Car of the Month: February 2009 - Lexus IS300 Turbo

[JagImaging]

2003 Lexus IS300 Turbo

Article: Vincent Aubé
Photos: Jeremy Glover


• Exterior

C-West body kit, Kaminari rear wing, Seibon carbon fiber hood, JDM headlights

• Interior
AEM boost controller

• Wheels & Tires
19″ Fast DTM
BFGoodrich KDW 215/35/19 front 235/35/19 rear

• Suspension
Tanabe GF210 coilovers, Tokiko Illumina shocks, SR Performance discs, Eibach sway bars, Tanabe rear lower tie bar

• Under the Hood
Forged bloc from a 1998 Supra, Supra JDM R154 tranny, ACT stage 3 clutch, Turbonetics T60 stage 5 turbo, Raptor blow off valve, Tial 38mm wastegate, Walbro fuel pump, Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator, Supra TT head gasket, Precision Turbo intercooler, Denso 565cc injectors, GTE 1Jz flywheel, Custom 3-inch exhaust & downpipe, Greddy E-manage ECU


Special thanks to BFGoodrich, Motix Performance Lévis, Fast Wheels, Castrol, Réflex Teinte et Turbo expert.

 

[Boily]

:bigup:

 

[saadu]

Wow, this car is from MTL? Looks great.

 

[Krumply]

nice!! good pics as well!

 

[g-funk]

Nice car! Finally some quality going back into the COTM.

 

[Let's Ride]

this car is from quebec city !

 

[oldschoolZ]

this car is from quebec city !

Yeah, i've seen him many times in the meets around here, (Dubai )


Good stuff

 

[logik23]

I assume these pictures were taken a while back. lol

Not a fan of the orange or the CF hood, but the engine is sick.

 

[g-ng]

Fast rims.