Lexus IS200 1G-FE manual throttle body

There is a manual throttle body available for 1G-FE vvti motors. They can be found on GXE10 Altezzas and late (vvti 1G) GX100s, only on the non-TRC variants. They have stepper motor idle control, so will not be compatible with an IS200 ECU.

E-throttle on the left, Mechanical on the right (click for full size):

This is an option for running aftermarket ecus which don’t support drive-by-wire. They can be found easily and cheaply on yahoo japan, but you will need a forwarding service or local agent to send it to you.

There’s been talk about this option on forums and youtube comments for years without solid information, so I hope this clears things up a bit.

GXE10 機械式スロットルボディ (GXE10 Mechanical Throttle Body) [22210-70420]

 

MX83 Toyota strut top bearings

This is regarding Toyota P/N 48609-22070 (factory Toyota only) strut mounts.

The bearings are a Nachi 6302 without seals. Nachi also make a sealed version

I have no idea if they have a retaining compound on them, but if you know what you’re doing they should be replaceable. If yours are knocking or creaking replacing the bearings would be an economical alternative to getting new mounts.