E90M3 ISF e63 AMG

Lexus ISF, Fun and reliable

E90 M3 -> engaging, truly a drivers car at the limit Lexus ISF -> reliable, lots of torque and better for a daily AMG… no comment, except for bragging rights about power

2011 Lexus ISF for me because it has all of the performance I need and you get the Rock solid Lexus reliability. I can't do the German stuff because of the poor reliability, high service costs and the pain of working on them. Lexus all the way.

E90m3 6-sp for me.

@@musoui i beat many corvettes too love the look on their faces when we stop at the next light or when i slow down usually a shocked face with a thumbs up

Love my 09 is250 but within the year i hope to keep that car and buy an isf

@@niagarafallsnewyork3659 I’m looking at a 09 is f rn it’s only got 61k miles

ZITH! is the Lexus isf

What 2 mods will make them run 11s? Headers n tune?

@@andysnyder9349 full exhaust and good tires. A few people were running high 11’s with these just with headers and exhaust before any tune was available. With the tune now it’s easier, and with better diff and driveshaft mid 11’s are now possible, very difficult, but been done a few times now by 2 cars.

Noticeable difference between the 08 and 12?

@@Thabed100 for me most it was the color combo, I wanted white on red. But the LSD and suspension is a game changer, car feels more planted and confident in wet and in corners. At autocross it was felt and my coilovers and sway bar helped. The headlights are nicer and pricier, the wheels are nicer and rarer, and little things like BT and nicer interior trim help too. Most 08’s are well modded by now, so it may be a moot point.

Lol You're exaggerating more than just a little bit

Bc ya got a Lexus lol

@@jakes.5143 Well yeah haha, I’m a massive Lexus fanboy and the ISF doesn’t get the love it deserves

RR Racing does NOT tune the transmission. And all Loi can due for the trans is keep the torque converter locked beyond the stock redline. Having said all that, we desperately need a solution to tune and beef up the AA80E

@@stevepietrzyk9639 Even though that's true, they CAN adjust the converter lock up. Hence why after Loi started posting videos of him locking it up, suddenly RR came with a "revision" to fix that issue. Look at prince boodoo's channel where he had his FBO ISF doing the same thing and then after certain time, it stopped doing it and it was because RR came up with a "revision" of the tune.

Exactly. The scripted stuff is what top gear did 20 years ago. You guys were on your own in this format. Stay original (and hire a new traffic analytics consultant, for god’s sake)

​@georgemcunty6383 it's been out of my algorithm for a year. I totally forgot about this channel, it was a gem

@@georgemcunty6383I get that you're not a fan of the scripted stuff with more B-roll, but the analysts they hired aren't wrong. Look at the majority of big car channels on KZfaq. Pretty much all of them do that, except for Doug. And his stuff is still scripted. He just doesn't do much B-roll. There's a reason Matt has over a million subscribers but not a lot of actual viewers anymore. And I don't say that to be mean. I love this channel and the podcast. Been watching/listening for years now. But we're definitely the minority. One takes with a GoPro used to be the way all car channels did their stuff a decade ago, but times have changed. If they want to bring in new viewers, offering a more scripted video with B-roll shots is the way to go. Sadly, for Matt and Zack, they have a tough choice in front of them. Either continue with the one takes that are costing them more to make than they're earning or put in more time and money for higher quality videos and hope that it brings in a lot of new viewers and helps earn more money. Not saying it will necessarily work, but one takes clearly aren't working either. They have to try something new if they don't want the KZfaq channel to be a money pit.

@@georgemcunty6383 Your final sentence is certainly valid. And I do agree that I think Matt would prefer to make one takes. He and Zack are just in a tough spot. It's clear that there isn't a huge audience for one takes, but it's also clear that Matt would prefer doing them. And as you say, there are other channels putting out much higher quality videos than The Smoking Tire. So they are certainly in a tough spot. Thankfully the podcast seems to be doing pretty well and I know WCCS is going quite well, so even if KZfaq doesn't make much money, at least they have other forms of income.

Beautiful car too

@@musoui 73k miles now.

Don't forget the Rc F too. ;)

​@@R1senb18cIS 500 also

​@@jasonhayman9521no is500 sorry

@@definitionXrp what?

@@R1senb18cthey always skip the RCF lol we came directly after the ISF with more Track Focused goodies. LC doesn’t even have the extra radiators 😂

So true

Bc it’s trash. I had one for a couple years and it sucked. I’ve had a c63 and now I have an e90 manual m3 and the ISF was the worst by miles.

@@jakes.5143 define “trash”.

@@Norby5.0compared to its german competitors its quite tame in terms of performance and handling is abysmal on stock suspension components. But At least it sounds good.

@@josueramirez8300 yea. I wouldn’t expect much from lexus. I’d choose a m3/m4 over a isf for speed. But i choose isf for looks and sound. I wanna have both isf and f80 m3

That's a Lexus V8 'F' car for ya... they really do hold their value amazingly well, even before 'covid inflation'. There are people still tracking 200K-300K mile ISfs. If you dont want to pay 30K for a 100L mile car, like I don't either. Look at a RCF. More power from factory, and it's more like 40-45K for a 50K mile car.

The wing and the hood gotta go too much rice

You realize the owner tracks it?

​@@BrainFuck10vented hood is a must with these cars. I don't even see temps over 210° in 90° weather with my novel hood for my isf. Stock hood, I saw 220°+ often.

That is the TRD wing from Japan so I like it more for the fact someone bought one and put it on the car. There is an also a TRD titanium racing exhaust as well which sounds excellent with headers. The car is much better fit to purpose and is a fun representation and example of factory and aftermarket harmony. I like the fucking wing ok? 😂

I wonder if it's rev hang from the supercharger and not the clutch slipping.

@@iluvtorace4786 Good point! I guess you'd get used to it after awhile.

Needs to put it in sport mode

​@@iluvtorace4786 it's the transmission. Unfortunately they are at their limit at 650-700hp. It's still going to work because Toyota/Lexus but yea you're really pushing it at that power level

Swaps wires* *Danger to manifold*

Me too I had mine for 10 years. Wish I kept it

Yea the wing is straight dookie

Looks like the Pep Boys special.

Even the hood doesn’t match the car this ain’t a 90’s Civic smh

Y’all have no idea what you’re talking about

@@Sessions1 this isn’t the car you mod, plain fact.

Same have 2 IS300 myself

I've never heard of having to have someone rev my isF while checking the oil lol. Tripped me out when I heard that.

get an isf haha

Or get an rcf 😂

Can't out shift the .01 on the isf but it'll be good fun to drive a 6spd.

Sure you do

and perfect car!

It has

Not RRs fault necessarily, the engine simply wasn’t designed for boost in mind. That and when people throw boost at 10+ yr old used cars they should never expect the NA ISF reliability. Peeps with boosted Fs will even tell you to start saving up for forged pistons/block work because it’s only a matter of time when; not if, it blows.

i think i saw a car like this on facebook a while ago ( maybe this is the car) selling for 50k but im not sure if it was this one. it had the SCISF sticker plate on it too

@@rodneymacli-ing4074 interesting, the owner seemed really content. If I was in the market for a car, this car at $50k might be temping.

125k miles still goin strong

My 08 has 285k…. No major repairs to date

You didn't pay attention. Nobody is talking about base model cars like the 3 series. He was talking about factory performance vehicles (M, AMG, F etc..) which the IS300 IS NOT. So what he said is true. The IS300 is a great chassis to build off of, but it wasn't meant to compete with the big dogs like the F. It was meant to compete with regular base model cars. Facts. Even if you boost the IS300 they are limited to about 400hp becuase it had the vvti 2JZ-GE which has spaghetti noodle rods.