Newly purchased Black '98 SC400 - pics b/c I've been posting and asking q's already
09-01-06, 11:50 PM
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yea, the previous owners just had my car sitting in the garage, and the suspension's rebound doesnt feel right, im thinking of getting hks hypermax 2's, daizen sways, the ektuning.com headers, wheels, brakes, racing seats (for when i use it on the track, if i choose to do so) and just maintaining the luxury/sporty ride. BTW, i put on the carbing strut bar. So far, the bumpsteer has been reduced, and the brake master cylinder stopper doesnt fit. And the blitz drop in filter. Still deciding wut i should do w/ intake.
09-02-06, 12:19 AM
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yea, the previous owners just had my car sitting in the garage, and the suspension's rebound doesnt feel right, im thinking of getting hks hypermax 2's, daizen sways, the ektuning.com headers, wheels, brakes, racing seats (for when i use it on the track, if i choose to do so) and just maintaining the luxury/sporty ride. BTW, i put on the carbing strut bar. So far, the bumpsteer has been reduced, and the brake master cylinder stopper doesnt fit. And the blitz drop in filter. Still deciding wut i should do w/ intake.
09-02-06, 12:32 AM
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it was made for supra's. The 92-96(from wut i can remember) have the same size master cylinger. But since the 97-00 sc300 and all sc400's have different master cylinders, they are a bit short. im not a total expert on cars, so im not sure if putting a master cylinder stopper on the master cylinder will create too much stress on the master cylinder and lead to future mishaps.
09-25-06, 04:38 PM
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Nope, still the same. I dont have the cajones to change anything right now, my car is still a baby. I MIGHT get suspension, cause my shox feel like crap right now.
Have any of u guys ever heard of shox goin out because of not enough use? Cause i have low miles on my car and it's been sitting in a garage from the previous owners. And it does not ride very smooth. Everything is soft, but i dont feel like the shox are working right.
09-26-06, 08:22 AM
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okay, suspension doesn't give loud, audible creaks and clanks when I turn and steering feels tighter and more precise - the tokico's are stiff and I feel minor holes/identations in the road, even with stock springs, but not so bad as other sports cars I've had - decent tradeoff imo. Stiffness might also be from the supra lca's and oem stiffer bushings on those, not sure b/c all changed at same time - didn't replace uca bushings at all, so either tokico's or supra lca's.
Re dragon torque converter, I'd rate very high as a to-do item. Car has no lagging anymore, the upgraded exhaust even sounds better now b/c the car is so much quicker off the line from a standstill, I'd rate very high quality. Finding my mpg going down a couple but that's to be expected. Averaging about 18-19 combined driving now. Amazing difference overall and well worth the money. Oh, installed the external tranny cooler just for safety sake.
Paid about 10K for this 98 with 128K miles at the time, someone asked.
Re dragon torque converter, I'd rate very high as a to-do item. Car has no lagging anymore, the upgraded exhaust even sounds better now b/c the car is so much quicker off the line from a standstill, I'd rate very high quality. Finding my mpg going down a couple but that's to be expected. Averaging about 18-19 combined driving now. Amazing difference overall and well worth the money. Oh, installed the external tranny cooler just for safety sake.
Paid about 10K for this 98 with 128K miles at the time, someone asked.
Very nice...looks like the Dragon TC is next up on my mod list
Re: amount paid, mine cost almost twice that
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