@@TheBb6prelude gutted, welded cage, $7000 suspension, $5000 brake kit, the list goes on. Again tell me you don't know anything without telling me you don't know anything
@@boogaluu292 so basically all you did was just rephrase my comment? Got it. I literally said that. All it has is chassis work with a stock engine and stock transmission.
@@TheBb6prelude tbf thats what a lot of gt4 cars are as the bone stock engines already make more power than required but, they do swap out to sequentials so they do touch the transmission. So one step or two removed from a gt4 in a sense is just "modified" is your view?
RCF is an amazing hybrid track / GT platform. You just need to embrace what it is go from there and you will always have a smile on your face. Far more raw and performance-oriented than a LC500 but yet has the ability to not even make a noise on the drive home from the track. Thats what this car is. This particular car sounds like a pseudo GT3 car!I have the highest-end track spec of the car and its by far been an insane experience. However what you have in this config is another complete level of focus. Kudos to this video and owner of this beast the RCF is a IYKYK car and once you know , its hard to love anything else without that raw experience you get. Great video. Now you know! BTW the best RCF racers are using OS Giken LSDs which are the best and a nice upgrade to the Torsen which are the best for experienced drivers who care about raw performance and mechanical feel along with less weight. Great video!
Yup, you've discovered a treasure. It has it's obvious known quirks (e.g., weight). However, once you make the necessary corrections, it's very a formidable track weapon.
When you go this far you need to remove the stock wiring and engine management and go standalone. Once you make the leap you'll never go back. All I can see in that interior is 100 lbs of wiring that doesn't need to be there etc. That car sounds amazing.
always respect this type of build! i'm pretty sure there will be a lot gna be butt hurt with the thumbnail. how much does it weigh?(OOPS FOUND IT IN THE VIDEO) THAT SHIT IS HELLA LIGHT
@@mfujiii It is the chassis rigidity that costs a lot of weight. A lot of metal already in stock chassis and then the heavy full roll cage. Stock chassis is already very stiff and is one of the reasons why my RCF is very planted in the corners and does very well against a 400 lbs lighter F82 M4 despite being N/A .
Great video! RCF is actually not soft at all. I demonstrate in my video. The example you drove was poorly maintained, the owner admitted he had mismatched, worn out tires. They had horrible load rating on them. The suspension and chassis are tuned for the tracks over 2 years. Unfortunately, RCFs are plagued with poor aftermarket parts and poor, cheap and I see it all the time. People want to buy a high performance car, but then treat it like a commuter putting cheap parts on it. I have video demonstrating RCF sticking like a glue in tight, high speed turns without any body roll. My secret is just super aggressive Michelin PS4S tires with a very high load index (96Y front and 100Y rear with 39/41 PSI)
@@Ryan6y I am talking from personal experience. It is not speculation. Yes, the compound is very soft. Compound being soft and sidewalls being reinforced to prevent deflection are two different things. You have to learn what load index means as well as sidewall deflection under high G load. It kills body control especially with limited negative camber. I came from OEM PSS to high load rated PS4S and the difference was night and day in my at the limit driving with way flatter turning. One look at the shoulder blocks and it is easy to understand. I have videos to demonstrate it. They are kevlar reinforced sidewalls on the inner side and outer side. The PS4S with the load rating are meant for 4500 lbs AMG E63 and they work incredibly well on a 600 lbs lighter RCF.
@@boogaluu292 triggered BMW dude. Absolutely no one cares about BMWs except bwm fanboys. All while BMW fan boys think everyone cares about BMWs. That delusion is on another level.
With a more responsive transmission and lighter weight, these cars would be amazing. I just traded in my 22’ RCF for a new Z4. I do miss the sounds of the wonderful v8, but the Z4 drives much better for what I want, plus the wife likes the convertible 😊
This is a weird car not to my tastes. lf you are doing a racecar I wouldn't do it with a barge thats got a slow automatic like this. Probably would start with a C8 and strip that thing out with its cheap GM interior vs a nice Lexus one.
Lmao your Miata is over 1000lbs heavier than my motorcycle. No idea why anyone would choose a Miata for the track. Braindead comment. The word track coming from you is an insult to the track community.
Idknow why people bag on cars that arnt manual. These feel as viceral as raw and direct as a manual. For manual you have to think about your shift and touch the shifter and clutch in and bang it into the lower gear or next gear. This is the same ferocity but with fingers and you can keep both hands.
I disagree. It doesn’t feel even remotely direct as a good manual transmission car. And the car hides speed insanely well…it’s super insulated and because the engine is more top end oriented (not much of a shove, it’s very linear), you don’t feel like you’re going fast until you look down and realize you’re doing triple digits. It felt extremely disconnected from the road to me, even for a heavy car. An SS 1LE is a similar weight and feels much more alive IMO. To be fair I didn’t push it very hard other than some pulls as it’s my friend’s car lol. The inputs feel pretty good, but there’s no real sense of speed. I prefer more “edgy” cars One of the best parts of a manual transmission is nailing a buttery smooth heel toe downshift, especially when a car sounds as good as this one. It’s a decent transmission though, the upshifts at WOT are quick, but some of the downshifts are unsmooth and sometimes feels like someone who doesn’t drive a manual well. To me nothing is more annoying than an automatic that randomly does something you don’t intend. I want it perfect like a PDK otherwise give me a manual. It’s such a brilliant engine, it deserves a better transmission. The 10 speed on the LC500 seems more sorted. The RCF isn’t fast enough in stock form to where I want paddles over a manual, especially given it’s a torque converter. Some cars are so fast that a DCT makes more sense… I wish they offered the RCF with a good manual, it’s the one thing keeping the car from being one of the best GT cars ever made IMO. The people that own them adore them.
@@NDEEZMiata Yeah but a Camaro is a muscle car, this is a tuner. You can't compare tuners and muscles in that sense. Edgy cars are great but when your going fast af in these lexuses that are tuned up, its much more alive and stable. You dont feel the speed because the whip IS SPEED. it is One with the road and one with the driver.
@@davidpineda645 the current gen Camaro isn’t really a muscle car at all…it’s a sports car especially in 1LE form. The RCF is a GT car…I wouldn’t call it a tuner car I’ve literally owned an SS 1LE and have driven an RCF lol. I’ve done a buck twenty in the RCF and over 160mph in the 1LE…it’s a pretty numb car but GT cars generally lean towards that side of things. Going faster doesn’t make it less numb or “more connected” 😂 The RCF is a great car, but I found it kinda boring in stock form. Especially compared to other cars in that price range.
Modified is an understatement.
Basically stock engine and transmission with only chassis work 😂😂😂😂... Ok
@@TheBb6prelude gutted, welded cage, $7000 suspension, $5000 brake kit, the list goes on.
Again tell me you don't know anything without telling me you don't know anything
@@boogaluu292 so basically all you did was just rephrase my comment? Got it. I literally said that. All it has is chassis work with a stock engine and stock transmission.
@@TheBb6prelude tbf thats what a lot of gt4 cars are as the bone stock engines already make more power than required but, they do swap out to sequentials so they do touch the transmission. So one step or two removed from a gt4 in a sense is just "modified" is your view?
@@TheBb6prelude chassis work is a lot more complicated than engine work lol, but go off
The Lexus F cars are sooo underrated and underappreciated.
@@sdlausen1 Being the owner of an RCF CF/TVD, I wholeheartedly agree
GSF owner here so, hard to disagree haha 😂
Lets keep it that way as to not incite jdm tax
@@riashonkers1213 LOL so true. 🙂
Agreed! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
RCF is an amazing hybrid track / GT platform. You just need to embrace what it is go from there and you will always have a smile on your face. Far more raw and performance-oriented than a LC500 but yet has the ability to not even make a noise on the drive home from the track. Thats what this car is. This particular car sounds like a pseudo GT3 car!I have the highest-end track spec of the car and its by far been an insane experience. However what you have in this config is another complete level of focus. Kudos to this video and owner of this beast the RCF is a IYKYK car and once you know , its hard to love anything else without that raw experience you get. Great video. Now you know! BTW the best RCF racers are using OS Giken LSDs which are the best and a nice upgrade to the Torsen which are the best for experienced drivers who care about raw performance and mechanical feel along with less weight. Great video!
i want to put an ITB’d Lexus V8 into one of my BMW’s so bad, even more than i want for an M car. Incredible drive Fenton!
Yup, you've discovered a treasure. It has it's obvious known quirks (e.g., weight). However, once you make the necessary corrections, it's very a formidable track weapon.
pretty awesome to see a maxed out RCF!
When you go this far you need to remove the stock wiring and engine management and go standalone. Once you make the leap you'll never go back. All I can see in that interior is 100 lbs of wiring that doesn't need to be there etc. That car sounds amazing.
GLORIOUS! How could any driving enthusiast ever want a freaking EV?!
This looked and sounded awesome!
I want one! This is the true RCF Track edition
Is that a tattoo on the guys arm? He must have been really drunk when he got that!😂😂
always respect this type of build! i'm pretty sure there will be a lot gna be butt hurt with the thumbnail.
how much does it weigh?(OOPS FOUND IT IN THE VIDEO) THAT SHIT IS HELLA LIGHT
that stripped and that heavy is fucking insane. my e90 m3 could almost hit 3000-3200 lbs. too bad im still slow :(
great video tho zygrene :)
@@mfujiii It is the chassis rigidity that costs a lot of weight. A lot of metal already in stock chassis and then the heavy full roll cage. Stock chassis is already very stiff and is one of the reasons why my RCF is very planted in the corners and does very well against a 400 lbs lighter F82 M4 despite being N/A .
@@2ZZGE100 that’s fair. this thing is also a little more than “modified” 😂
@@mfujiii Very true.
Great video! RCF is actually not soft at all. I demonstrate in my video. The example you drove was poorly maintained, the owner admitted he had mismatched, worn out tires. They had horrible load rating on them. The suspension and chassis are tuned for the tracks over 2 years. Unfortunately, RCFs are plagued with poor aftermarket parts and poor, cheap and I see it all the time. People want to buy a high performance car, but then treat it like a commuter putting cheap parts on it. I have video demonstrating RCF sticking like a glue in tight, high speed turns without any body roll. My secret is just super aggressive Michelin PS4S tires with a very high load index (96Y front and 100Y rear with 39/41 PSI)
I have no idea what your point is
@@ModularMuscle Maybe, ignore the post then?
Im pretty sure your little ps4s is way softer than the tires on this car
@@Ryan6y I am talking from personal experience. It is not speculation. Yes, the compound is very soft. Compound being soft and sidewalls being reinforced to prevent deflection are two different things. You have to learn what load index means as well as sidewall deflection under high G load. It kills body control especially with limited negative camber. I came from OEM PSS to high load rated PS4S and the difference was night and day in my at the limit driving with way flatter turning. One look at the shoulder blocks and it is easy to understand. I have videos to demonstrate it. They are kevlar reinforced sidewalls on the inner side and outer side. The PS4S with the load rating are meant for 4500 lbs AMG E63 and they work incredibly well on a 600 lbs lighter RCF.
@@2ZZGE100 A052s or RE-71Rs are best after a lot of testing. PS4S for daily driving. 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Outliving an M car counts as killing it, right? 😂
That does sound amazing
No one cares about M cars except for BMW dudes
@@TheBb6prelude No track footage on any of your profiles.
Yup. That ignorance is about expected.
@@boogaluu292 triggered BMW dude. Absolutely no one cares about BMWs except bwm fanboys. All while BMW fan boys think everyone cares about BMWs. That delusion is on another level.
@@TheBb6prelude I care and im not a bmw dude.
@boogaluu292 Actually, I have track footage. Are you gonna cry now?
Sounds so good
Geez what a beast!
With a more responsive transmission and lighter weight, these cars would be amazing. I just traded in my 22’ RCF for a new Z4. I do miss the sounds of the wonderful v8, but the Z4 drives much better for what I want, plus the wife likes the convertible 😊
What exhaust was this car running?
How come all these F guys give you bad tires to go out on?
Any way to get similar to that kind of handling without fully stripping out the interior?
I don’t think so. Biggest issue on the RCF is the Frankenstein chassis, IS front end, I think ISC middle and GS rear end
@@ill.2urgs frontend
so cool
harness, heavy helmet, no hans is a huge nono for me.
pure music
This is a weird car not to my tastes. lf you are doing a racecar I wouldn't do it with a barge thats got a slow automatic like this. Probably would start with a C8 and strip that thing out with its cheap GM interior vs a nice Lexus one.
"Modified"? Thats damn near a GT4 spec car 😮
Kinda sounds like an s65 e92 m3 🎶
japanese nascar!
Lmao it's still over 1000lbs heavier than a miata. I have no idea why someone would choose this platform for the track.
maybe because it’s fun to drive and it sounds insane? plus the 2ur is bulletproof lol. it’s a great platform for both the track and daily driving
Lmao your Miata is over 1000lbs heavier than my motorcycle. No idea why anyone would choose a Miata for the track.
Braindead comment. The word track coming from you is an insult to the track community.
@@shaq2812 bot
Makes 0 sense to get this over an e92 IMO but it's pretty cool
@@shaq2812 you are not daily driving this car in that state
WTF were you hunting a C7 vette in the end there? Practically roping him in...
2nd F car you've driven, with tyres going off :(
Idknow why people bag on cars that arnt manual. These feel as viceral as raw and direct as a manual. For manual you have to think about your shift and touch the shifter and clutch in and bang it into the lower gear or next gear. This is the same ferocity but with fingers and you can keep both hands.
I disagree. It doesn’t feel even remotely direct as a good manual transmission car. And the car hides speed insanely well…it’s super insulated and because the engine is more top end oriented (not much of a shove, it’s very linear), you don’t feel like you’re going fast until you look down and realize you’re doing triple digits. It felt extremely disconnected from the road to me, even for a heavy car. An SS 1LE is a similar weight and feels much more alive IMO. To be fair I didn’t push it very hard other than some pulls as it’s my friend’s car lol. The inputs feel pretty good, but there’s no real sense of speed. I prefer more “edgy” cars
One of the best parts of a manual transmission is nailing a buttery smooth heel toe downshift, especially when a car sounds as good as this one.
It’s a decent transmission though, the upshifts at WOT are quick, but some of the downshifts are unsmooth and sometimes feels like someone who doesn’t drive a manual well. To me nothing is more annoying than an automatic that randomly does something you don’t intend. I want it perfect like a PDK otherwise give me a manual. It’s such a brilliant engine, it deserves a better transmission. The 10 speed on the LC500 seems more sorted.
The RCF isn’t fast enough in stock form to where I want paddles over a manual, especially given it’s a torque converter. Some cars are so fast that a DCT makes more sense…
I wish they offered the RCF with a good manual, it’s the one thing keeping the car from being one of the best GT cars ever made IMO. The people that own them adore them.
@@NDEEZMiata Yeah but a Camaro is a muscle car, this is a tuner. You can't compare tuners and muscles in that sense. Edgy cars are great but when your going fast af in these lexuses that are tuned up, its much more alive and stable. You dont feel the speed because the whip IS SPEED. it is One with the road and one with the driver.
@@davidpineda645 the current gen Camaro isn’t really a muscle car at all…it’s a sports car especially in 1LE form. The RCF is a GT car…I wouldn’t call it a tuner car
I’ve literally owned an SS 1LE and have driven an RCF lol. I’ve done a buck twenty in the RCF and over 160mph in the 1LE…it’s a pretty numb car but GT cars generally lean towards that side of things. Going faster doesn’t make it less numb or “more connected” 😂
The RCF is a great car, but I found it kinda boring in stock form. Especially compared to other cars in that price range.
@@NDEEZMiata The RCF would be inbetween a tuner and exotic then.
I remember driving my buddies RC350 Fsport and God damn that thing was heavy
Heavy wheels and tyres setup with long gearing and slow shifting 8 speed
I don’t know why Lexus do that
But Still it has a 2GR 😂
Nice V8 sound but certainly not an M killer, it’s a Lexus 😅
M engines kill themselves lol
Dumbest uninformed comment you could make.
@MrRoyck10 what lap times are M3s putting down at Sonoma?
Lexus kills BMW in IMSA all the time …
All the Lexus loser fanboys in your replies crying lmao 😂😂😂
Ain’t no car anymore it’s a fucking machine