fuck changing the plugs in it tho 
Originally Posted by nickt93
Nope - it's not a Miata, but I thought you guys might be interested in this. This week I picked up a new daily driver - a Lexus IS300 with an LS3 V8 stuffed under the hood. I found the car on Atlanta craigslist while searching for an LSX RX7. Despite the fact that it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, now that I've had it for a few days I'm realizing that I would much rather have this car than a LSX RX7 - it's more unique, more practical, and very well built.
The car put down 459hp/ 425tq on the dyno, but has since had some changes to the exhaust (addition of cats and resonators) and a swap back to the stock cam, so power is probably closer to 400hp currently. The aftermarket cam and open X pipe exhaust came with the car, though, so I can swap them out if I'm looking for more power somewhere down the line.
Some pics...
I couldn't be more happy with the car - all I want to do is drive!
Here's the build list for the car from the previous owner:
Engine:
2008 L92 Block (50,000 miles)
2010 New LS3 heads
EPS 236 242 .600 lift Camshaft (not currently installed)
Ls7 roller lifters
Comp hardened pushrods
Comp dual .650 lift valve springs
Hardened Seats
Titanium Retainers
All New GM seals and gaskets
New LS6 oil pump
Billet double roller LS2 timing chain
160 degree T-Stat
Nick Williams 92mm throttle body
2010 Vette intake manifold and 42 lb injectors
Dedicated Motorsports 1 3/4 Swap headers 3 inch collectors
DM mount kit
DM modified Ls2 oil pan
DM Power steering line kit
DM Shifter
DM two piece Driveshaft
DM clutch hydraulic kit
LS7 clutch and steel flywheel (4000 miles)
T56 transmission (58,xxx miles)
Koyo Radiator
MsD spark plug wires
Billet power steering pulley
ARP harmonic balancer bolt
Walbro 255hp in tank fuel pump
-6 prolite fuel lines
Trickflow (black) fuel pressure regulator
Ready for nitrous or boost
100% stainless custom dual exhaust with X-pipe
Suspension/brakes:
KW variant 3 coilovers (worth every penny)
Hotchkis sway bars
New front ball joints
Figs Traction bars
Figs Rear Toe links
Figs solid steering rack bushings
DM Solid Diff bushings
DM 1 off spherical rear lower control arm bushings
Professional Alignment by Pro tuning performance
Figs Supra rotor brake brackets
DBA slotted rotors
Hawk HPS pads front and rear
Motul brake fuild
Electronics:
Hp Tuners Pro running LS1 ems
Dakota digital tack converter
Scan gauge obd-2 code reader and muilty gauge (very cool)
PLX wideband loging with Hp Tuners
Pioneer 7 inch in Dash DVD player
Taylor Battery box in trunk with New Lexus battery
