Lexus IS200t Full Bolt-On Exhaust | Ark Grip + PPE Downpipe w/ MFORCE Tune

[@2gr375]

If I had a turbo IS this is exactly how I would build mine sick build sounds really good💯

[@KennyVo]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@Grey3IS]

Hell yeah! I’m loving the sound. Great video Kenny.

[@KennyVo]

thanksssssssss i love it even more now 😍. thanks for the kind words 🫶🏼

[@Dripskyy777]

Bro ur intro is so saucy real talk 💪🏼🤝💥

[@KennyVo]

thanks thanks! 💪🏼💪🏼

[@smit9352]

I was in until the crackle tune, sounds pretty good without that tbh.

[@Tux612]

You should use the ark midpipe and then the remark axleback.

[@KennyVo]

I had an invidia midpipe and remark axleback years ago and it was too raspy

[@lexusbruh904]

Sounds mad nice!

[@KennyVo]

appreciate it! definitely better than my last set up 😊

[@bratt3IS]

Does this downpipe throw a check engine light?

[@gardolausell5318]

Yooo i have a 2019 fsport is300 Will that downpipe fit? I know they have the same engines but their website only says up until 2016

[@Grey3IS]

It should as long as you have the 2.0L 4cyl

[@gardolausell5318]

@@Grey3IS thank you man! Also has anyone tried the armytrix downpipe?

[@Grey3IS]

@@gardolausell5318 Lol! Yes. I have it. And I’ve made a KZbin video about 😄

[@KennyVo]

exactly what he said! it fits!😃

[@Ah_ndrw]

Yo, How you been Kenny? Been a while for sure, the car sounds good and it looks (clicks) 😏👌 I wish we lived in the same neighborhood amigo. Glad to see you doing well, keep it up! 👊😎

[@KennyVo]

Hey Andrew, I am doing well! Thanks man haha very very grateful to have people like you here. Trying to be more consistent but I do have priorities at the moment. Hope you understand and hope you are well also!

[@Ah_ndrw]

@@KennyVo Oh yes of course man, I absolutely understand. I was just saying in general I wish I could be around someone when it comes to cars. ((Especially our kind))

[@pHixiq]

Yeaaaa that sounds fire asf wth

[@KennyVo]

much appreciatedddd!!

[@bugsytek8176]

Got any recommendations on reducing the turbo lag when accelerating?

[@ramadonscamaro]

Sport mode is slower btw , put it regular if racing someone

[@getrightgianni]

no it’s not

[@FranklinFishing]

Yo my Lexus is200t is an open diff… how did you do a burn out is that a welded diff?

[@jacobdavis8089]

Do you have any issues with the tune? I know some people say their ECU adjusts to it essentially canceling out any gains from the tune/harms the engine. Also, do you not have issues with getting it inspected with no cats?

[@KennyVo]

No issues so far, I haven't put the car on the dyno so I wouldn't know truly. And I have never had issues getting it inspected with no cats.

[@jacobdavis8089]

@@KennyVo I appreciate you replying. I really want to add a tune to the car, but just worry about damage to the engine. How long have you had that tune on the car?

[@KennyVo]

@@jacobdavis8089 i've been running it for exactly a year and a week lol. I daily my car 100 miles too 🥲, haven't ran into any issues

[@jacobdavis8089]

@@KennyVo Wow what a commute! Thanks for that info!

[@KennyVo]

@@jacobdavis8089 haha yeah super bussssy thats why content is rolling out slow :(

[@alecszarek8345]

I’m trying to do the exact setup as you. Just one thing. The Catless downpipe, how long did that take to install and do you remember the process that had to be done to do it? I’m pretty sure you literally have to take out the whole engine to get to it in this car

[@KennyVo]

lol it was a painnnn to remove the stock one. need to remove the turbo muffler and everything move whatever is directly on top of the downpipe so you can get to the v band clamp. but the securing screw/bolt for it is on the bottom side, need to unplug the o2 sensors and unhook it from its wire holder. you need to pretty much take out the midpipe because there was no room for me to do it, i just undid the midpipe from the downpipe and axle back and kinda just slid it towards the back of the car as much as i could. there’s also another bolt that is mounted to it to stabilize it and it needs to be undone from the bottom. it comes out through the bottom so it’s going to be tough to get out cause of the fat cats on it and extruding heat shields hitting everything. just twist rotate shake and pull and it’s coming out. you’ll need to rent a o2 sensor tool to remove it because the wire is on there and they make a special tool for it. apply on to new one and reverse steps to install

[@alecszarek8345]

Thank you so much bro. So I dont have to pull out the motor... I can do it from the top and the bottom? I don't even need to lift the motor up or anything I can just do everything just around and about?! I'm doing it next week so I just wanna know what im ready to prepare for. How long does it take for the re and re? Can I do this in a whole day lol and what tool do I need do you have a link?@@KennyVo

[@codgamingbros237]

Not the best at car parts so what are all of the upgrades for the engine and tunes in order for my 2016 is200t to preform like yours? Love the vids

[@KennyVo]

besides the exhaust i just have an injen intake, TTI turbo muffler delete, mforce tune. keeping up with spark plug change intervals will help also👍🏼

[@stefanbarthelot5607]

Do you have a turbo BOV running ? Or an upgraded turbo ? Any upgrades on the intake ?

[@KennyVo]

Open intake will get you the sound. I am running Injen.

[@okoromias]

Hello, as you told me before, you had exhaust drone with your previous exhaust system..How about now...do you still have drone with ARK Catback?

[@KennyVo]

This is a full exhaust and its still present with the Ark catback. I can still have conversation with others though. It has less drone than my last set up for sure.

[@lochlinrecht1427]

I am saving up for an RC rn. How much power do you think you can reliably get out of the 200t? or is it worth coughing up the gas $$ and going for the 350?

[@KennyVo]

This car wont make dramatic gain in hp lol i hate to say it but there's so many people that will say it can easily beat a 350 and produce x amount of power but not a single one of those people that said that had proof, whether if it was dyno or racing another 350. All you feel is really just better throttle response and maybe just a little more power, not drastic like all the other 4cyl turbo platforms. 350 is your best bet if you want performance out of these 2 engines.

[@cloutix.3is]

(8:30) actually solid launch

[@HDRider350]

Sounds hella good

[@ruixtao]

Sweet build, I have a ark exhaust too on my 3IS. Just wondering if the mforce tune has any significant performance and any issues?

[@KennyVo]

Thank you ! 😃 it claims power gains but I have not put my car on a dyno to test it. I will be running it with draggy to compare to my previous stock tune times. The tune did add better throttle response and slightly feels quicker but it does not feel significant IMO. I have been running the tune a little over a year now and have had no problems.

[@eduardodacosta4670]

Did you ever dyno it?

[@LongTran32]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@KennyVo]

nottttt a problem!!👍🏼

[@EdwardoAp1]

Does the mforce actually make the car faster or just pops and bangs? I have a jb4 on my car and feels quicker with more boost since it's just a boost controller but I'm looking into mforce but just wanna make sure it makes it quicker not just noise

[@Grey3IS]

Yes! It bumps the HP up to 275 whp from 220 whp. The pops and bangs are just an additional option to the tune.

[@kyzrsosay]

This sounds great man!

[@KennyVo]

yes it does!! thanks 😊

[@cultivatedrice]

Which setup had more drone? Stock midpipe, remark axleback, and ppe downpipe or stock downpipe, invidia midpipe, remark axleback. I currently have just the axleback but I'm looking to make it louder with the least amount of drone.

[@KennyVo]

i would say the stock downpipe, invidia midpipe, remark axle back has more drone but the tone/pitch sounds better with this setup rather than stock midpipe and PPE downpipe. With the downpipe you will get a rattling noise directly under the car and fumes. i’ve tried tightening the v band and bolts on the downpipe, change gasket but still “leaky”.

[@thehuangbros]

jeezus that sounds like a fun car to drive.

[@KennyVo]

I have been enjoying it all dayyyyy lol. I cant imagine having your car 😂

[@thehuangbros]

@@KennyVo 🤣

[@magicshow32]

Sounds great! I have a 2019 is300 and I have the Remark Exhaust and the HPS SR-Intake w/Turbo Res Delete and Charge Pipe. Thinking about changing out the exhaust and doing a Tune. Video was great for helping me make a decision. What are you using to lower the car? I'm on RS-R Down Springs but thinking about switching to some Coilovers...maybe BC Racing???

[@KennyVo]

Neat set up! lol right now i’m on RSR super downs, I do plan on swapping to coils also. BC Racing, RSR, or Tien are my options!

[@jaydenjohnson1724]

how do you like the RSR super downs? i ordered them for my RC

[@UnknownUser-zw9od]

Yo Kenny! How’s the smog check since you installed the tune? Is it true that they upgraded their program to detect tunes this year? That’s what my smog shop told me over the phone lmk thanks!

[@KennyVo]

i don’t have smog check where i live (Texas lol) buttt yeah they hook up to your OBD during inspection so they can probably see changes but that hasn’t been an issue for me

[@JT18260]

Hey Kenny, you wouldn't happen to have the link to where you bought that rear spoiler from or the ebay seller's name? I've been looking for that exact spoiler FOREVER and cannot find it anywhere. Any help is appreciated man!

[@KennyVo]

I have the link but it is a discontinued item now, the seller doesnt sell it anymore. The name of it was just 2014-2016 Lexus IS Highkick Duckbill. I was unable to find any of them either from other sellers.

[@Annihilators1]

Does it sound loud in person ????

[@Not.Ferrnnzz]

What’s all done to this car and how much whp?? I have a 2022 is300… it’s slow and boring but looks damn good.

[@pHixiq]

The IS 200t and IS300 are basically the same car(unless you have the AWD which does a bit more Hp cuz of the detuned V6). They did a face lift and name change. So unless you have the AWD version, you are getting 241 hp and 258lbs per ft of Torque. The 200t is a bit more “rare” compared to others. You’ll have a hard time overall spotting one compared to the others. I daily a 2016 IS200t

[@Not.Ferrnnzz]

@@pHixiqyes I know. Hence to why I was asking what he has done to his 200t so I can see what hp numbers/mods I can do to my is300

[@Lazo_baseball96]

Hey man 2 questions did your CEL ever pop, does your exhaust have the resonators and is there a weird almost like whining noise as you’re accelerating ? I put the PPE down pipe been having some issues since

[@KennyVo]

it used to come on because of the O2 sensor, the spacer will clear the the light. If it is stuck on for bank 2 or something like that then spacer is probably loose or there is an exhaust leak nearby. I don’t have whining noise just the spooling sound and exhaust sounds

[@patrickcallanta1551]

@@KennyVoI installed the armytrix cat simulator Downpipe and the P0420 CEL code popped up does putting a 90° angle extended spacer make it go away? And which one do I put it on

[@V8Brah]

nice job brah!

[@KennyVo]

appreciate it! :D

[@mrvaj2021]

With those upgrades how do u think it will stack up against a is350

[@KennyVo]

350 is still faster lol, this can get it on the launch but the 350 will reel it in. With roll racing it is worse bc you have to brake boost just to get its full potential but still nothing sadly.

[@tau_tv]

Hey, i looked but didn’t find any info on your KZbin (or I missed it). What are you lowered on? I have springs but I want either coilovers or bags but not sure what to do.

[@KennyVo]

Its on rsr superdown springs, but i have coilovers in my garage waiting to be installed.

[@tau_tv]

@@KennyVo did you think about bags at all? any reason why you're doing coilovers instead of bags?

[@dviera16]

Oh snap I just noticed in your videos what area you’re in . I used to stay around there highway 6 area

[@KennyVo]

haha nice! small world!

[@GabrielMiller-kf2vg]

Where can I get the downpipe and tune ? I have the ark exhaust system on just want it to sound more like this

[@KennyVo]

PPE engineering downpipe is sold by many places if you google. I believe Mforce is gone, D3 performance offers burble tune.

[@kylerapp5537]

Hey where did you buy your color matched spoiler with roof spoiler aswell???

[@KennyVo]

the spoiler is discontinued off ebay, the roof spoiler is from tanso werks. both were carbon fiber and i got them painted locally

[@alecszarek8345]

Hey bro just did the PPE catless downpipe install and the M force pop and bang tune. Got a code for P042000 any idea how to get rid of this or what the tuner can do…. They’re not really being the most helpful

[@KennyVo]

do you have a spacer on your O2 sensor on the downpipe? It is sensing that you have no cats but the spacer makes it think there is one. If not everyone uses the 90 degree angled one.

[@ayy.mp4]

Pop and bangs possible for the 350? I also have the ark full catback but that’s it.

[@KennyVo]

Yeah it is, you need catless headers

[@tau_tv]

hey, what window visors do you have? are those jdm? trying to find inexpensive ones that still look good

[@KennyVo]

amzn.to/3mwq9L4 this is the ones I have, not OEM JDM that sit in the well. They sit over the trim with clips and 3M. I like it because its blacked out already, and I pretty much only had to chrome delete half the window

[@tau_tv]

@@KennyVo awesome, thanks! i got an order from wellvisors coming to try out and if i don't like them i'll get these

[@AbeDude-hs5ow]

Bro I have a question does a down pipe give u a check engine light on ?

[@KennyVo]

it can if your O2 sensor is loose, you can get a tune to clear it but i ran it without a tune for a little and had no issues

[@ryanrobinson1807]

Love the build

[@Exxtzzy]

How much is that tune???

[@VQS_Risky]

Hows the car ride with coils? ( i assume you have coils ) i want to lower it without my gf getting mad ;)

[@KennyVo]

Hey, I have RSR springs lol and they are doable for me but yeah you will feel the bumps on the road for sure. I've driven and have rode in my friends IS' and they are super smooth and impressive! They have dampening adjustment so I'm sure your gf would be happy for that functionality haha.

[@Yessiirskiii]

Amazing vid, did you sell your wheels?

[@KennyVo]

Thank you! No, they're in my garage. I am considering selling

[@Snowy_XYZ]

Ima get this w a new intake turbo and flame tune

[@linxmyster]

How loud would you say this is for daily driving?

[@KennyVo]

I do daily drive it and its not as loud as an NA car with just a muffler/axleback lol. The 200t sounds really muffled still even with FBO. The tune with the pops is controllable it only pops if you make it go above 4k rpms

[@JordanWorst6]

hey bro is this the resonated or unresonated ark catback exhaust ?

[@KennyVo]

its resonated with mufflers

[@toyojin]

will this fit my mom lexus

[@KennyVo]

of course :)))))))))))))

[@Grey3IS]

Yes

[@tsaiyuteng2421]

What is the ET value & J number of the rim? Thanks!

[@KennyVo]

These were 19x9 +33. I ran extended studs all around and 10mm spacers with them to clear the front calipers. Worked out well.

[@grind-it-out]

Dude that’s awesome!

[@KennyVo]

thankssss! i’m in love!😃

[@R3c0nf1gur3d]

New sub, keep the vids coming

[@KennyVo]

Wellllcome! I appreciate that, and will do 😄

[@mattkeene1868]

I have a Lexus is200t with de catted downpipes no resonators and a valve tronic muffler with mforce tune and I am having trouble getting inspected how do you get your car to pass

[@KennyVo]

What state are you in? If your engine light shows then you wont pass but I am in Texas and have my OEM heat shield over the downpipe. My exhaust has never given me issues with inspection here.

[@mattkeene1868]

@@KennyVo I am in north Carolina but the place I go doesn’t care about the fact I have a downpipe but when they go and scan my car it shows cat error codes but it could be the tune messed up and just needs to be re tuned so I was just wondering if when your car is scanned it shows error codes because if yours doesn’t then I know all I have to do is re tune

[@KennyVo]

@@mattkeene1868 Ahh I see, yeah they dont tell me anything about errors, and my printed inspection report says my cats "pass"

[@mattkeene1868]

@@KennyVo Alright thanks that’s exactly what I was looking for because my sheet says not ready so it seems like all I have to do is re tune

[@patrickcallanta1551]

Hey bro could I hear your is?

[@cultivatedrice]

Have you considered the gottuned hybrid turbo?

[@KennyVo]

Ive seen it but at this time I think I will leave the car as is now lol

[@is_htx2340]

KEEP MAKING VIDEOS !

[@brandonvega6882]

i been having a 2017 is200t F sport any mods i can start off to make it fast? (bone stock)

[@KennyVo]

honestly this car isn't fast. If you want it "faster" a tune and catless downpipe would put the most gains for you. ECU tunes not piggy back plug and play. For myself I just have the bolt ons, intake, full exhaust, turbo muffler delete etc.

[@jak3pa1]

yo wtf, now i def will buy 2.0t haha

[@finessed_5thgen400]

What percent tint you have on your windows?

[@KennyVo]

it was tinted when i got it but i assume 30-35%, it just looks dark at different angles

[@SKIIZZYS]

Yo is that all the time on ur is I got one too I just got muffler delete and intake

[@KennyVo]

The tune lets it pop above 4K rpms, if you want this you need to go catless downpipe to not destroy your cats

[@SKIIZZYS]

@@KennyVoyo so if I do that will I have a engine light on

[@geraldhouser7171]

Where do you get the tune?

[@KennyVo]

from MForce, they are now out of business. D3 performance offers tunes for this platform including the burble.

[@j.gotsnkrs]

Where is the spoiler from?

[@KennyVo]

ebay, discontinued

[@alex4695]

Hp ???

[@乙R燮]

Bro where can I get like this exhaust

[@KennyVo]

Not sure where youre located but lots of companies have them listed on their websites, you can google IS200t Ark Grip exhaust to see the stores.

[@jasons.4062]

Kenny, what side skirts are those?

[@KennyVo]

They are Artisan Spirit rep side skirts, made by Ikon Motorsports amzn.to/3U3Y6xO

[@jasons.4062]

@@KennyVo They look awesome, thank you for the reply and thank you for your videos!!

[@KennyVo]

Love them! not problem!!

[@OverlyAttachedGlue]

Do you think it is possible to get that deep sound with just remark axleback + some sort of mid pipe? In CA so don’t want to remove my cats

[@cervantesv33998]

Don't be a pussy

[@KennyVo]

Yeah, a lot of people run remark and invidia midpipe and sounds pretty good

[@adammansour7767]

damn how much hp bro?

[@KennyVo]

I never put it on a dyno. I would say mid to high 200s lol

[@cu_8j]

Sounds stard at 7:24

[@MrJamkev]

What's the power gain with your upgrades

[@KennyVo]

never put it on a dyno to get base run or current :( still slow i can tell you that lol

[@carbonoxx]

sound like fart

[@4LowConcepts]

Looks and sounds awesome @4lowconcepts

[@KennyVo]

preciate that!! 🤝🏼

[@quannguyenpham6432]

I want to tune my car it’s 08 is 250, do you think i should get mforce tune or rr racing

[@KennyVo]

If you want the most power gains, rr racing would be better. If you want the pops and bangs with some gains then mforce.

[@quannguyenpham6432]

For the rr racing how much is it gonna gain