why are you guys talking about FI??? You don’t need FI to beat an NA V6

It’s like ppl comparing the 3351 to the G35 - FI vs NA...

The VQDE and HR and VHR are the kings of 6 cylinder NA.

 

hey m.j.h. scary huh...

 

^ omfg an is350!! Ah!!!!!!!

 

What mods do you have?

 

Looks wise obviously the G35 is better looking and outhandles the IS350 and is more fun with the 6-speed transmission but I'm just thinking in terms of straight-line performance, luxury, practical (4-door / trunk space), I feel like I may still end up selling the G35 coupe for the IS350 in the spring.

 

do what ur gonna do. but i would suggest going with the g37.. or 370z..

 

I would hope that FI is not needed to beat a NA V6 that's exactly how I feel. I can't believe what kind of 1/4 mile times the IS350 puts down though for an automatic Lexus sedan on the IS350 forums I've seen as low as 13.2 with timeslip provided, etc. Just drives me crazy that a 2006 G35 coupe is considered a luxury sports car where the 2006 Lexus IS350 is a luxury sedan somewhat sport but with cooled seats, minimal engine noise, I would hardly call the IS350 a sports car - however the IS350 with bolt-ons can get into 12's without too much effort and the G35 coupe even with a Vortech S/C seems difficult to get into 12's.

 

G37 / 370Z were talking about a different price range. I would definitely pick a $30-35K G37 coupe over the IS350 but an '06 IS350 can be had for $22-23K these days.

 

easier than you think it seems to be..

 

Not sure what you mean, sorry. I would like to think it's easy for a G35 coupe 6MT with a S/C to break into 12's since my buddy's '04 6MT Acura TL (FWD boat sedan) can break into high 12's with a Comptech S/C, etc. I just don't think I'll ever really have a desire to sink $5-8K into the vehicle just from a financial standpoint if I can owe $22K on a car and sink $6K into supercharging it I'm $28K in debt + any maintenance costs, not as reliable, resell value of S/C, just to get into high 12's - or just pick up an IS350 for $22K throw on bolt-ons and hit hit high 12's only $22K in debt.

Fun factor, of course the boosted G35 is going to be 100x more fun to drive than a N/A IS350, and handle and look better too, most likely. But from a financial standpoint I just don't know what to do.

 

see you over in the cl forums...

 

Ha nice yeah had to let the good old CL go unfortunately. Definitely enjoyed it though and part of me wishes I kept it where I'm basically at the same point I was with that car, love the car but want to be able to keep up with M3's / 335i's without sinking $7K into the car.

 

Thanks for posting the pictures too really appreciate it nice seeing them side by side. That may have made my decision to stick with the G35, in all honesty. I really like the IS350 but to me it just looks like every other IS250 I see I know 3 different girls with IS250's just because they picked that over a brand new Accord for nearly the same price. And I absolutely LOVE the ride and interior of the IS250 but of course it severely lacks power. I don't know at this point what to do if I was confident with MREV2 manifold and headers the G35 would pull on an IS350 on the highway or from a roll I would at least feel better about keeping it.

 

+1 I know I would never win my friend IS350 from a dig. Our G's have two weaknesses. First is the launch hookup, and second is that the older VQ's tends to run out of breath significantly. I drove my friend IS350 and the loaner g35 with HR engine, they both pull till next gear unlike our smoker lungs DE's. Like I said our G's have very nice throttle response and I get a nice 1.5-2 cars length jump on the IS350 when we were at it but the IS350 come back pretty strong.

 

No, the Porsche 911 GT3 is THE undisputed king of N/A 6 cylinders. 415 hp from a 3.6 while getting 20+ mpg.