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Old 06-01-09, 02:37 PM
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Question old lex owner looking to come back

well....its time, heh. i used to own a '92 sc4 back in '03 and i LOVED the hell outta it, but i lost it because of some jackass 15yr old that ran into my baby head on. i decided to stay away since i wasnt making great money back then and made a promise to myself to get another one later in life. needless to say, im feeling the urge of the promise =P.

now the problem, i have no will to try and find a 5sp man, overpriced and beat up. been reading about 6sp swaps that i may look into if i get a 1uz, but my big question is......

i want turbo(s), i know it was a whole lot easier on 2jz's then on 1uz's and have been searching around for a few days w/ no luck. are 1uz's still a pain and a nasty punch to the wallet to turbo?!?!

if so then i may just go w/ a 2jz setup some twins(v8s are bomb but i cant stand chargers ><). im sure this question is asked all the damn time, but i cant find any treads around here that i dont have to read 60+ pages(i dun have time to read all that, work/life/the tax man calls! lol), so ANY advice is greatly appreciated.

thx peeps, o and im picking up a '1uz > 2jz' shirt no matter what style i pick up =D v8s RaWR i6s....squeak lolz

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Old 06-01-09, 02:41 PM
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welcome back.
Old 06-01-09, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by huddleston
welcome back.
hehe, thx, not back all the way yet. still gotta pay off more bills then find a lex, i know ill have to fly out of CO to find one - woohoo for buddy passes.
Old 06-01-09, 02:47 PM
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sc400tt here is building a TT sc400....hence his name.....you should find a massive thread in the performance section...search for it.
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sc400tt here is building a TT sc400....hence his name.....you should find a massive thread in the performance section...search for it.
ya, found it a few min ago, omg its LONG, gonna take me a week or so to read the whole thing lol, but its nice to see somebody working on it. well he can make the engine mods n ill work on the body kits.
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Howdy eight, it's one.

(so much easier in 03 when we didn't have many members to keep track of )
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Have you considered supercharging the 1UZ instead of turbocharging? I know it would cost less and be quite a bit easier to do. Anyways, welcome back and good luck on finding another love of your life.
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
Howdy eight, it's one.

(so much easier in 03 when we didn't have many members to keep track of )
lol, indeed, this place has grown like no other since i was last here


Originally Posted by TRD_Power
Have you considered supercharging the 1UZ instead of turbocharging? I know it would cost less and be quite a bit easier to do. Anyways, welcome back and good luck on finding another love of your life.
ya, ive never been much of a fan of superchargers, but if SC400TT's project doesnt come through i may end up doing that. im already liking the idea of a 1uz + 6sp swap, so much more fun to feel ya baby then just steer her round =3
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One of my Favorite SC400 Builds. It's still on going. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=516623
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welcome back! wow joined in 2003 but only 13 post....
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Originally Posted by TURBO819
One of my Favorite SC400 Builds. It's still on going. http://www.supraforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=516623
wow, now that kid is talking _power_, thx for the find =D ill have to keep an eye on that. hope the engi swap on your sc3 is working out well, was reading up on it yesterday
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Originally Posted by KrazeMatik
welcome back! wow joined in 2003 but only 13 post....
lol, ya, i mostly read everything i could back then, i promise ill be more active now =P
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Originally Posted by KrazeMatik
welcome back! wow joined in 2003 but only 13 post....
wow...
welcome back OG...LOL
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Originally Posted by Bkjasonp
wow...
welcome back OG...LOL
lol o ya. n to think i had a sc4 when i was 19 =O
btw i paid for her all myself on a crappy restaurant paycheck =P
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