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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [fintail]
by lemmer
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May 20, 2009 (8:08 am)
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Replying to: fintail (May 20, 2009 6:46 am)
You are right about the GS. I think it is definitely a better choice for performance.
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [lemmer]
by bumpy
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May 20, 2009 (8:25 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (May 20, 2009 5:41 am)
Wrong Lexus. IS300 manual with the sport package, if you can find one of the three that hasn't been molested yet.
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:15 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm)
Yeah! Get a big 440 V-8 with a 6-pack out of something like a 1969 Polara! Holy smoke, do you think a R-body could handle it? Imagine some knucklehead in his tacky (politically incorrect term) Honda being smoked by a 1979 New Yorker!!! 
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [hpmctorque]
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:18 am)
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Replying to: hpmctorque (May 19, 2009 7:05 pm)
I'd be more likely to buy a Mercedes without all that unreliable "leading edge electronic stuff" to screw it up. It would be a nice solid dependable and durable car like a Buick.
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Awful fate for an upscale car...
by lemko
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May 20, 2009 (10:23 am)
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...spotted an early '90s Lexus SC400 painted a garish purplish blue with a ridiculous spoiler and tacky chrome wheels with tires that stuck out about 2" from the lip of the wheel openings. It probably was once finished a tasteful silver gray. It was even more ridiculous-looking than the circa 1996 white Toyota Avalon with purple flames painted on the sides.
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by euphonium
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May 20, 2009 (10:32 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm)
Have you considered a Pertronix ignition system? No butchering involved.
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Re: Here is a nice example [euphonium]
by andre1969
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May 20, 2009 (10:40 am)
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Replying to: euphonium (May 20, 2009 10:32 am)
Have you considered a Pertronix ignition system? No butchering involved.
I dunno much about Pertronix. I've heard of them being used for converting the old points-and-condenser type ignition to electronic ignition, but would one of them work in place of a Mopar Lean Burn, which is electronic ignition?
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Re: Here is a nice example [andre1969]
by texases
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May 20, 2009 (10:58 am)
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 20, 2009 10:40 am)
Doesnt' that Lean Burn include carb controls? The Pertronix parts wouldn't replace those, I think. I imagine you could replace the whole thing with an EFI setup ($$$$).
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Re: Here is a nice example [texases]
by andre1969
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May 20, 2009 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: texases (May 20, 2009 10:58 am)
Yeah, the Lean burn messes with the carb, as well as the distributor. It has a crude, probably Atari-2600 quality computer in it. I've heard that with Lean burn the way to go is get an electronic ignition kit from Mopar Performance. It includes a new distributor and ECU box, and wiring. I think you do have to make a few wiring mods, though. And you also have to drill a hole in the intake manifold for the distributor's vacuum advance, as the advance in the stock distributor is controlled by the Lean Burn.
One thing I guess I could try, is to swap the ECU box off my other New Yorker. That car has never given me any troubles (well, at least no random stalling/hard to start troubles). Then, I guess if the blue one starts running fine, but the other one develops fits, I'll know what the trouble was!
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Re: #325 of 360 Why? by hpmctorque [bumpy]
by lemmer
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May 20, 2009 (11:46 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (May 20, 2009 8:25 am)
I've tried the IS300. Although it ranks pretty high on the handling meter, the engine is kind of a dud and the interior is economy car level (other than the great seats). If I was to drop down a class to a less luxurious but "zippier" car, I'd much rather have an Acura TSX. The TSX manages to better the IS in almost every possible way (despite its front wheel drive layout).
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