Lexus GS300 mountain run

Quick squirt after work. Testing GoPro Hero 10

[@milliondollaboiibsb4927]

I need more please got a gs430 this was beautiful nice driving as well mate

[@worray]

That was amazing, fun to watch and love the turbo sound

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Thank you!! I broke the transmission a few months ago at a drift day, I have a new one to replace it, so hopefully more turbo noises again soon 😀

[@GrizzlyGarage]

Hell yeah dude this is pretty cool, sounds so good. My GS needs all new suspension pretty much to even come close to feeling how this looks😂

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Thanks man. Can't compete with a 2J (ok maybe a built RB comes close 😅). Get the SerialNine OEM+ bushing kit. Looks sick and a little harder than OEM without going overboard. They can handle better than they appear, boats 😂

[@GrizzlyGarage]

@@JohnnyBalazo do they still make the oem+ kit? Cause I can only find solid mount bushings which I mean, if I got to go with them I will 😂

[@JohnnyBalazo]

@@GrizzlyGarage interesting, I can still see the polyurethane kit which they call the OEM replacement. That's probably the most ideal, you don't wanna go solid at all 😅

[@LockieNZ]

Given their whale like size, they're surprisingly nimble in the twisties

[@JohnnyBalazo]

You'd be surprised, the IS platform has generally just been a shorter wheelbase GS, so its DNA is rather sporty haha

[@ogk129]

They really arent that big

[@LockieNZ]

@@ogk129 The turbo model is nearly 1700kg. Pretty much 400kg heavier than the Silvias, MR2s and RX7s etc. Can definitely feel the weight in mine.

[@slicelol1463]

people still drift these big ass cars

[@Hype679]

@@LockieNZ For a sedan? 3800 lbs isn't that bad at all.

[@therainyy069]

Where does someone get a steering wheel that beautiful

[@insid3493]

I really can't decide between buying a GS 400 or a GS 300, a 2JZ sounds nice but then again, that 1UZ FE is really nice sounding, yeah I think I'll go with the 400

[@JohnnyBalazo]

I'd love to build a UZ one day, great V8 motors

[@tomdowns480]

Man this makes me want to Manual swap my Aristo so bad 🤣, How hard was the R154 swap? Also what facia are you using for your head unit? it looks clean as

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Aerpro I believe, been awhile but there's a lot out there, this is the double din to fit a screen :)

[@JohnnyBalazo]

The hardest part of probably getting the clutch pedal assembly in place. To make it easier since you're in the states of im not mistaken, look up heat lighting speed shop for the gs300 clutch assembly. Other than that basically need the transmission, a little trim of the gear lever opening in the tunnel and a drive shaft made up to length. Then figure out your handbrake, hydro or retrofit something from like a jzx or a sc300/soarer

[@PgamerTBP]

🔥🔥🤩

[@maichell5094]

Oheck yesss!

[@richardohnstad9315]

Makes me want to have a straight in my GS300.

[@starletnights1]

Nice what, is it a 2j gte? Also, where does the assembly around the stick come from? Probably doing a conversion soon!

[@johnshaw3208]

I need an LSD for my Aristo swap and a manual is on my wish list. Granis Racing Tremic TR6060

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Yes. You can fit the diff from an SC and Supra (small flange) directly into the GS

[@atombomb6207]

What transmission are you running W58?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

R154 :)

[@derricksledge731]

What body mods have been done to your gs300?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Nothing really, rolled front fenders, trimmed the inside lips of the rear fenders. Toms Aristo from bar.

[@Soupsoup88]

Hey bro you in Vic right? How much did it cost to manual swap your car?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Hey sorry for the late reply. I did it myself, took an R154, custom drive shaft, JZX100 clutch pedal assembly and master cylinder. GB had already been converted to concentric slave from a T56 transmission. I'd probably budget 10k of labour and parts if someone were to do it

[@UzsDc1UZ]

Hi, what's the mod list on this car? Great GS and driving btw

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Thanks! It's extensive in some ways. Powertrain: 2JZGTE unopened Garrett GTX3582r 0.83 TiAL exhaust housing. GReddy intercooler Driveline: R154 trans TRD LSD 4.1 ratio NPC twin plate clutch Chassis: BC BR 18kg front 12kg rear 25mm RCA front and rear Serialnine rear subframe bushings IS350 brakes

[@PgamerTBP]

@@JohnnyBalazo anything crazy done to adapt the is350 brakes?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

@@PgamerTBP I bought the calipers from Japan with adapter brackets already but that's about it. Google 350phi and they provide info and brackets to suit

[@PgamerTBP]

@@JohnnyBalazo thank you!

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Welcome!

[@clyde9659]

Which steering wheels is that?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

It is a 350mm Nardi deep corn glossy spoke

[@toyotadude6771]

​@@JohnnyBalazobut what about the airbag??? 😢😡😊😅👍

[@JohnnyBalazo]

@@toyotadude6771 uhhh hahahaha it's a teeth breaker now 😂

[@StewartLaw8891]

nice gs man you live in Melbourne?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Thanks man, yea I do! In the East :)

[@mrman8856]

Those hard rights were rubbing

[@teddybesplitinlanes5500]

How much power and what width rims?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

About 400whp, 18x9.5 wheels

[@turbogears900]

Is it worth going to the manual?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Hmmm, honestly unless you really really like the chassis, it's better to choose the other Toyota sedans to get your 4 door fix. Having said that, if you like the GS, absolutely it's worth it. It's so fun and stupid driving a big car like this.

[@nathanielgathing659]

​@JohnnyBalazo isn't it the same legendary chassis the mark 2 rides on? If so these are legendary cars through and through.

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Quite close, fundamentally the same, though they don't quite share the same suspension parts. Definitely legendary

[@turbogears900]

@JohnnyBalazo well I'm building my aristo jzs161 engine head with cams, new springs and retainers, and valve stems.not sure what transmission yet

[@nathanielgathing659]

@@JohnnyBalazo nice ride my dude, str8 up. Thanks for the content!

[@FredericFreedom]

Manual box? How?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

Hole saw 🤣

[@zpe1200]

what gearbox?

[@JohnnyBalazo]

R154! :)

[@boomboombaby9140]

They drive on the wrong side of the road and in the wrong side of the vehicle to be different. It doesn’t make sense because the majority of humans are right handed

[@koolaidcrusade7776]

Yeah so it makes sense you dildo, you shift with your left hand so your right hand is controlling the steering. Feels way more natural and that’s someone who has driven both

[@mattbrooks162]

You say that like American citizens had a say in the decision to drive on the left and side

[@boomboombaby9140]

@@mattbrooks162 I’m just saying the majority of humans are right handed so driving on the right side of the road seems natural, if the majority of people were left handed then driving on the opposite side would make sense.

[@bath4130]

@@boomboombaby9140 highways.dot.gov/highway-history/general-highway-history/right-side-road From a quick search, it looks like about 35% of drivers throughout the world drive on the left side of the road in right-hand drive vehicles.

[@mrjk0890]

It's the left side of a road and right side of the car. There is no wrong side. If you think wrong... you must have 2 wrong arms and 2 wrong legs???