lexus IS300, opinions Options

[Jdog1385]

im actually thinking of buying a 2002 lexus IS300. not sure if i want to spend all this money for the swap and manual conversion for my celi. any opinions are welcome.

[darksecret]

Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.

[ghostdog]

RS200? as in the group b rally car created by ford? and theres no EJ20 in the US? whats that engine under the WRX's hood then?

Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.
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[darksecret]

RS200? as in the group b rally car created by ford? and theres no EJ20 in the US? whats that engine under the WRX's hood then?

Yeah the '98 RS200 had the 3SGE and 6 speed, but it is kind of old. There is a major difference with the RS and STi, the RS sounds quick but a Celica GT could take one pretty easy, I ran a friends RS in a '02 Lancer OZ and kept up the entire time and those only have 120 hp, STi's biggest drawback is the US version uses the same 2.5 but mod it so it's a little stressed, if they bring the EJ20 version over then it's a deal.
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Altezza RS200, US STi has the weaker 2.5 Litre from the RS. The EJ20 is in the Euro and JDM versions.

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