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This myth has been floating around the car community since day one of the trip computers, even the most-informed "car guys" think that trip computers cannot accurately calculate the cars' FE (mpg figure). I always knew that's not the case because in many times the rough calculation I did in my head came up pretty close to what my car's trip computer was showing but never got around to prove it, until this morning... I went to fuel up my car this morning and I took pictures of both the trip computer and the amount of fuel I put in and here they are: Now a quick calculation: 300 miles / 14.005 gal = 21.4 mpg The trip computer shows 21.1 mpg...

Here's my IS350 with the F-sport intake. The car has stock exhaust.

  Got the sways installed last Sunday. I took several turns and ramps "aggressively" just to check them out and can definitely feel that the car is more confident with less body roll. However, the real test will be later this year when I go back to SOW in November...

I took my IS350 to track day for the first time on Friday (04/18) at SOW (Street of Willow). After running 5 sessions (~40 laps) here are some of my thoughts and observations: 1. The track is fairly smooth so driving on it was an enjoyment...

I've had my IS350 for almost 2 years now and I have done several mods to it during the period. Now I would like to dedicate a blog entry to summarize all my "accomplishments"... 1...