Why get a sc400??
11-19-11, 08:18 PM
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Why get a sc400??
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??
why did you buy your sc400 over the 300??
11-19-11, 09:10 PM
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? really but the v8's a bigger engine? hmm oh well
i wanted a 300 because of the 2jz
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ima hopefully get a 2jzgte twin turboed)
but what would be the 1uzge turboed engine??
i wanted a 300 because of the 2jz
)ima hopefully get a 2jzgte twin turboed
)but what would be the 1uzge turboed engine??
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11-19-11, 09:20 PM
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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.
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.
11-19-11, 09:56 PM
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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.
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.
11-19-11, 10:06 PM
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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.
11-19-11, 10:51 PM
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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.
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.
11-19-11, 11:08 PM
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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).
