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Family-friendly fast car.
Posted by Cher Pheng Lee, 15,2021
Florida man builds family car into race car.
Having hit the US market in 2001, the Lexus IS300, otherwise known as the Toyota Altezza in Japan, has been quite the popular platform for all types of purposes: grocery-store runs, going to the beach, going to your 9-5, and of course... going to the race track.
That's exactly what Eric's intentions were when he picked up this IS300 back in 2011 - having a streetable race car he could still drive to/from the track and for weekend errands. As we all know, the IS300 came with a 2JZ-GE (non turbo Supra engine) in the USA which makes it a perfect platform to modify as it already had the space and dimensions to fit mostly anything that the big-brother big-power MKIV Supras could. Some even refer to this chassis as a 4 door Supra.
Big mood with big power.
When Eric brought this car home, it was already modified but wasn't exactly what he wanted. Over the years, Eric revamped it to be exactly where it is now. From the custom metal widebody molded into the Vertex front end along with the stroker 3.4L Titan 2JZGTE and v160 transmission, it resembles nothing of what it was when he picked it up. With the latest setup, it's making right over 840 horsepower to the wheels.
From the comfy Sparco seats to the ProEFI/Racepak combination, the car definitely is dialed in. Because of that, Eric drives this car to late-night car meets and to the race track while enjoying it with his extremely supportive family when they can. The car is 100% streetable and you'd never guess it made as much power as it did if you never saw the engine bay or heard it run and drive as it looks and sounds like a beast.
Eric explains it all in this interview!
Check out the rest of Eric's IS300 below
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Owner: |
Eric Jacobs |
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Hometown: |
Fort Myers, Florida |
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Instagram: |
@madblackis |
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Engine: |
3.4L Titan 2JZGTE, Precision Crank, Carillo HD Connecting Rods, 9:1 CP Pistons 2JZGE VVTI head, Kelford 274 camshafts, GSC valves, Ferrea valve springs/retainers Dual Precision 46mm wastegates ProEFI v 3.5 |
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Drivetrain: |
V160 transmission, RPS Carbon Carbon clutch, GS400 rear diff w/ KAAZ 2 way LSD |
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Suspension/Chassis: |
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Brakes/Wheels/Tires: |
Weld RTS 18x9 245/40/18 Mickey Thompson (front) 15x9.275 295/55/15 SST (rear) , 6 Piston Wilwood (front), stock rears |
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Exterior: |
Custom metal widebody molded to Vertex front bumper |
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Interior: |
Racepak Digital dash, Sparco R333 seats |
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