The temperature you see on the gauge is the coolant temperature, what is more important is the oil temperature, which takes about twice as long to get up to temp as the coolant, so dont go by the temperature gauge as to how warm the engine is.
15 minutes after smoothly driving at the recommended coolant temp may help. Yeah, it is good to wait another 15 minutes after the temp is at the desired temp before pushing the car a bit harder :D
Today I went to test from 0 to 100 with my own Lexus IS 250 model year 2007. It is not known exactly which tuning parts are installed in the engine room. A GPS Race Timer was used. I accelerated 0 to 100 according to your instructions and the result was 6,501 seconds 😁
@@KontrolledKaoz It was in Cruise Control when it happend. I believe it was just her time. Frequent oil changes with Castrol GTX High Mileage oil & Wix oil Filters
@@jamesaxelson917 I’m planning to do my first race with some homies, so I should leave it on 4th gear and it woudlnt do no harm? My Lexus GS 350 has 160k miles with 18.2 mpg average
I'm running spherical rod ends and coil-overs on my IS250's suspension, stock motor and automatic, I'd worry about trans temperature if anything, but an automatic at 160k (depending on how often fluid was changed) is going to be a little tired. Even staying in 4th gear, the torque converter is un-locked and is creating most of the heat in the transmission. I would monitor fluid temperature, extended periods over 220 degrees F is as much as id be comfortable with on a track.
@@senorbonbon a little late but do what you want. I redline my 250 and take it on back roads for 15 mins straight completely stock takes it like a champ
I've been having some issues with my Lexus IS250 06. I'm able to launch thanks to you! But my transmission is almost... laggy? It feels like it takes 0.5-1 seconds to shift gears sometimes. It's not really able to hit high RPM either without a smell occuring 🤷 I should mention it has 160K miles, transmission fluid probably never changed before I owned it. I also haven't changed it yet
I bought used 08 is 250 with 160k miles. If there’s slight lag + smell. I would check fuel 02 sensor & catalyst converter. Also look up carbon build clean up ( Direct Injector Cleaner & Valve cleaner) will help potential. And Tran drain and fill would help but make sure done by pro. Could go south lol
They’re kinda slow to be honest 😂 great reliability and fun cars tho. My Lexus IS is tuned and I get like 22 miles per gallon with the way I drive, but if I drive like a sane person it’ll be like 26 mpg
Well Lexus IS is more of a compact sedan so make sure you sit and try to find a comfortable position, also look for Lexus IS's without sunroof because sunroof it takes a bit of headroom. If you ask me I don't think you will be comfortable but without sunroof maybe. Again its something you have to try
@@warmthboy Thank you for your help. I have considered the GS 300 but It just looked a bit too ugly for me... I have also considered searching for Honda Accord 2.4 VTEC from 2002-2007.
Zdravo, ranije sam ti pisao za mišljenje vezano za is250 i na kraju sam ga kupio moj je 2010 godište luxury multimedia i imam ga oko godinu dana i stvarno sam prezadovoljan ali u zadnje vrijeme malko osjetim kad je motor hladan malo grublje saltanje između prve i druge brzine kao i kad je u četvrtoj pa mi zanima pošto vidim koliko km tvoj ima da li si imao ikakvih problema sa mjenjačem i da li si mjenjao ulje
Its not a proper launch if you didn’t hold the rev and the break for at least 2 sec and 2000 rpm is good not risky like 3 or 4 and 1.500 is low for a launch its either 2 or 2.5 or near the 3
I said in the video that just because for me 1500rpm is best, doesnt mean you guys should too, depends on temperature outside, quality of the road and tires. In my test the road was dusty so tires where more prone to slip hence why I did it at 1500rpm, tried 2500rpm but huge wheelspin.
@@VuckoHD This is not called launch control. It's called brake boosting, although it's not very effective on a NA car. The car will limit revs to 2500 rpm because that's the limits of your braking system before it loses friction and you start moving. As you have bigger brakes with more friction, the revs will go down. Also holding revs instead of letting go while the rpm are climbing like you did, will not give you any benefits at all, or at least very little. By holding the rpms, you allow the suspension to compress and give you a better launch. The reason why you're spinning at 2500rpm is because you probably don't let the car suspension settle, and you have probably crappy tires. I have 500 treadwear tires and I don't spin (even on dusty streets where half of it is sand) unless I do some stupid shit such as pulling a u-turn at full throttle.
@@TienTran-kw3il Where did I say I'm using 'Launch control'? I didn't mention that at all but just showed how to launch an automatic car at higher revs, not 'brake boosting' like you said. Also I get what you mean by holding the revs and then let go but my launch was done at such low rpm and cars suspenssion is tight enough that you can see my car launch wasn't unsettled...it hooked up
@@mls.design some people prefer this method because they believe building boost and then full accelerating give you a better launch than only brake then release and accelerate
Wait hang on.. I have an is250 as well, but I'm curious as I've never actually put it in S AND turned the ECT PWR mode on. Is this why your car " Auto shifts " at high RPMs even though it's displaying What I thought was 4th gear..? I've definitely changed it to S mode, but I usually end up using the paddle shifters to go up or down from 4th. But the gear changes on the display. HAVE I BEEN DOIING THIS WRONG ALL THIS TIME?
Nah fam I got one too and it’s just ecu programming likely to keep the trans from any possible damage. I do the same thing I use the paddles cause it doesn’t seem to hold the gears long enough even in sport and with ect
I found out it’s a gear limiter, not shifter- so if you put it on three at a light and hun it it will go to almost redline but once at third gear it won’t upshift
so ur telling me i can just throw it in sports mode put it on 6th gear and the car will automaticlly go up and down on gears? So Like if sports mode was just a button?
I wouldn't use the term "proper way to do it", since you're loading up your drivetrain while the brakes are keeping the car still which isn't really proper. All that strain is still going through your drivetrain and can damage it pretty severely over time...
@@TienTran-kw3il Negative. brakes aren't harmed while doing this because it's just a hydraulic clamp. Unless you're doing a brake stand (ie Burnout) and you're spinning the back wheels while the brakes are applied, then yes it would damage the brakes. What this does is lock the wheels, all the slop from the drivetrain is tightened up and the regular old auto transmission starts slipping itself. All the tension is still inside the drivetrain putting pressure on everything. Don't get me wrong, I do this shit too, and it's not like it will break the car right away. But it's definitely not proper. Either buy a car that has a dedicated launch control or get a manual if you want to be launching you're family sedan all the time.
Yes, they use a very soft front lower control arm bushing which is good for comfort but it does make the front tires wear hard. I've replaced the whole front end and partial rear end with spherical bearings for track use and it's not really a problem now, wouldn't recommend this for a daily though.
If you would have said the 200t was better I don’t think you would have gotten as much crap as you did lmao. I actually don’t recommend the 250 at all 🤣. There’s a reason they came out with the 200t anyway
Yeah it’s like a warning light you can set it from 0-100mph idk how many kph but there is a red light that comes on at 100 mph and I don’t believe you can adjust that one the orange one you adjust with the button on the left of steering column that says set and has two arrows pointing left and right
Depends on your tires and road conditions. Got decent tires that are heated in dry conditions? Dump the traction. Got worn out tires or wet conditions? Use traction
Bruh come on. 1,500rpm? Realistically it's best if you can time it at 2-2,200 rpm. At least in the 350. With my 285 summer tires I can push 3k and barely get wheel spin.
Exactly my point in the video...I said in the video that just because for me 1500rpm is best, doesnt mean you guys should too, depends on temperature outside, quality of the road and tires. In my test the road was dusty so tires where more prone to slip hence why I did it at 1500rpm, tried 2500rpm but huge wheelspin.
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The temperature you see on the gauge is the coolant temperature, what is more important is the oil temperature, which takes about twice as long to get up to temp as the coolant, so dont go by the temperature gauge as to how warm the engine is.
15 minutes after smoothly driving at the recommended coolant temp may help. Yeah, it is good to wait another 15 minutes after the temp is at the desired temp before pushing the car a bit harder :D
Today I went to test from 0 to 100 with my own Lexus IS 250 model year 2007. It is not known exactly which tuning parts are installed in the engine room. A GPS Race Timer was used. I accelerated 0 to 100 according to your instructions and the result was 6,501 seconds 😁
Bro his car has 262,350 Kms that the quality everybody want out of these lexuses best
Thats only 160k Miles, I have 220k Miles
@@slowdailys7914 i got 230k on my is350
@@juanramon4665 My Engine just went out 😪 I'm going to buy a used one with 30k Miles on it
@@slowdailys7914 what did you do wrong????
@@KontrolledKaoz It was in Cruise Control when it happend. I believe it was just her time. Frequent oil changes with Castrol GTX High Mileage oil & Wix oil Filters
Thank you.
I have been doing this as soon as the light turns green and i’m in the front, all the time.
This video should be called ,,How to embarass stock civics on lights’’😂
I see ur a man of culture.
I'm the stock civic. Lmfao. Buying one of these to mod up tho
@@nightshadeaudi civics have big tuning potential. But many 16yr olds buying civic and mod it JUST in exterior thinking that its fast.
@@nightshadeaudi and i love civics. My friend has EG hatch with built turbo b16a2 which SHOULD make 200hp and its 2 times faster than v6 lexus IS.
@@szybkiantek5632 that is true but my dad’s Camry could’ve keep up with a eg 😭
: I hope this video was helpful to you
Every other lexus owner out there: it wasn’t 🙄
Is it bad to not shift the gears by yourself in sport bc his hits 6-7k rpms then the car shifts itself, i feel like it would be harming the engine
not at all. The 3/4GR-FSE engine can handle that all day.
@@jamesaxelson917 I’m planning to do my first race with some homies, so I should leave it on 4th gear and it woudlnt do no harm? My Lexus GS 350 has 160k miles with 18.2 mpg average
I'm running spherical rod ends and coil-overs on my IS250's suspension, stock motor and automatic, I'd worry about trans temperature if anything, but an automatic at 160k (depending on how often fluid was changed) is going to be a little tired. Even staying in 4th gear, the torque converter is un-locked and is creating most of the heat in the transmission. I would monitor fluid temperature, extended periods over 220 degrees F is as much as id be comfortable with on a track.
@@senorbonbon a little late but do what you want. I redline my 250 and take it on back roads for 15 mins straight completely stock takes it like a champ
i hop on the on ramp at 2nd then feel the car up to 3-4k , then send it & shift myself
4:40 seeing the car pull up without the brakes squeaking felt weird for me lol
i have a lexus is350 2is and when i hold the brake and give it full gas the revs won’t go over 2000 - 2500 rpm do these cars have launch control?
Loving the videos bro, keep it up
I've been having some issues with my Lexus IS250 06. I'm able to launch thanks to you! But my transmission is almost... laggy? It feels like it takes 0.5-1 seconds to shift gears sometimes. It's not really able to hit high RPM either without a smell occuring 🤷
I should mention it has 160K miles, transmission fluid probably never changed before I owned it. I also haven't changed it yet
清一下積碳
@@林XX-p9i Where are those located?
I bought used 08 is 250 with 160k miles. If there’s slight lag + smell. I would check fuel 02 sensor & catalyst converter. Also look up carbon build clean up ( Direct Injector Cleaner & Valve cleaner) will help potential. And Tran drain and fill would help but make sure done by pro. Could go south lol
@@Oneklickmedia I got the O2 diffusor replaced (expensive af) so all that's left is the catalytic converter!
Why they say these are the worst engines lol?
BTW what's your daily fuel consumption?
They’re kinda slow to be honest 😂 great reliability and fun cars tho. My Lexus IS is tuned and I get like 22 miles per gallon with the way I drive, but if I drive like a sane person it’ll be like 26 mpg
Hi, cool video 👍 is it hard to do burnout on it? Idea for next video 😄
Hi Vucko, nice car! I’m planning to buy this or IS 350 as my first car. Do you think a 190-195 cm human can comfortably sit in it?
Well Lexus IS is more of a compact sedan so make sure you sit and try to find a comfortable position, also look for Lexus IS's without sunroof because sunroof it takes a bit of headroom. If you ask me I don't think you will be comfortable but without sunroof maybe. Again its something you have to try
@@VuckoHD thank you for the advice!
Better going to a Gs300 it will cost almost the same .
@@warmthboy Thank you for your help. I have considered the GS 300 but It just looked a bit too ugly for me... I have also considered searching for Honda Accord 2.4 VTEC from 2002-2007.
Bro you tallll
love this
Are any mods ro make it shift faster with paddels
What is the difference between TRC OFF and Totally Off?
Burns
First is Traction (TRC) the other is Stability (VSC) control.
Zdravo, ranije sam ti pisao za mišljenje vezano za is250 i na kraju sam ga kupio moj je 2010 godište luxury multimedia i imam ga oko godinu dana i stvarno sam prezadovoljan ali u zadnje vrijeme malko osjetim kad je motor hladan malo grublje saltanje između prve i druge brzine kao i kad je u četvrtoj pa mi zanima pošto vidim koliko km tvoj ima da li si imao ikakvih problema sa mjenjačem i da li si mjenjao ulje
Did you rewire your headlights to have the blinkers as daytime running lights?
Previous owner did that so I don't know how exacly he connected it
good video keep it up buddy..
Thanks, will do!
Very interesting words....launching the car.
Its not a proper launch if you didn’t hold the rev and the break for at least 2 sec and 2000 rpm is good not risky like 3 or 4 and 1.500 is low for a launch its either 2 or 2.5 or near the 3
I said in the video that just because for me 1500rpm is best, doesnt mean you guys should too, depends on temperature outside, quality of the road and tires. In my test the road was dusty so tires where more prone to slip hence why I did it at 1500rpm, tried 2500rpm but huge wheelspin.
@@VuckoHD This is not called launch control. It's called brake boosting, although it's not very effective on a NA car. The car will limit revs to 2500 rpm because that's the limits of your braking system before it loses friction and you start moving. As you have bigger brakes with more friction, the revs will go down. Also holding revs instead of letting go while the rpm are climbing like you did, will not give you any benefits at all, or at least very little. By holding the rpms, you allow the suspension to compress and give you a better launch. The reason why you're spinning at 2500rpm is because you probably don't let the car suspension settle, and you have probably crappy tires. I have 500 treadwear tires and I don't spin (even on dusty streets where half of it is sand) unless I do some stupid shit such as pulling a u-turn at full throttle.
@@TienTran-kw3il Where did I say I'm using 'Launch control'? I didn't mention that at all but just showed how to launch an automatic car at higher revs, not 'brake boosting' like you said. Also I get what you mean by holding the revs and then let go but my launch was done at such low rpm and cars suspenssion is tight enough that you can see my car launch wasn't unsettled...it hooked up
Why, it doesn’t need to build any boost on this system so you don’t have to wait any longer
@@mls.design some people prefer this method because they believe building boost and then full accelerating give you a better launch than only brake then release and accelerate
Wait hang on.. I have an is250 as well, but I'm curious as I've never actually put it in S AND turned the ECT PWR mode on. Is this why your car " Auto shifts " at high RPMs even though it's displaying What I thought was 4th gear..?
I've definitely changed it to S mode, but I usually end up using the paddle shifters to go up or down from 4th. But the gear changes on the display.
HAVE I BEEN DOIING THIS WRONG ALL THIS TIME?
Nah fam I got one too and it’s just ecu programming likely to keep the trans from any possible damage. I do the same thing I use the paddles cause it doesn’t seem to hold the gears long enough even in sport and with ect
I found out it’s a gear limiter, not shifter- so if you put it on three at a light and hun it it will go to almost redline but once at third gear it won’t upshift
so ur telling me i can just throw it in sports mode put it on 6th gear and the car will automaticlly go up and down on gears? So Like if sports mode was just a button?
@@lsbrandon9312 yes
@@lsbrandon9312 so for my Lexus GS 350, sports mode & etc mode on 4th gear is the safest?
I actually would buy the same car but 10-11L / 100 Km/h is to much cons. for me :( But I hope u keep this channel like this, awesome content :)
9L/100km is more realistic,i drive a IS250 myself,for 4 years now..
@@pkd19 thats actually not that bad for a 2.5 V6, nice :)
It should be possible to get even 8L/100km , but in reality , you're most likely gonna drive it hard and get 11-14L/100km.
my average is 11 I believe.
Got this car recently and driving it normally with rare heave footing gives 8l/100km. I drive motorways mostly though
10-11 is nothing, i have one and with the way i drive it its 14.7
keep the junk in trunk, it really provides more traction dude
I wouldn't use the term "proper way to do it", since you're loading up your drivetrain while the brakes are keeping the car still which isn't really proper. All that strain is still going through your drivetrain and can damage it pretty severely over time...
He's just brakes boosting, no real damages except brakes.
@@TienTran-kw3il Negative. brakes aren't harmed while doing this because it's just a hydraulic clamp. Unless you're doing a brake stand (ie Burnout) and you're spinning the back wheels while the brakes are applied, then yes it would damage the brakes. What this does is lock the wheels, all the slop from the drivetrain is tightened up and the regular old auto transmission starts slipping itself. All the tension is still inside the drivetrain putting pressure on everything. Don't get me wrong, I do this shit too, and it's not like it will break the car right away. But it's definitely not proper. Either buy a car that has a dedicated launch control or get a manual if you want to be launching you're family sedan all the time.
@@kurtispotts9097 yeah. Its very risky and not created for that
I have read horror stories of excessive tire wear regardless if aligment or chosen tires.
Have you experienced the above?
I know on the 3IS models 2014+ the reason for inner tire wear is due to the cheap material quality Toyota used for the Lower Control Arm bushings.
It’s true. As an is 250 owner I can confirm they have issues with excessive inner tire wear
Yes, they use a very soft front lower control arm bushing which is good for comfort but it does make the front tires wear hard. I've replaced the whole front end and partial rear end with spherical bearings for track use and it's not really a problem now, wouldn't recommend this for a daily though.
do you still have your lexus and have you done any new mods???
I still have it, plan to put a lip or a spoiler :) But wont do it soon though, still stay tuned I have a Lexus video coming these days
I have is250, all you say here is true, i confirm :)
How regularly do you do oil changes?
Razmisljam da kupim ovakvog lexusa ali ne znam koja je cena prava za njega
Sad se krecu oko 9000 evra na PolovniAutomobili.com . Ja sam imao sreće, moj kostao 6500e
Mene je kostao 5,500€, 220000km, 205hp, 2007 godine
i just got a 2015 lexus is350 f sport and in sports mode + it goes from 0-60 in 4.2 seconds, idk about yall tho
Lies...they hit 0-60mph in like 5.6 seconds.
Damn you got 262,000 miles on that car.
No its in kilometers, I converted its 160,000miles
What wheels are those
Let’s play over heat the torque converter and stall test
The IS350 is far faster than the IS250.
Is350 is a beast of a car
NAAAAAAA really??
no shit one has a 2.5 and one has a 3.5 🤷🏽♂️ v6 obviously theres a difference in power duh
No shit sherlock
If you would have said the 200t was better I don’t think you would have gotten as much crap as you did lmao. I actually don’t recommend the 250 at all 🤣. There’s a reason they came out with the 200t anyway
Holy fuck, video actually starts about 75% way through
Does anyone else is light comes on when you hit 80 miles per house what does that mean?
Mr. Creed you can set it up.
Yeah it’s like a warning light you can set it from 0-100mph idk how many kph but there is a red light that comes on at 100 mph and I don’t believe you can adjust that one the orange one you adjust with the button on the left of steering column that says set and has two arrows pointing left and right
@@tutomenjivar18 wth I really never noticed the light like ever. Because when I barely got my car I hit 135 and that red light never came on :/
@@tutomenjivar18 but good looks I’m going to change the orange light
@@erichuerta4462 in the 250?😳
Isn't redlining it damaging your engine??
Anyone?
Anyone?
If you do it over and over and over and over again then yes but few times no
car is a tank at 262k miles with no lights
Its 262k kilometers so around 162k miles but agree with you
Is not a some beach ahh German engineering.
Does turn off traction control make you go faster?
Yes, because the car won’t reduce power instantly when the tires slightly slip.
I've heard opposite. Spinning ain't winning
I'm on the fence with this also... either way I own a is 350 and I love it.
Depends on your tires and road conditions. Got decent tires that are heated in dry conditions? Dump the traction. Got worn out tires or wet conditions? Use traction
@@MrDerekRobinson yes, but litte spin means that you used all possible grip. To much spin is waste
Bruh turn off shift indicator keep traction control on and then run it wooo
This video should be called how to ruin your brake booster...
Get an exhaust I want to hear your car with a nice exhaust it would sound aggressive!
Sounds a bit like a 350z wich is pretty awesome ( i have an is250 )
i would love this car but its way to slow for me
Get is350
Bruh come on. 1,500rpm? Realistically it's best if you can time it at 2-2,200 rpm. At least in the 350. With my 285 summer tires I can push 3k and barely get wheel spin.
Exactly my point in the video...I said in the video that just because for me 1500rpm is best, doesnt mean you guys should too, depends on temperature outside, quality of the road and tires. In my test the road was dusty so tires where more prone to slip hence why I did it at 1500rpm, tried 2500rpm but huge wheelspin.
This is why his has no light at 262.000
Also make sure your your car is off.
Since at this point even the AC needs to be off…
262000 millas...😊😊😜😜
and thats a 4th gear launch 😂
No it’s not that’s not how this transmission works
So pretty much use your brain gotcha
Why its 8,1 sec? its tooooo long, much to long
The road is old and dusty, on better asphalt I managed to do 7.9s
next time don’t try launching in 4th gear
Dude are stupid or what. That's not 4th gear
Stock camry 2005 in my channel is faster
Slow as f...