my 93 5 speed
08-06-13, 07:37 PM
#1
my 93 5 speed
here is my SC300
133K miles, one owner who took pretty good care of it.
the CD changer still works
There are a common SC things that will need to be repaired (black needle, oil leak, suspension, headlight, emblems). But given it is a 5 speed and good SC, I had overlooked those flaws.
On the plus side the tires are almost new, ECU, A/C, PS pump was already replaced.. however still a bit of whining.
It idles smooth and cruise very well.
I hope to keep it mostly OE and not to lower it with big wheels!
to be honest the shifting is a bit notchy and sort of like a truck especially the gesture needed for 4th to 5th gear. I am going to change to M/T fluids very soon.
133K miles, one owner who took pretty good care of it.
the CD changer still works
There are a common SC things that will need to be repaired (black needle, oil leak, suspension, headlight, emblems). But given it is a 5 speed and good SC, I had overlooked those flaws.
On the plus side the tires are almost new, ECU, A/C, PS pump was already replaced.. however still a bit of whining.
It idles smooth and cruise very well.
I hope to keep it mostly OE and not to lower it with big wheels!
to be honest the shifting is a bit notchy and sort of like a truck especially the gesture needed for 4th to 5th gear. I am going to change to M/T fluids very soon.
And those wheels got to go! LOL, looking really good! No fair..5 speed SC's are becoming hard to find and collectible.
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08-07-13, 01:30 AM
#8
Congratulations on the find! Funny you mention the truck-like shift feel. I've always felt my 93 5-speed shifts more like an older (well, it is older) muscle car transmission than a "butter smooth" thing people describe. This, with MT-90 oil and new bushings. That said, it's never bothered me.
It's a great starting base you've got!
It's a great starting base you've got!
08-07-13, 11:09 AM
#11
Nice find on the 5 spd. 92-94 SC's have the older style of shifter that is used on many many toyota's. If you have done the bushings with a new stock bushing and still want a firmer shift look into the marlin crawler shifter bushings, they are supposed to firm things up a bit as they are made out of a different material, and since they are designed to firm up the shifter on a truck which is like 2 feet long, it will probably be firmer than the stock bushing by quite a bit.
Mk3 supra guys report good things about this mod. Make sure to get the right one they have different bushings for the stock w58 (originally designed for a truck w56) and also for those who have gone r154 (designed for a truck r150/r151).
95+ have the tipod and no bushing if you have notchyness on those its the tripod/cage bushings on the side or the bolt/nut under the shifter has come loose.
Mk3 supra guys report good things about this mod. Make sure to get the right one they have different bushings for the stock w58 (originally designed for a truck w56) and also for those who have gone r154 (designed for a truck r150/r151).
95+ have the tipod and no bushing if you have notchyness on those its the tripod/cage bushings on the side or the bolt/nut under the shifter has come loose.
Last edited by Ali SC3; 08-07-13 at 11:20 AM.
