My Black '93 (and a half) SC300
08-27-08, 05:34 PM
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My Black '93 (and a half) SC300
////// UPDATED with more pics below! //////
And here I present my '93.5 SC300. I say '93 and a half because the engine was taken from a '96 Japanese Supra, but is still a standard 2JZ-GE (factory SC 300 engine).
A quick few notes about myself and my car, as this is my "introductory" post:
- I studied quite a few cars before landing on the SC300... and I studied them all during a 4-month period of time. I believe my choice was a very well-educated one!!! (The cars were: '93-'95 6-spd Acura Legend, '97+ 5-spd Nissan Maxima, and the SC 300. Others included a few Subaru Imprezas, 3.5L Altimas, the Subaru SVC (I believe was the model), a few Preludes, and the S2000.)
- I'm 6'2 or 6'3; the SC300 was one of the few vehicles that could fit me comfortably, and I could even grow a few more inches lol! Incidentally, I do not fit in my partner's Acura (see below).
- I greatly enjoy chess. Therefore I have named my car Rook : ) (The Integra's name is Sylvia, no reference to the Nissan though hehe.)
- My plans for "Rook" are not terribly extensive outside of the basic "clean up" it needs badly. The former owner was a painter, and... well lets just say it's very obvious. In addition, he didn't really take too much care of the interior, and backed up into a poll or something :/ Not cool. Outside of cleaning it up, I want to hit the 300 HP mark (maaaaybe 350, time will tell) and want it SLIGHTLY lowered. (1/2 inch or an inch.)
- When I first got the car, it had massive tires up front and normal tires in back.............. fixed that first thing.
- My car is still the sad owner of the most embarrassing exhaust system I have yet to see on any SC 300. Just check for yourself! That is the next on my to-do list. (Edit: fixed PHEW!)
- My car's clutch squeals. It's terribly annoying. That's next after the ugly protrusions extending from the back of my car. (Edit: fixed with new clutch!)
- Antennae doesn't work (common problem we all share I suppose, $20 fix right?)
- The current positives of the car include a K&N air filter system, brand new Yokohama W4s' (225/45/17 very nice tires by the way, highly recommended), Konig Wheels, a '96 2JZ engine, and a nice stereo head-unit.)
- The rest you'll have to check out for yourself; I am putting them in thumbnails. Hope you like it as much as I do!
////// UPDATED with more pics below! //////
First, the pro's and neat pics:
My '93 SC300 and my wife's '89 Acura Integra
Top view SC300
Side View SC300
Konig Wheels
Secondly, the not-so-cool pics:
I expect an "ugliest rear-end award" for this one. Don't deny it either; this is the Pursuit of Imperfection! (Edit: now changed to close to stock Magnaflows for a quieter "Lexus" feel and look.)
Front Water-lights (Exit: fixed and brand-new!)
Cut off Tint!!! Also, if you look carefully you'll notice that the entire side of my window stripping is missing :/ Needless to say it's loud when you get past 80 or 90... really loud hissing noise at 130
Minor chip in the paint... rusted slightly here.
So a guy walks in to a bar. Er... the former owner drives backwards into a concrete pole... you decide.
Uhhhh..... wut dis be??? And... who installed it!?
And here I present my '93.5 SC300. I say '93 and a half because the engine was taken from a '96 Japanese Supra, but is still a standard 2JZ-GE (factory SC 300 engine).
A quick few notes about myself and my car, as this is my "introductory" post:
- I studied quite a few cars before landing on the SC300... and I studied them all during a 4-month period of time. I believe my choice was a very well-educated one!!! (The cars were: '93-'95 6-spd Acura Legend, '97+ 5-spd Nissan Maxima, and the SC 300. Others included a few Subaru Imprezas, 3.5L Altimas, the Subaru SVC (I believe was the model), a few Preludes, and the S2000.)
- I'm 6'2 or 6'3; the SC300 was one of the few vehicles that could fit me comfortably, and I could even grow a few more inches lol! Incidentally, I do not fit in my partner's Acura (see below).
- I greatly enjoy chess. Therefore I have named my car Rook : ) (The Integra's name is Sylvia, no reference to the Nissan though hehe.)
- My plans for "Rook" are not terribly extensive outside of the basic "clean up" it needs badly. The former owner was a painter, and... well lets just say it's very obvious. In addition, he didn't really take too much care of the interior, and backed up into a poll or something :/ Not cool. Outside of cleaning it up, I want to hit the 300 HP mark (maaaaybe 350, time will tell) and want it SLIGHTLY lowered. (1/2 inch or an inch.)
- When I first got the car, it had massive tires up front and normal tires in back.............. fixed that first thing.
- My car is still the sad owner of the most embarrassing exhaust system I have yet to see on any SC 300. Just check for yourself! That is the next on my to-do list. (Edit: fixed PHEW!)
- My car's clutch squeals. It's terribly annoying. That's next after the ugly protrusions extending from the back of my car. (Edit: fixed with new clutch!)
- Antennae doesn't work (common problem we all share I suppose, $20 fix right?)
- The current positives of the car include a K&N air filter system, brand new Yokohama W4s' (225/45/17 very nice tires by the way, highly recommended), Konig Wheels, a '96 2JZ engine, and a nice stereo head-unit.)
- The rest you'll have to check out for yourself; I am putting them in thumbnails. Hope you like it as much as I do!
////// UPDATED with more pics below! //////
First, the pro's and neat pics:
My '93 SC300 and my wife's '89 Acura Integra
Top view SC300
Side View SC300
Konig Wheels
Secondly, the not-so-cool pics:
I expect an "ugliest rear-end award" for this one. Don't deny it either; this is the Pursuit of Imperfection! (Edit: now changed to close to stock Magnaflows for a quieter "Lexus" feel and look.)
Front Water-lights (Exit: fixed and brand-new!)
Cut off Tint!!! Also, if you look carefully you'll notice that the entire side of my window stripping is missing :/ Needless to say it's loud when you get past 80 or 90... really loud hissing noise at 130
Minor chip in the paint... rusted slightly here.
So a guy walks in to a bar. Er... the former owner drives backwards into a concrete pole... you decide.
Uhhhh..... wut dis be??? And... who installed it!?
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08-27-08, 07:34 PM
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nice black 5spd man 
on one of my old tegs i had a hell of a time getting a wal mart shift **** off installed by previous owner.. found JB weld was all in the threads..
on that exhaust, WOW just wow lol post up a vid i wanna hear it! lol
on one of my old tegs i had a hell of a time getting a wal mart shift **** off installed by previous owner.. found JB weld was all in the threads..
on that exhaust, WOW just wow lol post up a vid i wanna hear it! lol
08-27-08, 07:42 PM
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hehe actually the exhaust doesn't sound bad at all... but you have to realize it's just like a resonator. Let me see if I can find the link I saw a few months ago...
Ah, here it is. But mine is on a Lexus instead of a pickup truck or a civic:
Ah, here it is. But mine is on a Lexus instead of a pickup truck or a civic:
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I've considered simply trying to mount them back so that they actually look appropriate, but what's the benefit? Just the sound? Nah, I'll just replace them when I do my headers/pipes. Got some more pics coming up soon!!! Just took 'em in a much better setting 
