How To Modify a Lexus IS300

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In this video, we delve into the iconic design and performance of the IS300, exploring its distinctive features that made it a game-changer in the automotive world. Join us as we uncover the art of modification, providing expert insights and tips on enhancing your IS300's performance, appearance, and overall driving experience. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a newcomer to the world of car customization, this video is your go-to resource for unlocking the full potential of the first-gen Lexus IS300. Buckle up and get ready to take your ride to the next level!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - History
3:11 - Modifications
6:25 - Final Thoughts

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@MartiniWorksOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Mod your IS300 at MartiniWorks: bit.ly/43ZVXbL

@imarebel773 5 ай бұрын

Alex is going viral 👏

@dinkyvision 8 күн бұрын

I’m the original owner of a 2002 solar yellow (e-shift, full leather, LSD, no chrome or spoiler, Nav) and did the Greddy Evo exhaust at less than 1k miles. It’s perfect. Nice tone, not obnoxious under normal driving, but growls nicely at WOT. SRT intake kit, strut & sway bars. Totally mint. Interior is flawless. No chips or dents. Has never been through a car wash, only hand washed by me for 22 years.

@fabry717 5 күн бұрын

Mine is the same, 02’ Intense blue Pearl , E-Shift, LSD, Nav, I love this car

@ethanmaloney7377 5 ай бұрын

i clicked this vid way to fast lmao

@KennDoid11 5 ай бұрын

Are you me

@afroegg4198 5 ай бұрын

Real

@Alex-ic1dl 5 ай бұрын

Same

@w.a.v1679 4 ай бұрын

Same

@joshwoodard7936 4 күн бұрын

i’m in love w mine

@codyargyle2019 4 ай бұрын

Love these - had a perfect manual a few years ago, sold it to a guy who left a note. Ended up buying another a few years later because they’re such fun. Clear tails forever ❤️

@Ice-ti9qi 4 ай бұрын

I have a 5spd and I love it! Took me about a year to find one in decent condition that wasn’t over priced. Hoping to turbo it in a year or two!

@y0daaa 4 ай бұрын

What would be overpriced to you?? With x amount of miles on the car

@reallydawg5987 Ай бұрын

@@y0daaaanything over 5😂 with more than 210k miles

@y0daaa Ай бұрын

@@reallydawg5987 nah I got me a 2019 Gti lmao

@dericfrazier5075 2 ай бұрын

Great video, love my 2002. Suspension, wheels and tires done and few other cosmetic upgrades made it a head turner.. But it's an auto..., every fan boy asks "when are you gonna turbo it?" And I'm plenty happy with the na 2j, just need that pedal for my left foot and I would be in heaven, it's a fantastic car, true toyota dedication to driver enjoyment.

@Soltor1974 5 ай бұрын

I love my is300 01 super clean fun OE +++ street build. Yea she’s slow but it just gives the fans more time to admire her great looks. Picked it up back in 02 and plan to keep her forever ❤

@reececarpenter7426 5 ай бұрын

Yours looks awesome man, do you have a ig?

@Soltor1974 5 ай бұрын

@@reececarpenter7426 thank you 🙏I did it got hacked 😩 so I have to start a new one

@bilbofr4ggins646 4 ай бұрын

Had mine way back in 09 vis hood, with Rhys Millen body kit. Hks hi power exhaust, headers and back then turbos were not the only kit. Threw on the vortech centril kit made 8 lbs of boost, Brian coward cams. I LOVED that dang car.

@curtisdickson6277 5 ай бұрын

Yall be on it with these intros. Alex gels and Dakota. Yall keep doing yalls thing. Loving the content

@cmlmed1a 5 ай бұрын

Mannnn I saw is300 and clicked IMMEDIATELY! I will be doing a manual swap very soon! I’d love to get into drifting in it within a few years

@kevind_53 5 ай бұрын

I dont know why but it feels like the video was flowing extremly well🤔 +10hp for the editing 🚗💥💨🔥

@BoostedHamz999 4 ай бұрын

Had my 6spd manual IS200 for nearly 2 years now, loving every bit of it!

@NateDawggy 3 ай бұрын

What transmission do you have? Tired of my 5 speed! Needs one more gear!

@BoostedHamz999 3 ай бұрын

@@NateDawggy I've got a 6 speed J160 box 😁 they come factory with IS200s

@thedebumdum8268 3 ай бұрын

This car was the first project/daily it’s an 01 and everything I know and do started because of this car. I’ve tried selling it like 4-5 times but there’s so much sentimental value that I couldn’t so now I’m in the process of manual swapping it (without going broke buying it all at once) give me about a year and it’ll be the most prized car I’ll ever own it’s at 251k miles too

@lalito._.01 5 ай бұрын

You can swap a 2jzgte vvti ecu into it and slap a spinny boy on it. Just gotta add some sensors and move some pins around on the ecu. Fuel map on the gte ecu can handle 400whp (which is perfect, any more and you'll blow the motor).

@2jzge 4 ай бұрын

You gotta splice the ecu with ur stock one, harder than it sounds also gotta do fuel and oil system. It can handle more power just nothing past 5 psi on stock con rods which usually ends up being around 400hp anyways.

@ianmedina6194 3 ай бұрын

I've done Na-T loved it! Even with that, just go 3UZ for more power. Current setup with a W58. Easy reliable power.

@KindaKyle36 5 ай бұрын

loveeee this video alex, i have a little brother(20yo) with 2 of these cars, one a daily driver even in winter, and a rust free option that came with a blown motor. some doofus before him tried to turbo the car, boost gauge plumbed backwards and all. super fun cars tho, hes going back to stock na motor, and hopefully a manual swap too! keep up the great work and Happy holidays!

@EvolveGarage 5 ай бұрын

Loved our IS300, Great car for drifting and can be super clean if done right :)

@Deceptivity 5 ай бұрын

love your stuff

@Deceptivity 5 ай бұрын

wait...

@caydc 5 ай бұрын

You should do the Lexus SC300/SC400 Next!

@shalonharris8833 5 ай бұрын

Jzs171 1jzgte fits like a glove In the 1gfe powered Altezza’s/is200’s with no difficulty

@Name-uk4yc 5 ай бұрын

We need a video on the second gen IS as well.

@dadeffone 5 ай бұрын

BUILT DIFFERENT

@Justsagebro 5 ай бұрын

im a is 200 guy and its so under powerd but i love it

@noomboom510 5 ай бұрын

dropped the video at the perfect time. After 2 years of sitting in my driveway I'm working on my car again.

@itachi_the_illest 4 ай бұрын

i love my sedan so much, im saving up for a sportcross now

@coffee_addict22 5 ай бұрын

Eagerly waiting for the GS300 round 2! Alex I know you love VIP’s with some Lilo and Stitch Jumba looking headlights. My son told me to ask for one on his 97 AE101 Corolla too. #prouddadmoment 😂😂😂

@JecciClark 4 ай бұрын

is300 purist here. (Is3 was my first car and I currently have a 5MT Sportcross) and this video… is more accurate than id like it to be 😂

@Yourmeddieschow15 5 ай бұрын

Please make a video on the bmw 1 series, i love that car and I'd love to hear more about it

@Heckk_oh 2 ай бұрын

Hello future/current IS300 owner! Here’s a couple helpful notes not mentioned in the video. Despite what the video says, the car greatly benefits from a sway bar upgrade in the back at the very least. Eibach. The manual box in these cars is not common. The auto is actually better, simple adjustments in its valve body and pressure switch will make it shift faster with less lag and the revs will drop quicker. The limited slip diff from the GT86/FRS is a direct swap into the is300, and it’s geared higher and a little stronger than the stock diffs.

@savvy6310 4 ай бұрын

We need a Sc300/400 video soon!!!

@visuals-by-eze 5 ай бұрын

Please do Sc300/400/soarer next

@marcustvchannel5885 24 күн бұрын

Awesome deal g

@banananumnum 5 ай бұрын

yoooooooooo! love this car

@titantries 5 ай бұрын

I’d love to see a how to modify a civic wagovan I just think they’re not talked about enough ❤

@obamakickflip3231 5 ай бұрын

Please do caliber srt4 🙏

@hmong_ninja908tao4 5 ай бұрын

Gotta do a vid on the new Toyota Corolla Hatchbacks

@Jennifer-ij2sp 4 ай бұрын

any recommendations on where to get body kits?

@mazdaspeedg2380 5 ай бұрын

Just bought one this week needs work but it’s black and manual 02

@kingtruubandzz849 4 ай бұрын

Speaking of sc400, WHERES THE VID I NEEEEEEDDDD ITTTTT😂

@worthlesstrash3704 5 ай бұрын

I picked up a Focus ST, y’all got any suggestions for ways to modify?

@123alega 3 ай бұрын

Damn seeing the sport wagon makes me want one so fucking bad its so beautiful

@chickennugget3640 4 ай бұрын

I need a is250 2nd gen viddddd

@jicez6649 5 ай бұрын

Y38 diff and manual swap will keep most happy for a while.

@capuh5624 5 ай бұрын

Can you do a 4th gen prelude?

@thatgoddamnpotato3367 2 ай бұрын

Working on buying a low mileage Sportscross for a daily cruiser. I'm hoping the deal goes through.

@GothShine 5 ай бұрын

I LOVE MY W55 IS300

@official1samuel577 4 ай бұрын

is300 owners that had sold always regretted it. I will never sell!

@ritarossweisse_ 5 ай бұрын

Thanks to 2005 Need For Speed Most Wanted I started to love the IS300. Been collecting money to buy IS300's brother, the Altezza. The crazy thing is there are currently like 3 Altezzas available in Malaysia 🤧 very rare 🫠 oh I found a Toyota Crown with 1JZ engine too

@2jzge 4 ай бұрын

We got them here in Canada more than the is300’s😂 same with Gita’s

@EX7RUD1CON 5 ай бұрын

I love my is300, solar yellow boys represent

@Ab.gs3 4 ай бұрын

You gotta do a gs 300

@samimohammadi3641 4 ай бұрын

Pls do gs300 third gen

@owenhopkins4502 7 күн бұрын

N/a 5 speed + welded diff and the quantumautotune on the ecu shit rips hard ands and drives itself. I did also replace every bushing possible and put on coilovers the car pretty much drives itself.

@darienpitts7193 5 ай бұрын

I want to make a track IS300 because I love the design of this 4 door sedan, it’s so underrated in my opinion, but how much power should I comfortably make? I was thinking of aiming for around 350-400 but I’m not sure how I should get there in a relatively reliable manner.

@jicez6649 5 ай бұрын

Find a 2jz ge non vvti and swap the bottom end with the is300 vvti head and gte head gasket. Then you'll need a good ecu to make sure everything stays in check

@jacklack1818 4 ай бұрын

@jzmafiaa5468 2 ай бұрын

Proud factory 5 speed owner

@shottysalad 5 ай бұрын

Anyone know what the "weird pedal behavior" is that he refers to? Is he talking about the APPS/throttle body issues these are known to have?

@gumbuswatersen963 5 ай бұрын

Please do a how to modify an NC miata

@wabadabadooo3405 5 ай бұрын

I put trispoke Advan sa3r on mine and it looks fire. Trispoke supremacy🗣️🗣️

@Resad-kv4qw 4 ай бұрын

I drive the auto.with cold intakes and big exhaust with a gs300 engine..hp is 230. Only ish is valve stem seals expired and transmission expired.but still driving it like that till I replace trans and stem seals. Oil burner and not friendly on gas.

@tfdunks1322 5 ай бұрын

Just bought one today 😁, can’t wait to start throwing shit at it

@AlmightyLeos 4 ай бұрын

When he said “weird pedal behavior” i felt that 😭

@the.ghost.behind.u 4 ай бұрын

Do a how to mod a GS300 video Alex

@blue6gun 4 ай бұрын

I got my jade pearl is300 for 3200 in 2017. Blitz exhaust, a bunch of old L-tuned parts and full Kaminari lip kit. My property managers made me sell it in 2020 when I was in the middle of a W58 swap. Sucks. Now I've got a Z31 300zx, I love it but it's not comfy like the Lexus

@Mister2j86 5 ай бұрын

Can we get a ISF next

@joshuawilliams5642 5 ай бұрын

GS300 next

@Is300monty 4 ай бұрын

Cream widebody 3p vskf’s bagged 1jz is300 over here

@SurgeX798 5 ай бұрын

What is the car in the background?

@DeniaLol 5 ай бұрын

Can you please do “How to modify an NSX?”

@arandomguy5886 3 ай бұрын

Lexus IS200/IS300 is just a luxurious version of Toyota Altezza with bigger displacement

@Skreamies 2 ай бұрын

Speedo is still one of the best ever made

@ramshacks9493 4 ай бұрын

For those who want to buy one a manual is fun but it's glass the autos came out stronger for some reason but they can last forever

@TheDCfinestPLAYER 5 ай бұрын

HOW TO MODIFY HONDA CIVIC 2000 EX, PLEASE!🙏

@0xdegen876 3 ай бұрын

Have an automatic 2004. It was passed down to me. Im shit for brauns with cars, so im trying to learn everything

@Khemis876 4 ай бұрын

I have a 2004 toyota Altezza 6spd manual beams engine

@Sounza 5 ай бұрын

How to modify a Honda CR-Z please

@DavidBrown-zg1qs 4 ай бұрын

He says this as I have a separate engine on a stand with gte internals 😂

@adrianx9763 5 ай бұрын

Can we get a how to modify an e36

@gallaxzycollidez 5 ай бұрын

another car that i’d love to see is a How To Modify a Nissan GTR R35

@Darkwolf_is300 4 ай бұрын

When he said $12k I knew this was a recent video 😂

@K_Swap_The_World_69 5 ай бұрын

Here's my take in the IS300, keep the factory Automatic and VIP it out!

@Vpeov 4 ай бұрын

Still have my 99 altezza with 3sge engine, 6speed gear box and sard bodykit. Got it 70k now on 300k same engine

@twitch.kaoslamb6477 Ай бұрын

What sweatshirt is that

@kaidenolson9300 15 күн бұрын

He shoulda worked on those manual trans more… I am in the process of swapping my is😔

@anthonyaubain 5 ай бұрын

Another day of me commenting 3rd gen Acura Tl and or the Audi rs5 with the v8 from 2013-2015

@scluzzy 4 ай бұрын

Is this Yammienoob from illuminate?

@giovannygarcia7993 5 ай бұрын

Be different. Do how to modify a z32 300zx

@norvlak160 3 ай бұрын

The internet tells everyone that money is unlimited, 2jz and ls swaps are required, and minimum 1k horsepower to drive in Mexico where everyone lives and you can go as fast as you want. Good cars, just upgrade the suspension and add some bolt ones and have fun while being comfortable and looking good

@smallestpickle 4 ай бұрын

had one as a kid, that got totaled cause of some dumbass driver bought one and it's pissing oil! :D love my is300 front seals are annoying to work on

@seanfinesse3229 4 ай бұрын

So does anyone know what’s the Pedal problem with the is300 because I’m currently haven’t that Exact issue? & this bitch is reving a lil too high at idle . Someone help a brother out please🥲😊

@stanleyrijo6796 5 ай бұрын

I felt so offended by that bushings comment 😭

@superpar1236 5 ай бұрын

Mercedes Benz w204 c300/c350/c63 plz 🙏🏼

@slfrules1 5 ай бұрын

I got a tortie named Tortilla. She knows what the trap is and won't go near it. I feed 12 cats now because she won't go to the vet.

@dolphin8815 3 ай бұрын

whathappened to fitment industries

@RalfieSuave 4 ай бұрын

Hear me out , swap out the heavy 2JZ and replace the engine with a Beams 3SGTE with a r154 transmission and a OS Giken.

@koreywilson9637 2 ай бұрын

1:53 , you mean @evanshanks is300.

@aldois300 5 ай бұрын

IS300 are made clean, I should know cause I own one😭

@eminemsminisof05 5 ай бұрын

3sge swap is where it's at.

@jhype876 4 ай бұрын

How to modify Lexus IS350 (2nd Gen)

@saphirerose5031 2 ай бұрын

How to mod a chaser

@Aliens4ever117 5 ай бұрын

Video 9..maybe 10 idk anymore.... Give us "How To Modify a Evo X" ffs!!!!!

@ChainsawChuck13 5 ай бұрын

215 & 225 tire widths are pretty narrow for an 8.5" wide wheel. Sure doesn't sound like built-for-speed to me. And furthermore, $12K is not "somewhat affordable" for a car of this performance. 215HP at this weight isn't "affordable" unless it's under 5 grand in indefinitely drivable condition.

@2jzge 4 ай бұрын

Faster than an Acura TL type-s, any BRZ/gr86, all v6 “muscle cars”, any N/A bmw