Sequential on the Streets: Ken Gushi’s 1JZ Swapped IS300 Street Car

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • Ken Gushi, why you gotta flex on us so hard?? When you’re a pro drift driver, and you build your competition car as well, sometimes you’ll get into situations like Ken Gushi did: you’ve got a spare sequential gearbox, and no car for it to go into. So what do you do? You stick it in your street car, duh.
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  • @LarryChenPhoto
    @LarryChenPhoto  3 года назад +49

    If you want to support Autofocus directly head over to larrychenprints.com/. Each print comes with Larry Chen Peeker stickers and more!

    • @SnowDeemy
      @SnowDeemy 3 года назад +2

      💯

    • @Jeffmackens
      @Jeffmackens 3 года назад

      Larry, I’ll buy a print IF you tell me the outro music on your RUclips videos! And go look at @kappykaiju on IG…

    • @tedbear631
      @tedbear631 3 года назад

      I went to Gingerman expecting to see Larry!! Did you guys end up making it out???

    • @Soltor1974
      @Soltor1974 2 года назад

      Sickness 🤮

  • @barneymiller7894
    @barneymiller7894 2 года назад +120

    Full interior ✅
    Full exhaust ✅
    AC ✅
    Reliable power ✅
    Street legal ✅
    Holy shit....Ken Gushi actually knows what a street car is! Good job man, your IS300 is a street drift fantasy build 💯 and that GS is GORGEOUS 😍

  • @zeus.edwards2662
    @zeus.edwards2662 3 года назад +767

    finally, someone who thinks a full interior makes sense. full interior all day.

    • @rolandojunieljr.924
      @rolandojunieljr.924 3 года назад +5

      👏👏

    • @r4ng3k03r1
      @r4ng3k03r1 3 года назад +15

      It 100% makes sense in any Lexus Is300 or GS300 or any old Lexus for that matter maybe a couple things could get taken out but that's it.

    • @Oldhotdogwater
      @Oldhotdogwater 3 года назад +14

      Right there with you. Full interior and driving it to AVS with ac

    • @ziptiegarage3075
      @ziptiegarage3075 3 года назад +11

      @@Oldhotdogwater I even have cruise control still in my Aristo with a single turbo and manual conversion

    • @SpaceRanger187
      @SpaceRanger187 3 года назад +4

      Cuz it's an actual daily.not a drive it once a month and call it a daily

  • @ThePurePlayaz
    @ThePurePlayaz 3 года назад +100

    One of the coolest drivers in FD.. Love his driving style and how humble he is. I hope he wins this year.

  • @Toyota4Life
    @Toyota4Life 3 года назад +42

    Altezza / IS300 chassis such a underrated platform. One of the JDM classics IMO.
    They have yet to reach their peck value wise and they just now started going up in value people are starting to see how special the IS300.

  • @bushidobrown9857
    @bushidobrown9857 3 года назад +138

    Bruh I never thought people are out here collecting historical drift cars. that being said, i'd love to own one of the Team Orange subarus ahaha

    • @luuck4235
      @luuck4235 3 года назад +7

      If you ever go to Ebisu, Kumakubo still keeps them there along with some other team orange cars.

    • @mrkouki180sx
      @mrkouki180sx 3 года назад +1

      @@luuck4235 he doesnt have all of them the r33 is in texas a few of the subarus are in europe

    • @gprime70
      @gprime70 3 года назад +1

      Yaaaaaas the team orange evo would be the amazing. I ain't got that type of money tho, nor a place to store it 😅😅

    • @poppasunny
      @poppasunny 3 года назад +3

      Trust me anything with a "fan base" is a collectable- Dodge had a massive following on their stratus back in the early 2000's that's to the 1996 super sport touring races.

    • @bushidobrown9857
      @bushidobrown9857 3 года назад +1

      @@luuck4235 say less lol. Yet another stop in what is likely gonna have to be a month long Japan trip xD

  • @DrCrackula
    @DrCrackula 3 года назад +55

    Ken is a gem. I love seeing pro’s fun cars

  • @travistoole
    @travistoole 3 года назад +24

    I can remember Ken back when he was in the Toyo Mustang. Back when formula d was on G4TechTV

  • @danielf5407
    @danielf5407 3 года назад +109

    This is why I'm building mine now, thanks Hoonigan for contributing to my carcaine addiction

    • @mfaezaziz
      @mfaezaziz 3 года назад +1

      go dude. i wanna see it

  • @apIthletIcc
    @apIthletIcc 3 года назад +15

    Great idea to have Ken and one of his cars featured on here. He's always been one of my favorite drivers really cuz he seems like such a cool ass dude and down to Earth.

  • @WhatComesAroundTM
    @WhatComesAroundTM Год назад +2

    19:28 oh man I love that. As if the stock chime wasn't loud enough. Personally, it's my favorite part of the car because it's so funny 😂.

  • @rudyrios7785
    @rudyrios7785 3 года назад +3

    Met ken gushi when I was 14 he was 17 when he had his green 240sx coupe at the expo center ,hot import dayz.still have his signed poster/card with the coupe on it.cool guy actually sat there and listened to my million questions about his car. 😂 p.s his dad looks like bunta

  • @tommynobaka
    @tommynobaka 3 года назад +26

    The fact that everything works is phenomonal. Getting the engine electronics to talk to the chassis electronics beyond ECU functions is incredible.
    I've 1JZ swapped a Cressida and the wiring was by far the hardest part and even then I couldn't get certain chassis components to work

  • @humphreyartdude8718
    @humphreyartdude8718 3 года назад +56

    Bruh, Alteezas and 1jz swaps are literally the dream swap, four door high rev supra🙌

    • @landuXD
      @landuXD 3 года назад +10

      this is more like a jzx

    • @humphreyartdude8718
      @humphreyartdude8718 3 года назад +4

      @@landuXD Big fan of the chasers too, both 1jz and 2jz are lit😁

    • @stefano3124
      @stefano3124 2 года назад +2

      Why would people swap a 2j out for a 1j again?

    • @daledale5693
      @daledale5693 2 года назад

      @@stefano3124 cause the 2j came from the is are slow

    • @stefano3124
      @stefano3124 2 года назад

      @@daledale5693 but they are stronger blocks and have more tuning potential. So my question still stands, why swap 2j for 1j?

  • @fujiwaratofucafe
    @fujiwaratofucafe 3 года назад +12

    This one is definitely one of my favorite episode featuring ken’s IS300, his street car is just too cool 😩

  • @TL-ib7ti
    @TL-ib7ti 3 года назад +4

    I have a 2005 IS300 and a 2013 Fr-S. I have absolutely no faith in the GT86 because of the FA20 but my IS will be kept in the family for years and years. Thanks for the great vid!

  • @soapmanwuan4735
    @soapmanwuan4735 3 года назад +8

    i was talking to my cousins about making a sequential street car, they said it wasn't practical. Thanks for the video and further inspo to pursue my dream build

  • @tuckejev
    @tuckejev 3 года назад +4

    I really appreciate Larry's genuine excitement you know that it's real.

  • @r4ng3k03r1
    @r4ng3k03r1 3 года назад +5

    You can go sequential for cheaper by getting a T56 and buying a Sequential conversion kit from S1 conversions for $1100 I think it costs idk what the price of a new or used T56 costs and you can do it with a TR6060 aswell instead of paying $15k for a full sequential. You could go the extra mile and get straight cut gears for the sequential sound and dog rings but you don't need all that cuz the sequential conversion takes the abuse off the transmission cuz you'll never miss a gear like you could with H pattern or money shift either. It'll extend the life of your trans big time

    • @cobraracer46
      @cobraracer46 2 года назад

      The S1 shifter will never shift as fast as a real sequential Motorsports gearbox or be as reliable. It also takes a lot more physical effort to do shifts on an s1 bolt on shifted synchro t56 than on a real sequential gearbox.

  • @_JerryLopez_
    @_JerryLopez_ 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful IS300 that I've ever seen... simple and very clean!!!

  • @FrankTheKoyFish
    @FrankTheKoyFish 3 года назад +23

    Did anyone else move their head around the seatbelt when Larry was putting it over the camera

  • @satoril928
    @satoril928 2 года назад +8

    Anyone remember reading about Ken when he wasn't even an adult yet? His dad taught him how to drift before he even hit puberty, now look at him! He's an international drift star

  • @LateNightRituals
    @LateNightRituals 3 года назад +4

    Can we appreciate Larry Chen & his service in the community ! 🙌🖤

  • @DMRKing_
    @DMRKing_ 3 года назад +5

    Saw Ken’s name and instantly clicked. Always been a huge fan!

  • @m.san.9512
    @m.san.9512 3 года назад +17

    Ken is one humble guy. Mvp

  • @ezbg
    @ezbg 3 года назад +2

    As far as shifting goes with a motorcycle it's the same, just give a little pressure with the foot, as soon as you roll back the throttle shift up a gear clutchless. Do it right and it feels smoother than with the clutch.

  • @Gremlin_868
    @Gremlin_868 3 года назад +4

    Altezza to the world

  • @Armeeno_Collectibles
    @Armeeno_Collectibles 3 года назад +3

    I’ve been watching Ken Gushi since 2005

  • @Oni_SmokeCG
    @Oni_SmokeCG 2 года назад +1

    This is a beautiful car, literally my dream car, idk why but I've been in love with the IS300, and this one is amazing

  • @AOpsyche
    @AOpsyche 3 года назад +23

    altezza was my first car, and i really hope it's my last. the dream is an ev conversion drift ripper

  • @joelao3659
    @joelao3659 2 года назад

    Super like The Guy simple , humble and real . So was your interview . From The Philippines .

  • @nathanielhook9112
    @nathanielhook9112 3 года назад +1

    Honestly my favorite hoonigan channel just so much sick

  • @juliangonzalez9631
    @juliangonzalez9631 3 года назад +3

    I'm in love with this car and have been waiting to learn more about it!!!!

  • @celuiquipeut6527
    @celuiquipeut6527 Год назад

    Sequential street car was always a fantasy of mine. Always wanted a 1uzfe with ITB'S. A men can dream.

    • @wannabecarguy
      @wannabecarguy 11 месяцев назад +1

      Same

    • @celuiquipeut6527
      @celuiquipeut6527 11 месяцев назад

      @@wannabecarguy I fell in love with an S13 that had a 1uzfe with ITB's. It looked so rad. It was so snappy. It was perfect for drifting. I have always been a sucker for V8 and muscle cars. I have had a couple. And owned an s12.
      A 1uzfe would be the marriage of these 2 things.

  • @jyudat4433
    @jyudat4433 2 года назад

    as i learn more about is300s and now that i actually own one, i come back to this video so often

  • @Mrtrunks
    @Mrtrunks 3 года назад +3

    Larry just made me feel old with that 3 company's reference

  • @marcogallo2811
    @marcogallo2811 3 года назад +2

    Really fun/clean build, and he's got some sick driving skills.

  • @iheartgs400
    @iheartgs400 2 года назад

    Got to visit there shop when I bought my rear sway bars off his crew for my wife and I’s IS300 amazing people, modest but there work speaks volumes.

  • @MindDezign
    @MindDezign 2 года назад

    That was so much fun ! Was like shifting dimensions !
    This guy drives stripped out race cars so often he loves an interior.
    Many cars can have a more fitting interior but you can still take some weight out. Which is the point.
    I like this guy he has enthusiasm to the max, he has fun! Which is the cool kind of car guy! You want to hang out with.

  • @Sadderdaze_d
    @Sadderdaze_d 3 года назад +1

    that sequential trans reminds me of a motorcycle transmission where you can do clutch less upshifts but you do need to use clutch in the downshifts if you don't have a quick shifter. even down to the clunks when you downshift to first.

  • @loganleveaux6858
    @loganleveaux6858 3 года назад +1

    Autofocus alwaysssss has the best content

  • @stevemurtz3546
    @stevemurtz3546 3 года назад +11

    Car guys: sequential box's are so sick
    Bikers: yup we know since 19forever

    • @emanh4keem_san420
      @emanh4keem_san420 3 года назад

      Its rare people swap the tranny with sequential one you dont found it like bikes everywhere

  • @gaalen111
    @gaalen111 3 года назад +1

    Ken Gushi is such a great guy

  • @Luis3118.
    @Luis3118. Год назад

    i’ve been watching this videos 8 times already the car is amazing

  • @AmishSLV
    @AmishSLV 3 года назад +1

    Legit the ideal street/fun drift setup IMO

  • @alexhammack5349
    @alexhammack5349 3 года назад +1

    This is probably the sickest thing I've ever seen.

  • @dannywholuv
    @dannywholuv Месяц назад

    6 years with my is200. No plans to get rid 😎

  • @segasonicchoas
    @segasonicchoas 3 года назад +1

    I cant wait to 1jz swap my altezza ....you could see kens passionate about his is300s ...and dudes humble ...😎🤙

  • @donkeycuong
    @donkeycuong 3 года назад +3

    this is exactly what i would have ever wanted at a local shop near me.

  • @Sleepy_spartan717
    @Sleepy_spartan717 Год назад

    Watching you fan girl over the clutchless shifting is hilarious. I’ve watch a free other RUclipsr’s set up clutchless shifting on these trans’ and it takes A TON of work so I can really appreciate this.

  • @carmen_playz_2112
    @carmen_playz_2112 3 года назад +12

    it has the angle of a pro car but the look of a grassers drift car

  • @S-Kidz
    @S-Kidz 3 года назад

    Ken gushi's car is a huge flex is what it is 👌🏼

  • @kelumzi
    @kelumzi 3 года назад +1

    Cool dude, Ken is! Great video, I was smiling all the way throughout the video!

  • @Sessions1
    @Sessions1 3 года назад +4

    Crazy how long is300’s have been around for, so many AMAZING great examples have come and gone. Kinda sad that it takes a popular drifter for big media to spotlight one. Who knows how long it would have taken before another cool example would earn this type of attention of it wasn’t for “gushi”. Shame this is what it takes for these amazing cars to get noticed, decades have gone by. Don’t get me wrong tho amazing car amazing owner.

  • @ChicaneMedia
    @ChicaneMedia Год назад

    Its an automatic like from me if you rock a 326POWER wing. A man of both style and skill 💯

  • @_Suzuka_Joe
    @_Suzuka_Joe 2 года назад

    shifter is the same as a Sportbike, I have a quick shifter that cuts ignition on up shifts and the same sensor can blip the throttle on downshifts so I never touch the clutch except to launch

  • @jacster84
    @jacster84 3 года назад

    When they comment about the A/C working and A/C blowing cold... It totally suit a local slang/term used in Malaysia car scene
    "Air-con sejuk"

  • @barneymiller7894
    @barneymiller7894 2 года назад

    I know there's actually quite a few street driven sequential cars in the US But they are 1/2 mile/roll race cars, so they all make 1000+hp (2000+ in many cases) so "streetability" is debatable. I mean they get driven on the street, but they are loud AF, Smell like a methanol fire, and catch on fire sometimes, so it's about as fun and safe as lighting your camp fire with a hand grenade. If you want to see what that looks like search "On fire at 150mph with no breaks" its on 1320 video, and filmed in my home city of Denver! 🤣
    Edit: That video actually gets pretty dicey, so to save any anxiety attacks know that all parties make it out unharmed.

  • @RDirtyPew
    @RDirtyPew 3 года назад

    Ken Gushi is so chill, would be awesome to just be a janitor in that garage.

    • @Glenn056
      @Glenn056 11 месяцев назад

      Damn bro talk about having little self respect

  • @invadercem2
    @invadercem2 3 года назад

    I still dream of this guy's Cressida. This man has the best Toyota's.

  • @fcojavi2705
    @fcojavi2705 Год назад

    Man Im am so in love with that GS300!!

  • @charlesschwab7651
    @charlesschwab7651 3 года назад

    I wish Gushi Mayne had a shop here on the east coast. My R3 Rx8 could really go for a 1jz swap with full interior and A/C lol. Angle kit, and a swap, with A/C is a dream set up for me. A90 Supra will be my daily soon and it’ll be time to build the Rx8

  • @John_cupra290
    @John_cupra290 Год назад

    Big mans car give’s him a proper high and rightly so, proper sleeper of a car 👌

  • @Sick_Boy.
    @Sick_Boy. 3 года назад +1

    Ken’s correct ,I usually dream of driving a VR38 with the sequential in my G37.

  • @ozahmed4523
    @ozahmed4523 3 года назад

    Larry was the friend character in 3's company. "Richard Klien" was the name of the actor. He was Jack's best friend in season 2 and the funniest. :)

  • @REAPER3fitty
    @REAPER3fitty 3 года назад +12

    damn this is wild. I was just thinking in the shower that a 1j sequential IS300 would be bitchin

  • @uhitskyle
    @uhitskyle 3 года назад +1

    This was an amazing feature Larry ! Love it dude

  • @furryroadkill
    @furryroadkill 3 года назад

    We need some B-roll Ken in Grip Video from back in the day, that's when he got his exposure!

  • @livingthewoodlife3440
    @livingthewoodlife3440 2 года назад

    My absolute dream car in high school!

  • @xplorer2361
    @xplorer2361 3 года назад +1

    Hmm nothing much... Just cruising through the traffic on a sequential gearbox while watching a movie on screen 😎

  • @altezzasxe5964
    @altezzasxe5964 3 года назад

    id love to see some 3s company merch sometime. Ken's IS build pushes me to build my IS even more

  • @cxbra
    @cxbra 2 года назад +2

    I cant afford a sequential trans car, so my dirtbike makes me feel extra special rowing thru the gears 🥰

  • @cloane85
    @cloane85 3 года назад

    I'm calling Ken out
    I need that list of things I need to buy for that build PLEASE.

  • @mfaezaziz
    @mfaezaziz 3 года назад

    he got street car and in the way i dream long time ago. OMG!!! and you larry drive it. so lucky dude.

  • @leosenpai9380
    @leosenpai9380 3 года назад

    I’m about to bring my next gs build to ken. Simple and clean.

  • @smac919
    @smac919 3 года назад

    I tried my Sequential Shifter on Assetto Corsa the other month.. I havent plugged my H Shifter back in since lol. I run EVERYTHING in Seq and its amaaaaaazinggggggggg.

  • @Nick-zc1fe
    @Nick-zc1fe 3 года назад

    The early 2000's were such a great time for tuner cars. I had a friend with an STI motor in a 2.5RS, a friend with a 20 valve AE86, a friend with a 2.2L in an E70 Corolla. Performance meant being innovative and everything was new and exciting. I love this aesthetic.

  • @AllTheBoost
    @AllTheBoost 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Ken!!!

  • @higherwrldsprodction2955
    @higherwrldsprodction2955 3 года назад

    godammit i love the sound of the sequential

  • @Beensteez
    @Beensteez 3 года назад

    When he said look at the interior and open the door Jesus it’s clean

  • @jyudat4433
    @jyudat4433 2 года назад

    the dash looks so gooooooooooooood bro

  • @J_spec6
    @J_spec6 3 года назад +1

    Ken, you DEFINITELY need to post a write up of the IS engine build pleeeaaassee. I'd love to do it in my sportcross once I can afford to!

  • @fakealexstrong
    @fakealexstrong 2 года назад

    @1:12 “you got some yd2 angle dog” hahahahah iykyk

  • @DanaPennington
    @DanaPennington 3 года назад

    Ken is the GOAT

  • @shanks_2235
    @shanks_2235 3 года назад

    Shout out to bro cuz I was starting to think getting a drift car the cheap way was getting a old corvette.

  • @tayzpaid4471
    @tayzpaid4471 3 года назад

    Nice little addition to the 326 wing

  • @chief8825
    @chief8825 Год назад

    Is300s are so badass

  • @JSalli-ms7rk
    @JSalli-ms7rk 3 года назад +1

    In Pa is300s with the 3.0 go for around $500-$4500 manual or automatic

  • @adamdanielson3047
    @adamdanielson3047 2 года назад +1

    Ken is so fucking rad.

  • @beauxjones8793
    @beauxjones8793 2 года назад

    “What’s Threes Company?”
    That one hurt

  • @Russpeed301
    @Russpeed301 3 года назад

    Well done and thanks. Yet again you cover the important details

  • @nicolasgibson1956
    @nicolasgibson1956 3 года назад +1

    This is probably the only time when your transmission is louder than the exhaust is a good thing

  • @500_niko
    @500_niko 2 года назад

    This is beautiful! I want to do this exact build! Just regular oem 5 speed transmission.

  • @aaronsesay6
    @aaronsesay6 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video, subscribing right now. Can’t wait to get my IS300

  • @guillermoyelamo5816
    @guillermoyelamo5816 2 года назад

    I love how they nerd out about the whole sec-tranny thing. That car is a gem! for the lolz for sure!

  • @SuperLitherland
    @SuperLitherland 2 года назад

    thats gear box is so dope

  • @gabes693
    @gabes693 3 года назад +1

    Larry chen " threes company " the show really , which one would you be ? Lol 😆

  • @robsnizzle7
    @robsnizzle7 3 года назад

    That cars on A whole nother level. Street car, lol..... DRIFT BEAST.
    Got the 05 and could afford that setup if I tried, lol.

  • @wayneswenson2464
    @wayneswenson2464 2 года назад

    Wow Ken is so cool. We should all commission cars from him! I'll start saving my pennies

  • @IronHorseGarage
    @IronHorseGarage 3 года назад +2

    Awesome stuff!!!