![]() ![]() So choose your mods carefully and have a thorough read of our tuning articles for an overview on what works and what doesn't. We've seen people spend £1000's and only getting a relatively small power gain of 10-20bhp on the massive V8 engines. Maximise your LS and release the hidden performance with our tuning tips. In 2007 Lexus switched in the most powerful engine yet, the 5.0L Hybrid V8 unit making around 440hp! Who says hybrids are slow! The later 4.3 and 4.6 benefited from a major power hike without too much of a fuel economy compromise. The early 4.0 V8 engines were very strong units and from the factory made reasonable power figures. If you want to get a little more power out of the top end we need to choose our mods carefully. We shall now turn our focus to the LS engine. ![]() ![]() We would also recommend fitting polyurethane bushings to tighten up the suspension, especially on older or high mileage examples. Lowering the car needs to be subtly done due to the terrible road surfaces we have to contend with. You will if you are not careful risk rubbing on the arches if you go lower than this but rolling or pulling the arches can get round this. We would go to a maximum drop of 45mm in most situations. Uprating your LS's cornering and general handling is often a big priority. Weight reduction should obviously be a priority if you want to take the car to the maximum. You can do a lot worse than choose the Lexus LS for a tuning project, as it can make quite an effective track day car given the right modifications despite it's large size. ![]()
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