hey guys 1998 GS400 blue i have help me - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

sherlock · 01-31-2004, 07:33 PM

i have a 1998 GS400 rare BLUE With 52k miles, i would like to sell it but if i cant i would like to mod it out!! its bone stock right now with a V8 300hp motor , what can i do to make it faster and how much? i want it to be reliable though too so please tell me i cant post the pic cause i posted in the buy sell trade section please to check it out though, i need someone to school me what i can do to the car !! lol!!

Fresco Bob · 02-01-2004, 12:13 PM

his pic

very nice car. what would you get if you sold it?

as for mods, you might want to go the other way around, decide how much you want to spend, then people can give you a better idea in what direction to head.
theres always your basic mods, like intake, headers, exhaust, stuff like that. you can make you own intake for around $100 i beleive, exhaust can be more expenive, maybe 500-1000, depends all on what you do. good luck either way

sherlock · 02-01-2004, 02:07 PM

sorry im lost, are u asking me what is the lowest i would go to sell it? or something else? oh i was wondering is there supercharger or turbo i can put in?? are u interested in buying it??

02RSX90camry · 02-01-2004, 02:35 PM

no, he's asking what kind of car u would get if u sold it, and also, if u want to mod it, how much u'd be willing to spend to mod it. just asking what mods can i do to it is kinda open-ended cuz u can go all out and drop in a Z06 motor or whatever the hell u want to, but that'd be super expensive, so he was asking how far u want to go with it, like 2000 dollars to spend on it, or what?

sherlock · 02-01-2004, 08:20 PM

well what can 5grand get me ?? so far i know that i can put a 100shot and get into the 12's bracket? how about a turbo?

skperformance · 02-02-2004, 01:13 AM

more than liekly you are going to end up keeping it as i really don;t think you will get 25 for the car even with low k's as there are lots out there also in spectra mica blue as well

5000

$1000 best bet is the supra TT front brakes about
2000 jic full coilover suspension
1500-2000 a nice set of 19's or 20's
there is tons of more stuff to do performance wise for the money you just need a direction on where you want to go with it

02RSX90camry · 02-02-2004, 08:29 AM

5 grand? u should be able to set up a custom turbo kit, but that'd eat up just about all the 5 grand.

like skperformance said, what do u want to do with it? looks? performance? suspension? if performance, do u want to go turbo, N/A, nitrous, etc.

jucee187 · 02-13-2004, 08:04 AM

go to www.clublexus.com and go to GS section. tons of info on the posibility of your car.

hahah $5000 for a custom turbo on a GS4.. I WISH!! but i dont think so.. there are only a couple of people i think that has custom boosted (twinturbo) V8s and they spent over $30KUSD on the kit alone.

brand new intakes for the GS4 will cost you starting at around $250USD but if you get the SRT intake and ECU it will cost you around $500USD. However you will lose torque when you install an intake on the GS.

Headers are not being mass produced yet but there is currently a group buy for custom fabricated ones. No word on actual HP gains yet.

Best bang for your buck as far as perfomance mods go would be an upgraded TC (torque converter) they can shave off .5 seconds off your acceleration times. They sell for about $850USD. LSD kit is also available by RMM or TRD.

a couple of companies makes superchargers for the GS4. Rod millen and SRT (3 stages). they range from $5000USD - $12000USD. Some people are running intercooled blower setups and are producing some nice numbers.

as far as suspension mods go dont go for JIC magic (rip off) TEIN coilovers are the most popular. The HA and FLEX series . Upgraded Sway bars (TRD, Daizen, intrax) make a huge difference in the handling of the GS especially when coupled with upper strut bars. Steering ECU is also available to stiffen up the loose steering.

Supra TT brakes work well with the GS and its a good budget brake kit. Kits from ROTORA and BREMBO are also available at a higher cost.

A NICE set of 19-20" wheels assuming "nice" being brands like HRE, VOLK RACING, RACING HART, WORK etc will definitely cost more than $1500-$2000 for a set. They can go as high as $1200-$2500 + USD per wheel. go to www.hrewheels.com and you see what i mean.. *drool*.

I can go on.. but this is getting too long already.. but the bottom line is There are LOTS of things you can do with your GS...
it all depends how deep your wallet is..