i have a sc300 and my grandfather has a sc400 and ive driven both, the only difference i can realize is the engine size and speed, but thats it

why did you buy your sc400 over the 300??

 

I'm not really a "need for speed" guy, so I don't really like boosting up the engine for performance, although I want a little bit of speed every now and then.

 

wait so did you get a sc400 or no ha

 

Oh my bad, SC400. LOL

 

ha oh, ya i like them but idk whenever i think about sc400 i think about more power and more gas consumption ha

 

Actually, I don't believe the gas consumption of an SC400 is even worse than an SC300, not by much if any. I know the later model 98+ actually got better gas mileage from what I have been hearing.

 

? really but the v8's a bigger engine? hmm oh well
i wanted a 300 because of the 2jz)
ima hopefully get a 2jzgte twin turboed)

but what would be the 1uzge turboed engine??

 

Please do a search.

Also, why are you worried about more gas consumption in an sc400 if you want to spend a ton of money dropping a TT in an sc300? I'd take a late model sc400 anyday, they ride like a luxury version of my supra.

 

Just because it's a bigger engine does not mean it drinks more gas. It also varies how they tune the engine. That's why there's tuning and timing, it determines how well the engine will perform. And ever wonder why adding a performance chip changes the engine performance? Anyways, check this out; http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/11718.shtml

And based on my research prior to getting my SC400, alot of people say that the SC300 isn't that powerful unless you boost it, or it's manual. It has a powerful engine, yes, but it doesn't have that umpf since it was mainly built as a luxury-sports-car. So it's pseudo not purely, you know what I mean.

 

This is one of those 'duh' moments Of course the difference is the engine/speed. That's what makes it an SC400 and not a 300.


The SC400 can get comparable fuel economy as the SC300 as long as you're light on the throttle. The gearing allows the engine to turn at a lower speed on the highway. Now if you drive like a mad-man, the V8 will run your tank down quickly. It's all in the way you drive.

I prefer to have the V8's smoothness and torque in a heavier car. Then again I don't mod my engines so it's nice to have power without having to fiddle around with turbos and whatnot.

 

You are gonna have a hard time believing this but I get 28+ mpg on my 03 GS430 which I do 70% highway driving 30% city driving normally, not fast and not slow. An automatic SC300 can't even dream of getting that no matter how slow you drive it. A 5spd SC300 can get that easily (I know mine does).

 

Another thing that matters alot when it comes to mpg is GEAR RATIO. You may have a super small engine or super powerful engine, but if the output is not being transferred right alot of energy is being wasted.

 

I don't have a hard time believing that at all. My GS400 use to get 30mpg when I did 90% highway until I started working locally where it sees 90% city. I drive my car lightly and still manage to get 20mpg city, which is impressive for a heavy car. Hell, it gets better mpg than my S2000.

 

Bought my SC4 bc it had a 2JZ mostly swapped into it.... $3k

 

Otherwise I probably would have got an sc3 and gone na-t... and hated myself.