I totally agree about the road noise in the CSVT. I've added MAJOR sound insulation and swapped KDW tires for KDWS. The difference is night and day. I have heard car magazines complain about road noise on the IS300 too. ???
That said, our top gear is simply too short for long highway stretches in my opinion. 3k rpm @ 70 mph? Bleech.
Can you tell me how many revs the IS300 is making @ 70mph? When I heard it was a 5spd instead of 6, that bummed me out.
It's still a possibility for my next car. I'm tired of squeaks, creaks, rattles, knocks. But it can't be louder than my current setup, no way I'm gonna spend a couple weeks dynamatting a Lexus.
Brian Dors
99 SVT
