scbling

Hi all, I'm a 16 year old student and I am gonna get an SC3 soon (92 probably - jobs @ 16yrs old don't pay much lol), if all goes well. What would be the most drastic increase in speed, with emphasis on acceleration for the SC, the stock 0-60 is 6.8 I believe...it only beats my dad's 2000 camry by like .3 seconds. I want to spend under around 1500 on this mod. By the way...anyone selling their SC in the LA area?

legendary

The SC3 has lots of mod potential, but I doubt 1500 will scrape the surface unless you plan on juicing it.

Many members on here are boosting...do a search for the infamous "2jzgte swap", or "sc300 turbo"

More in the FAQ at www.intellexual.net

scbling

Thanks

scbling

What year are these tail lights(white car)? 1996?


https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...t=1&thecat=502

legendary

yes, 95-96
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***************** does that modification or you can do a search and try it yourself...

ryanSC300lover

iTrader: (1)

i am thinking of selling mine

pearl white

send me PM if interested

One HoT

iTrader: (5)

why? I thought you were ryan SC300 LOVER?! i can't believe your parting with your sc300? WHats going on..

wmulli

It doesn't look like you've gotten any useful answers yet, so I'll try.

First rule is "Speed is money", so, how fast do you want to go?

For $1500, you don't go very fast with an SC, but it's a start. First of all get a decent exhaust, Greddy, JIC (although JIC's price just went up ). Figure $600-$1000. (Check with Steve Ganz at Tarson Toyota for a deal on exhausts). Next would be the Air filter, go for the drop in K&N or TRD and then do a search for BFI in the SC forums about building a DIY ram air intake for just a few $. With the $500 or so you have left, you can get a NOS kit, or a set of lowering springs and shocks. If you shop well, you might even have enough money left for an Apexi S-AFC (~$275 on eBay).

That should about tap out $1500. When you save up some more, go for bigger wheels and tires and the Supra brake upgrade.

When you've gotten that far, about all that's left is to start looking at boosting, but you'd better figure at least $6k to even get started!

Before you spend any money, do a search on the things I mentioned above. You'll find a wealth of info and ideas, and links to lots more things you can do!

Good Luck!

scbling

Thanks a lot! but what does the Apexi S-AFC do?

808SC300

If you want you could even try the Xerd header. Although I'm not too sure of anyone having one here. You could be the first

SC400-V8

iTrader: (1)

Ok, first of all, 0-60 in 6.8 (actually its 6.9) is VERY fast, and secondly, no camry has or ever will touch you! Are you kidding? The new camrys are slow as hell, even with the V6 that NOONE gets. The fastest camry was the 92-95 time era, because they had 185 hp in a pretty lightweight car, but they couldnt do 0-60 in less than 8.5 seconds, which is still pretty quick. Get an SC400 and spend a mere 2.5-3K on the lexuspros ECU rebuild and and dragon torque converter and you should be able to take any camry

95sc300t

If you keep your costs low, then yes, the SC400 will initially be faster, BUT, if you figure on taking your time, building up some funds, then the SC300 will by far bypass the SC400's potential around 5000 bux or so.. I suppose that the SC400 would catch back up again in the 10,000 range, but maby not... The 2jz-ge engine has been proven to make over 700 rear wheel horsepower with just a thicker head gasket, ARP head studs, and a turbo system... At this point, it could be done in the $5000 range, but there are better deals on the horizon...

I'm 2 or 3 weeks away from adding a custom made turbo kit, that might revolutionize the SC300's power abilities for low funds.. Figure a turbo kit for less than $3000, with 350-400 HP potential? I'll have pictures and updates for everyone.

scbling

well, the 2000 camry weighs in around 325 pounds lighter then the SC300 and has minimally less horespower, the toyota v6 pushes 194hp and the 2jz-ge is 225hp. Adding the 300 pounds and extra HP to the SC, they are just about equal in speed. 0-60 for SC is either 6.8 or 6.9, someone disagreed with my number above and I'm probably wrong, however I know for a fact that the camry is 7.1 - not too shabby. Both quarter miles are in the mid15 range. The SC has a lot more parts natually, built on the Supra base. Has anyone beaten 6.8 in their SC or made it into the 14s on the quarter mile? Who has the best numbers in CL right now?

O. L. T.

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"how do you make an sc go fast?"

on a 1500.00 budget, trade it in and use the 1500 as boot.

wmulli

Hmmm... Not in my book, not by ANY stretch of the imagination! That's what big ole' Lincolns and Cadillacs (and Volkswagons!) will do!

0-60 in 3.4 secs by a stock '64 Shelby Cobra, now THAT's quick

BTW - "fast" is a reference to "speed" (i.e., top end), whereas "acceleration" (i.e., 0-60 or 1/4 mile) is referred to as "quickness" - FWIW