Captain Bone

SC3 is an inline 6. The ES3 is a V6. Two different engines. Yours is faster but a much different engine. The differences have been mentioned previously.

meanboy

Got this off of carpoint.

Engines SC 300 SC 400



3.0L 225 hp I6 Standard Not Available


4.0L 260 hp V8 Not Available Standard

http://carpoint.msn.com/vip/engines....d=1724&src=vip

Telll him to pop up his hood and compare it to yours.

moshlub

The ES300 has a V-6 ... the SC300 has an inline-6. They are NOT the same motor at all. As a matter of fact, the only thing they share is the nameplate and the 3.0L displacement. The SC is available with a 4.0L V-8, whereas the ES series is strictly 3.0L V-6.

The ES300 is front-wheel-drive, and the SC300 is rear-wheel-drive. That right there alone should tell you that these cars do not share the same motor. As a matter of fact, the ES is the only front-drive Lexus available. The ES V-6 is a much more compact package than the SC's I-6. That I-6 is a long package (almost twice as long as the V-6).

Speaking of horsepower, the stock 1997 ES300 is rated at 200hp@5200rpm with 214ft-lbs@@4400rpm. 0-60 is 8.2 seconds.

From the same source, the stock 1996 SC300 is rated for 225@6000rpm with 210ft-lbs@4800rpm. Acceleration is 7.4 seconds.

Those specifications tell me they ARE in fact completely different motors.