Thor Lexus IS200/Altezza engine and gearbox mount solutions

The respected engineers at THOR Racing have unveiled yet another bespoke engineering solution to allow owners of the Lexus IS200 or Toyota Altezza to fit a superior engine and gearbox from the Toyota stable.

Their beautifully fabricated steel engine and gearbox mounts allow owners to fit the Lexus 1UZ 4.0 V8 engine from the LS400 to the smaller car, creating an accomplished all-rounder with plenty of grunt. The mounts have been designed and produced in-house and convert the engine into a true ‘bolt in’ conversion, mounting to both the OEM inner wing mounts and the original engine mounts of the replacement lump.

Of course, knowing that the standard transmissions isn’t up to the job, THOR has also developed a range of gearbox conversion packages and mounts to allow either the original auto trans from the LS 400 or the extremely capable R154 or W58 manual transmissions to be fitted. Again, the mounts allow the new ‘boxes to bolt straight in and are individually tailored for each application. The pair of engine mounts are just £148.00 + VAT and the gearbox mount is £72.50 +VAT. Both come in an attractive blue powder coat for a durable finish.

THOR also offers a shift extension package for certain variants of the transmissions that don’t place the shifter in the perfect position in the cockpit. This situates the gear lever in its exact OEM position in the centre console and costs £350 + VAT.

They also offer any finishing details including a range of high performance diff and propshaft options to allow almost any Toyota powertrain cocktail to be created.

For more details on the vast THOR range of tuning parts, visit thor-racing.co.uk.