HTQCummins

Whats up everyone, my names hank, and as you can tell I am new to the forums. Hope to learn alot from you guys and to better inform myself. I already know alot about general automotive stuff, my dad has taught me alot (toyota mech. for 12 yrs). Thanks guys, hope I have fun here.

iasc300

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Welcome Hank- glad you found us- sounds like your dads the man- hope you find us informative and helpful- do you currently have an sc or are you looking for one?

HTQCummins

Looking, it will be a while down the road before I am very seriously going to get one, for now I am getting ideas, seeing whats out there, and what can be done. Yeah my dad is a pretty kool guy, most of what I know automotively is by my dad.

neurocity

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Welcome....Having some time before you buy is a good thing, hang out here, read, learn, then go buy.

I'll tell you right now....You want a 97' 5spd SC300

(No one tell him why!!!)

I want you to find out why I'm telling you this by searching and reading up...here in the SC300/SC400 forum

Check out all the Sticky's above...


psssst....the other SC forum mod has a SC400 with a blower...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/members/27998-scotturnot.html
Have fun!!!

HTQCummins

I was looking at that earlier, its almost exactly what I want. Thats one of the reasons I have been looking at the 400's, I know its a V8 and all, but its different from many others, I know its incredibly easy to make power w/ the 1JZ, or even swap to a 2JZ, but its different. If the SC3 route is easier/more fuel efficient (why am i taking that into consideration) I might go that way.

neurocity

iTrader: (17)

cool....

see, right there.....you need to learn-up!!!

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

Welcome,
you really don't need to swap anything. the sc3 already comes with a 2jz, you can work with the GE engine just fine.

HTQCummins

I thought it was a 1JZ? Somewhere I was reading something about 2JZ block and 1JZ heads? Guess I read wrong. Plus the sound of the 4.0L V8 is just mean.

ProjectLex

sc300 stock = 3.0 L 2JZ-GE I6
sc400 stock = 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 (same engine as the LS400 if you ever need to replace stock, but why would anyone do that?)

The twin turbo is probably what you're referring to, which is either a j1z-gte or a 2jz-gte, although there are others out there that are compatible.

over40driv

If you start out with an SC400, you have good H.P. to start with. Then you can build from there. Their are a lot of good used SCs on C.L., look for the classified forum and Lexus vehicles subforum.

HTQCummins

Thanks guys

Turbology

Welcome Hank; I take it you have a Cummins TD of some sort? My dad has a Ram 2500 CTD and I'm trying to convince him to upgrade the "T."

HTQCummins

nah, i am just a fool for them. Anything you want to know about it, or have questions ask me, if i don't know i can guide you to some where that does. Did he do any fuel mods to it at all?

Blizzy

iTrader: (-1)

You are looking at a V8 enthusiast right here, but the V8 is more smooth than mean unless you start throwing big time bucks at it. An SC300 with like $2k invested, running 6psi on stock compression walks on my V8 like I am standing still.

If you have any plan of modifying for power, the SC300 is a very easy, user-friendly platform($). The SC400 is a better high mileage engine. Even with a mean exhaust, it is more of a commuter vehicle until you decide to supercharge($$$) or turbocharge($$$$) it.

JspecSC3

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Welcome Hank! Is that really your SC on your avatar icon? If so lets see some pics!