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on my way to the golf course over the weekend so my trunk had my full set of clubs in it. On the right turn from 29 to clifton rd i follow this new silver GS430 (05 or 06). he took this turn harder than usual so i figured he might want to play. but i was going at about 15 on this turn so I was in 2nd gear. I got caught off guard when he went WOT and didnt bother downshift to 1st. i also usually dont downshift in the middle of a turn (unless i can pull off a perfectly executed heel toe here) so i just stomped on the gas after the GS and off we went.
it took a bit b4 the vtec kick in. i could smell his exhaust fumes so i know he was on it. even after VTEC kicks, it was DEAD EVEN. I didnt gain an inch nor did he pull on me till we shut it down at about 87ish. i slowed after that because there's traffic ahead and he then took a left to get into his neigborhood.
i'm kind of impressed considering how heavy a luxury auto 4dr car it is (i use to own a lex coupe 5spd). then again I was caught a bit out of my powerband so I guess i could've done a little better. are u guys having similar experiences or did i just let him get off too easily
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it took a bit b4 the vtec kick in. i could smell his exhaust fumes so i know he was on it. even after VTEC kicks, it was DEAD EVEN. I didnt gain an inch nor did he pull on me till we shut it down at about 87ish. i slowed after that because there's traffic ahead and he then took a left to get into his neigborhood.
i'm kind of impressed considering how heavy a luxury auto 4dr car it is (i use to own a lex coupe 5spd). then again I was caught a bit out of my powerband so I guess i could've done a little better. are u guys having similar experiences or did i just let him get off too easily
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if u started in the powerband u probably could have edged him. good run anyways, the GS430 is by no means a slouch IMO. also u had extra weight, and we all know how a light and relatively torqueless car like the s2000 get impacted by extra weight...
. On a serious note, that car is sweet and nicely powered............
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Originally Posted by duboseq,Nov 14 2006, 01:42 PM
Never ran one. Has the same engine as a IS350 just in a bigger package.
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Originally Posted by np2k1s2k,Nov 14 2006, 06:08 PM
actually it has an even bigger engine. a 4.3 liter V8. Thats why it's called a GS430 and not GS 350. And lexus has always used their engine size in the numbers behind their models of cars. 350 =3.5 and so on.
