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P.S. It's also spelled "component" not "componant". Last edited by gbb357; 04-21-2008 at 10:36 AM.. |
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This is an engine cover.
The photo that i posted of the M3's intake plenum also serves as the engine cover. That intake plenum from the M3 covers the intake manifold which is on top of the engine, therefore it covers the engine as well. Hence it's the engine cover. |
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04-21-2008, 10:58 AM | #47 |
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^ Fake engine cover above in the ISF. I love the simulated 8 bumps, four each side, to one the impression its a v8.
M3= real functional intake plenum. BTW i kant spel 2 gud.
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Try that. It might help. |
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get the ISF then, seems like you want to
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1. fake fender vents 2. fake exhaust pipes 3. cheesy plastic engine cover 4. No Lim Slip Diff 5. engine out of the LS460 (the LS600h engine is based on the 460) 6. engine tuned by Yamaha 7. Nav out of the Prius 8. No manual transmission 9. IS-F has lost every track comparison to date 10. peak torque RPM is way to high (the Lexus engine doesn’t deliver according to CandD) 11. Average age of Lexus owner 60-something. Average age of BMW owner 40-something 12. Its still a Toyota, the General Motors of Japan Motor Trend on the IS-F sept 2008:steering "really loses sensitivity when honking it" "but the car understeers heavily at the limit" and the "wheel feels disconnected at that point". and it "plows hard" when pushed. and inside "the nav screen and buttons come right out of the Prius".
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Speaking of which, I can't wait for the CTS-V. I know that size-wise it competes more with the M5 than the M3, but for $60K, it's obviously priced to compete with the M3. The new CTS has been one of the two real bright spots for GM in the past few months (the other being the Malibu).
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What's up Swamp.
Swamp, i know you and i have talked about this before. The only reason i still don't consider it fake, is because the ISF does have 4 stacked exhaust outlets. Now granted the tips that you see from the back are not connected to the actual exhaust outlets, therefore i would call it disconnected. Now with that being said, would you consider the Audi R8's exhaust fake as well, and also the Murcielago's and i believe also the Bentley Continental GT uses the same design concept. Those three cars have the same disconnected tips from the actual exhaust outlet just like the ISF. Here's a pic of the R8's exhaust, and i'll post a pic of the Murci's exhaust later.
Here's the Murci's exhaust. The actual tip is part of the bumper. Last edited by gbb357; 04-22-2008 at 12:15 PM.. |
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we could call them disconnected, we could call them non-functional, but its easier to call them fake.
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^ agreed, fake may not be the best word but certainly the designs above you pointed out are identical in the this regard to the IS-F. I don't like the looks of these systems either, being them from an exotic or not. No matter how nice the surrounding car is they look cheap and from a $99 Civic body kit.
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Dang, look what I caused.
I used to wonder why people would ask a public forum what car to buy. Now I know not to air my waffling either! Oh well. I think my message is "Don't drink and post" or maybe "don't walk into a Lexus dealer, sit in the cars, then go home, drink and post" and i'll let all this "she" stuff slide.......... for now!!!
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I think it interesting, much better than reading post about tints all day long
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