for doing that u guys do keep the kids safe
Car is clean af. Props for the quality build.
I been thinking about cutting out the spare tire part in the trunk and the sides just under trunk vents (mainly because of rust) but and mking it flat. But also been thinking that and setting-up a air damn and putting radiator and turbos back there
Yeah you could do that. I thought about doing the cooling system in the rear at one point too it'd really open up a lot of room in the engine bay!
What a BEAST bro
this thing is gnarly!!
my dream car haha the burnouts were sick boi!
I love Lexus and I love this beast
Super clean looking build bro. Nicely done
first time I've ever seen someone powerwash burnout stripes very funny!
I was trying to not get in trouble lol. It worked... I didn't hear about it.. you can still see the marks still though =P
yay! video coverage on this car! I love it
Nice work bro
Cant wait for the next video
rear mount radiator. then you will have all the room in the front for activities.
Yeah I've thought about that... but the people I've asked seem to not like it as much because of I suppose backpressure. It would be really nice though. I see the drift guys do it. I'd probably come in with the air on the top of the trunk and have it exit through the bottom of the car. Or I could come in through the bottom and exit the back of the trunk lid. I'm not opposed to it haha!!
Sooo clean bro
Your animal!! It’s so beastie
Hey I love the build I recently starting my Ls swap on my is300 since I just finished my turbo 2j just wanted some insight on your build and the main think I wanna keep my other is300 auto so I wanted to know what transmission your running
Check out my newer videos, I built a whole new turbo kit and the car makes over 800whp now. For the trans I'm using a 4l80e, but you have to cut 4" out of each side of the trans tunnel. Worth it in my opinion but it's not for the faint of heart. I have a few pics of the underside of the car on my IG at turbo_ls_is300
Sweet car! I lol'd at the muffled hood dump
Love the car! Is that the Tool "tool" hanging from the rearview?
What size engine ?
Are you running the factory Lexus ecm together with the GM to control gauges, climate control etc via CanBus?
👌👌
When Japanese reliability meets American muscle and ingenuity.
How did you keep the interior working
Damn, thats tight man. what are those front fenders?
Thanks man! I'm going to do more cool things to it in 2020! Ive got a huge turbo on it now too haha
The front fenders are Chargespeed replicas from extreme dimensions
What a good guy lol.
I’m not all for the LS in the is300 im all for the gte but you build is fucken siick bro!!
LETS FING GO TEXASS!!!!!!
What transmission y’all used to handle that horsepower??
Im using a 4l80e with a billet input shaft and front drum, and a trans2go shift kit
Fantastic septup. Car is Insane. For the longest time I've been lusting after a 1 uz-fe swap in an is300. But today I had the thought of doing an ls swap, due to availability of parts. Wanted to know if you could give a cost for this swap. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
I agree, the aftermarket support, and the power will be better with the LS. Its hard to say what the exact costs are, and it'll vary depending on which transmission you go with, but I'd say somewhere around $8k for the swap. I plan on doing a swap cost video soon with a spreadsheet too.
@@TurboV8boi I appreciate the input. My transmission is starting to go, so I'm looking at an isF or doing the swap.
@@TurboV8boi what transmission did you get idk if you said in video. I'm planning on putting a 4.8 in my ls and hear the 4l60e is very weak if u plan to make any type of power and ls1 t56s go for 4-5k
@@5theshortone It had a T56 originally, but now it has a 4l80 in it. For the 4l80 you need to cut about 4" out of each side of the trans tunnel. Not super difficult to do if you do it like I did. I have some pictures on my Instagram: Turbo_LS_is300 . I'd consider a t56, 4l80e, the 370z trans, or that dual clutch BMW transmission. The 370z trans is a good option, the gearing is really short though, 5th is 1:1 whereas the T56 4th is 1:1
@@5theshortone Depends on what you want though. 4l80e is really good for a street car. All out drag car TH400, drift car a 370z trans, street car/road race car BMW trans.
That LS1 is insane brother. I need this in my is300 down the line!. How's the reliability down the line!
Sick!
Hey man I’m literally in the process of swapping my is but I’m wondering what trans mounts did you use for the 4l80 and did you have to do any modifications to the tunnel to get it to fit?
I made my own mount. Welded in threaded inserts to the frame rails and bolted my bracket to that. I had to widen the tunnel about 4" on each side to get it to fit... Check out my Instagram, I've got a few pics on there. turbo_ls_is300
How long is take
Hard to say. I've been working on this car for almost 10 years now
Just Check it out not trying to compare I really like yours I think I’m gonna do some little different to
Cool man! Have you gotten to drive yours around yet? Sounds good.
Oh and check my new videos out too, the car has an entire new turbo kit on it!
Ya I had it for a year now gone thu 3 engines and 3 4l60e’s with a 4.8 25psi broke pistons then got a 5.3 with flat top pistons and left it at 11pis then broke the transmission so I traded my long block for a running driven 07 accord with a/c. So I could get to work while I put my new 5.7 I have that I’m about ready to drop in.
Haha yeah i hear you. You need to put a 4l80e in that thing :)
Where in texas are you located? Would love to see the car in person one day.
In live in Dallas.
Awesome! What made you go with a 4l80? How are you controlling it? What harness are you using? What’s your mph in your final drive? Why not go with a glide? At this point in the build, about how much money do you have into it?
I want to go fast at the drag strip. Stock ECU is controlling it. Stock truck wiring harness (well, I used a 2000 camaro engine harness, and I had a truck harness, so I depinned the trans portion of the truck harness and used that. I didn't go with a glide because this is a street car. Hard to say, maybe $30k? But I have probably 1000 hours of work in it now.
@@TurboV8boi I'm going to try and do it for 15k but it will be strictly race car, so I'm not trying to do it pretty or convenient for street car sake.
Customs engine mounts ?
Yes. I had Dedicated Motorsports engine and transmission mounts, but when I went auto I made my own transmission mount.
Mitchell's Mustache Rides how do you go from manual to auto? Just remove all the manual components I assume?
Did u make motor mounts your self ?
I got mine from Dedicated Motorsports. I did have to make the transmission mount though when i went auto
how do you solve the balljoint issue. Front end more heavier now
What balljoint issue? I did replace the lower balljoint with an OEM lexus one a few years ago just as a precautionary measure
@@TurboV8boi I put a big motor on this chasis i am always scared of lower control arm balljoint issue. Great build by the way!
@@thedpfteam2423
The stock 2j is a PIG! LS 'iron' engines are lighter. And the alloy blocks are even lighter still!
(I think it's the "loose nut behind the wheel" that messes up the ball-joints)
What rear end?
My third to last video i show myself putting in a ford 8.8 IRS into the car. At the time of this video it was stock is300 lsd
What rear end you running? Stock? Grannas Ford 8.8?
In this video (and for years) I've been running a stock diff and axles. It never broke! But I do want to go faster and I don't want to worry about it so I made my own 8.8 swap with a diff I built.
Sick bro I might want a ls since the autos can handle mo powwaa than the auto 2jz ☹ i like the 2jz but LS just seems more practical for this car if you want to keep it a daily driver with lots of juice thats still an automatic
I like your car, is that a wrap?
Plastidip. Its about 3 years old. I'm going to spray it again after I get finished with the new turbo kit.
Sick.
Thanks!
Who's driveway was that ? LOL
what kind or rear end you using ? (diff)
Its actually a stock IS300 LSD diff with stock axles. Turns out they are really strong. It has a 3.7X gear so I'm afraid I'm going to need to put a Ford 8.8" in it at some point so I can change the ratio to a higher gear.
Mitchell's Mustache Rides you can put a Tacoma ring gear in the IS300 rear end, several more options on gearing.
@@Christofo I saw on the internet it appears that anything higher than a 3.53 won't allow the pinion to physically fit into the case. I also looked for he Tacoma ring and pinion because I figured I might check it out for myself to see if the case could be modified but I couldn't find the gears. Do you know of anyone that's done this mod?
@@TurboV8boi There is a facebook group with several people who have done it. "Lexus IS300/Altezza Forced Induction Club"
Someone needs to write something and compile the info out there about it. I plan on doing this soon!
www.justdifferentials.com should have all the parts you would need.
@@Christofo Hey thanks a lot for the info. That would save me a ton of money and work!
Part list?
Now it's got a 6.0 LS engine, Brian tooley stage 2 turbo cam, and a borg warner 80mm turbo making a little over 800whp through an auto
Thanks bro beautiful out of what car.what about engine harness and ecu?
@@rogermurillo5608 thanks dude. Now it's on a Holley terminator x. It comes with the harness too. You can check out my newer vids i have a new turbo kit and everything
what was that ? only burn the tires you can ? nice car but nothing interesting in the video except the car
It was just an overview of the car. Race track video coming soon.
@@TurboV8boi normal drive ,akceleration etc ... enough ... road use and fun use... I doing the same with is200 but I get 2jz ge coz has better air flow and Want to swap all parts to makes him gte hero
Nice! Check out my turbo straight pipe is300!!
Time to make it awd
I really do. It'll be a huge project though at the front of the car. Pretty sure I'd need to design and build a tubular front cross member, which I really wouldn't look forward to doing haha! You may have seen the person that did the AWD 2j IS300, he's actually using a Chevy transmission, but he was able to use the AWD 2jz oil pan and diff (along with the AWD knuckles and control arms). LS options are generally HUGE for front Diff stuff... One day..
Such a great car, but such a boring video...
Thanks