Altezza Performance

I havnt seen to many but when i did they looked really good but was woundering if they were any fast so if anyone could tell me what it dose 0-60 and 1/4 mile and what ever else you can tell me

thanxs

Does anybody evan know anything about altezzas in this Forum???

They shouldn't even have a forum for a car knowone even knows anuthing about.

Look-up the Lexus IS300, its is the US version of the Altezza. Also the J-Spec version is pretty quick for its size, dont know the times off hand casue all the ones I have dealt with are modded behind belief

it is a pretty heavy car so it shouldn't be that fast.

it is a pretty heavy car so it shouldn't be that fast.

Actually, it is pretty light. I have a 2000 model Altezza ( I live in Japan) with just about every NA mod you can make, and I am putting around 260 hp to the rear wheels. the Japanese model comes with 4 cyl in 2 variations, the quickest being the Beams 3S-GE with VVTi. I have the 6-speed rs200z model, and If I can figure it out I will attach a few pics...

I think I posted some pics im my gallery section.....

Mods are:
Sharpshooter wet carbon bonnet
Trd cams
trd lsd
trd flywheel
trd clutch
trd carbon grille
supra brakes
full hks titanium exhaust
sard intake
cusco triangle tower with master brake cyc stopper
ecu by HKS kitakyushu
and a few more i probably forgot...

isnt the 3sgte engine faster than the 3sge... though the 3sgte engine isnt vvt-i it comes with a ct20b turbo... doesnt the hks altezza have a bored 3sgte engine in it?

there is no turbo option stock here on the altezza. there are many aftermarket trubos offered, but the most common mod is probably the blitz supercharger kit.

how much does a 3sge engine cost in japan?

Used? I got my spare for about 120,000. New? I have no idea. I buy all of my stuff from yahoo auctions japan.

damn your car is looking sweet. i wish i lived in japan. i hate that the united states gets water down version of the cars from japan. damn u.s. government.

thanks. I am still working on it. Can you see the pics of the engine as well? I am new to this forum stuff, so I am not sure if i did it right. I ordered my supercharger from blitz today, so that should be on soon. We dynoed it at 262 RWHP, so I am hoping for about 320 or so if we do it right.

damn im gettin all confused... the altezza comes with a 4th gen 3sge engine with 170hp? or am i thinking of a different 3sge... also why wouldnt it come with the turboed 3sgte? i know the 4th gen 3sgte doesnt come with vvt-i but then again none of the other ones did either and people are still making huge power on them...

Not sure of the gen, but my car is the "Beams" 3g-se vvti with the 6 speed tranny. Stock it had 210 hp, but I never dynoed it until i did the air cleaner and exhaust. At that time I got 225. We then did cams, plugs, earthing, ecu tune, airflow meter re-tune, and we went to a peak at 265 rwhp. At this hp and tuning state, it was a little uncomfortable a slower speeds, so we tuned it down a little so the fuel ratio was a little better for normal driving conditions.
As for the turbo, I am not sure why but toyota never offered it here. I guess the japanese we satisfied with the N/A, and there were plenty of other turbos on the market here already. As soon as the car came out, the aftermarket already had the turbo kits ready though.....

well im not sure of that gen of the 3sgte/3sge engines... but i thought either the altezza or the caldina had an option of a turbo but the turbo engine didnt have vvt-i, but i have heard of that gen which produces that much power

The caldina is definitely available with the turbo.
My engine looks completely different than the previous model 3s. If you look in my galleries, I have a pic posted. No plugwires (coil pack ignition) and a lot of other small things appear to be different.....

The Altezza comes in essentially two variants with 3 trim levels each. The RS200 and the AS200 are the two variants. Their major difference is the engine.

The RS200 gets the "BEAMS" 3S-GE Dual VVT-i 4 Cyl engine. 1.998L 154kw (210PS) about 210 HP @ 7,600 rpm (6 spd M or 5 spd Auto)

The AS200 gets the "BEAMS" 1G-FE Dual VVT-i 6 Cyl engine. 1.988L 118kw (160PS) about 160 HP @ 6,200 rpm (6 spd M or 4 spd Auto)

-AL

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how much does an rs 200 cost in japan. say a 1998 model with 50,000km. whats the price in yen, or NZ dollars?

hey matada, how much longer do you think the vvtl makes your engine... specifically the timing belt cover..... i'm thinking about swapping my 3s-gte for the beams engine and a turbo... but theres only about an inch or so clearance between the cover and the bay in the mr2.

I think the Altezza's are kept N/A for the touring cars in that class. The 3SGE Beams is deffinately 210hp for the 6 speed manual or 200 for the E-Shift. I have not done the 1/4 in my car so no times there.But it is very quick not quite as quick as my Mitsi Libero GT

My Altezza is an RS200Z with a 6-spd trans. It's a fun four door touring car, but not exactly fast. I've seen advertised 1/4 mile times in the low 14s to low 15s. The engine is nice and makes cool noises at the top of it's rev limit, but it just hasn't got any torque, especially low and mid range.

Sure if you spin the motor you can go fast, but the car just doesn't pull like the bigger displacement engines I'm used too. Car is somewhat anoying to drive around hilly urban areas. Starting from a stop going up hill is a pain. The car wants to bog badly unless rev'd pretty high. That makes for fustrating urban driving.

Trouble is there so much traffic, can't do much but drive slow.... Overall a very sweet car inside and out. Great quality fit and finish. I wish my C5 Corvette had been built as nice.

-AL

usdm altezza can get 7.1 to 60, because of the 2jz engine, but JDM is a 3sge so i woulnt know.

thanks. I am still working on it. Can you see the pics of the engine as well? I am new to this forum stuff, so I am not sure if i did it right. I ordered my supercharger from blitz today, so that should be on soon. We dynoed it at 262 RWHP, so I am hoping for about 320 or so if we do it right.

Do you mean 262@crank?? cos doesn really make sense to me 262@rwhp = est 320bhp@crank . U were saying 225bhp@rwhp after intake and exhaust, but stock comes with 210bhp at crank right?? so at rwhp would be only ard 175bhp... intake and exhuast can't give u gain of 40bhp, so I supposed it's crank bhp??

could be the dyno...


jdm altezza gets the 3S-GTE in place of the 2 litre. IS 200. IS 300 is a 3 litre, 2jz.

Hi I Have A Toyata Altezzas Stock And Should Be Expecting Another About Saturday That Has In A Superchager Carbon Fibre Bonnet And Many Other Stuff And Should Be Doing 300 Rwhp. But I Wanna Add Some Mods To The Stock One Any Suggestions On How I Should Start.

Hi Matada Seems Like Your The Gut To Ask So Can You Or Anyone Give Me A Lottle Idea On Where I Should Start

trust sell a turbo kit,only up to 300hp,or you need to change pistons, cams, conrod etc. but is better put the 3r generation of 3sgte, the 4r generation of 3s have a balance shaft and direct injection and have a lot of problems, is better use the 3r generation with turbo, i just make one for next january, 6speed turbo altezza.

I think I posted some pics im my gallery section.....

Mods are:
Sharpshooter wet carbon bonnet
Trd cams
trd lsd
trd flywheel
trd clutch
trd carbon grille
supra brakes
full hks titanium exhaust
sard intake
cusco triangle tower with master brake cyc stopper
ecu by HKS kitakyushu
and a few more i probably forgot...

What kind of cams do you have?
What is the torque?

Does anyone know any sites that i can get performace parts for my 00 Altezza? i want a complete site so see if u can help me out. i kno a few sites but they dont offer "Altezza" but rather IS200 and IS300 parts. could i order the parts for the IS200/IS300 and they fit on the Altezza?
U can reply directly to my e-mail (slak_andy@yahoo.com)

if u live in america, the altezza isnt sold here, it's is the is200 and is300.
if u live in japan, i wouldnt know, i live in america, so i dont know any sites for it. as for performance, google altezza performance stats or something like that. i am unaware of any companies that have ever imported pure altezza's into america.
if u want more power, the top model has 215hp/218tq. i've heard of a supra engine fitting in, u could also try a celica engine, or a mr2 engine. the cars are kinda light, about 3200lbs, so 215hp does it good, but more is always better

well i live in jamaica and altezzas are plenty out here. i personnaly like the styling of the cars but am sad because of the lack of true performance parts. when u told me of the 2JZ engine swap i started thinking of swappin in a SR20DET as a friend of mine has a spare one and i know that parts for those are common and easily obtainable, what do u think?

as for ordering lexus parts for an altezza, my guess is email the people that run the site, chances are they would know if it's possible to to fit parts onto the altezza.
i wouldnt put a nissan engine in a toyota or lexus. good idea, but the base supra engine has the same power, and is probably cheaper. plus using a toyota engine parts are plentaful for the conversion, using a nissan eng, provided if it's even possible, would take some forcing in my opinion.
jamaica eh, my parents went there for there honeymoon, they said they've always wanted to go back, if they do i'm gonna def go, especially if there are real altezza's there. hell maybe i'll buy a house just so i can buy the car.

hey, cant i just order the parts for the MR2 instead and put it in the altezza since they use pratically the same engine. just like how i could order parts for the 240S to put in the Silvia or the G35 in the 350Z.

the altezza also had an I6 engine, the 4cyl might b the same, but the six was deff. nt in the mr2.
as for the other 2 swap idea's u posted, the g35 eng in the 350 would make no sense, they bot produce the same power, around 300hp. as for the 240sx and the silvia, unlike wat most people think, they are the same car. the only difference is the eng. the reason that nissan didnt put 220hp in the 240 was because of the 300zx base model, something they dnt have in japan, so it was logical over there. the bottom silvia has i believe the same eng as the 240sx tho.

i think u misunderstood my question. since they both house the 3SGE engine, couldnt i use the MR2 as a means of obtaining parts for the Altezza?

um i guess, obviuosly not the body, but some of the engine parts might, the air intake gerenal stuff, i dnt know much about the mr2, other than the turbo's during 95 were nice as hell

the problem i have is just the parts. i love the car but i need a car that i can get parts freely. what u think about the Honda Accord or probably i can locate an IS300 and change the badge to altezza

oh and does the IS300 really come with a 2JZGE?

the problem i have is just the parts. i love the car but i need a car that i can get parts freely. what u think about the Honda Accord or probably i can locate an IS300 and change the badge to altezza

wat do u mean, buy a honda accord instead of the is300/altezza. r u looking to buy a car like that, they really dont compare here in the usa.

the mk4 engine is a conversion that can b done. the i-6 that is available now for the lexus/toyota is a decendant of the na i-6 supra engine, detuned by like 5hp.

oh and does the IS300 really come with a 2JZGE?

Yes it does.

one powerful baby!

Hey Matada. I have a Altezza Gita in Okinawa. The engine is a 1G-FE inline 6. I am looking for an air intake for it. Any ideas. Also, how do you find the pics of your car.?
Regards, Ryu.