Difference between 260HP & 290HP SC400 engines
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Difference between 260HP & 290HP SC400 V8 engines?
What is the difference between the 260HP and 290HP SC400 engines? Can the 260HP be updated to the 1998+ spec? Is there a noticible performance/drivibiltiy difference? I found a 97 SC400 then found out the 98s have 290HP!! Please advise
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Re: Difference between 260HP & 290HP SC400 engines?
Originally posted by redfusion
What is the difference between the 260HP and 290HP SC400 engines? Can the 260HP be updated to the 1998+ spec? Is there a noticible performance/drivibiltiy difference? I found a 97 SC400 then found out the 98s have 290HP!! Please advise
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What is the difference between the 260HP and 290HP SC400 engines? Can the 260HP be updated to the 1998+ spec? Is there a noticible performance/drivibiltiy difference? I found a 97 SC400 then found out the 98s have 290HP!! Please advise
Thanks
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Thanks...how does the 260hp compare to the 98+?
Thanks...how does the 260hp compare to the 98+?
93 SC400 (250HP) 0-60 6.9 0-100 18.2, 0-130 41.3, 1/4M 15.3 (Car & Driver Feb 1993)
95 LS400 (260HP) 0-60 7.8 0-100 18.9, 0-120 28.4, 1/4m 15.8 (Car & Driver Feb 1995)
98 LS400 (290HP) 0-60 6.3 0-100 16.1, 1/4M 14.8 (Motor Trend Dec 1997)
98 GS400 (300HP) 0-60 5.7 0-100 15.1, 1/4M 14.3 (Motor Trend Nov 1997)
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98 also got the updated 5 speed transmission with the gated shifter and wood grain over the shifter, among other such options as perforated leather and such. www.intellexual.net has a comprehensive look at all the changes from model year to model year with the sc.
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i drove the 98 and was kinda disappointed accelleration wise...took it to redline and seems to have good upper and high end power. low end was weak for a 300hp v8. maybe its because i'm too use to my RX-7s first turbo which kicks in real quick. but comfort wise gatdamn its a world of difference.
anyways you think the 97s have better low end power. i wil probably test drive it this weekend
anyways you think the 97s have better low end power. i wil probably test drive it this weekend
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My friend's 1996 LS400 with the 260 horse engine feels quite a bit more responsive than my '92 SC400, so I was thinking that the 260 horse rating is conservative. The difference in response may have been due to the programming of the transmission too, both the way Toyota did it at the factory and the way my buddy does it with his heavy foot.
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