Bought a Turbo 5 speed SC400, and its already under the knife...

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01-17-12, 05:44 PM

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When I saw the title to this thread (specifically the "going under the knife part) I thought this was gonna be another 1uz getting gutted and swapped to 2jz. Thank God it isn't.

too many people discount the ability of the 1uz, taking the "easy" route of swapping a jz (not saying they aren't good)

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01-17-12, 07:10 PM

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Just saw this in the classifieds, still up lol. Nice pick up, interested to see what you do with it!

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01-17-12, 07:42 PM

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Hate you lol...i just ordered everything to fivespeed my sc400. And i also plan on boosting. Can u also post details of how its set up etc. Good find man. My v8 purrs i love it

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01-17-12, 08:55 PM

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Extreme performance did this car and also mine. Brian is the man!

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01-17-12, 09:01 PM

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I miss my sc with the 1uz, the 1jz is just not as fun low end. The more I see turbo manual sc400s the more I want.

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01-17-12, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MattStarr

When I saw the title to this thread (specifically the "going under the knife part) I thought this was gonna be another 1uz getting gutted and swapped to 2jz. Thank God it isn't.

Who did it belong to, is he a member here, and why the hell haven't I heard of this till now?

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too many people discount the ability of the 1uz, taking the "easy" route of swapping a jz (not saying they aren't good)

LOL, yea, i wanted something different for a project. Im not gonna get to exotic, but i will try to make it as clean as possible. And get it to drive and feel like a stock car with tons of power.
It was a local guy, not sure if he is on here.

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Just saw this in the classifieds, still up lol. Nice pick up, interested to see what you do with it!

Thanks man.

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Hate you lol...i just ordered everything to fivespeed my sc400. And i also plan on boosting. Can u also post details of how its set up etc. Good find man. My v8 purrs i love it

G/L with your build. The turbo setup?

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Extreme performance did this car and also mine. Brian is the man!

The piping and exhaust work is very well done. He is good.

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I miss my sc with the 1uz, the 1jz is just not as fun low end. The more I see turbo manual sc400s the more I want.

Its a LOVELY combination.

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01-17-12, 10:39 PM

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Very nice and congrats

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01-17-12, 10:44 PM

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I meant how its done front, or remote mount, etc. AftermRket ecu piggyback or not thats all. Hopefully u will post vid. Paint looks awesome

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01-17-12, 11:30 PM

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Damn thats nice

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01-18-12, 06:34 AM

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maybe we can finally get that race....welcome back!

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01-18-12, 07:26 AM

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Thanks guys, I will post more pix of the car and setup soon!!!

I rebuilt the turbo last night. All it needed was the front seal. But why not, i changed everything and cleaned it all up...

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maybe we can finally get that race....welcome back!

LOL, yea man, it feels weird being back after like 2 years!
This car is not going to get into that power range. Yall should have got beat by my IS when i had it LOL.

But we dont have to wait. Lets get a race setup at the track with a GTO me and my dad just finished!

BTW sent you a PM

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01-18-12, 08:28 AM

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I don't know which is nicer -- the car itself or the fact that it's a turbo v8. Even without the fun under the hood it looks beautiful. V8 + boost + manual trans = great driving experience.