New Owner Of 92 Ls400

[LRP_LS400]

my dad gave me his 92LS400 for graduation and now i'm looking make it my own. The lex. has good speed/acc. for a 170,000 car getting up to 120 was no problem but what can I do to get a lil more out of her. since she's older what should I do as a general tune-up and/or replace for newer parts under the hood?? thanks for your help

-newbie tony

[blake918]

Welcome Tony!

There really isn't too much do under the hood-I guess plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter maybe, check o2 sensors, clean throttle body, flush coolant, and change tranny fluid and filter would make a decent tune up. The main problems lay in the suspension since the bushings get old and crack in the strut rods, control arms, knuckles, ball joints, tie rods, etc. I wouldn't go to Lexus of New Orleans if you want them to do the tune-up since their service dept. is pretty incompetent. ;)

[LRP_LS400]

thanks I'll start with your suggestions ASAP and oh I see you upgraded the headlights were they hard to install and where can I get some?

[blake918]

The PIAA lights are excellent. I bought mine online at tirerack.com for something like $80. I want to say PIAA has an "authorized reseller" in Metarie somewhere. You can get the SilverStars just about anywhere-WalMart, PepBoys, Autozone, etc. They are about half price of the PIAAs, but I don't think they are as strong. They were very easy to install-it took maybe a minute on each side. ;)

[LRP_LS400]

thanks i installed the SilverStars today i'm happy they look way better than the factory ones. how about the Fog lights are yours factory i was thinking about get new white bulbs for those too.

[blake918]

I haven't changed my fog lights yet, but I really need to. You can see how yellow they are when compared to the PIAA low beams....