New car- 1997 Lexus SC300
12-26-05, 11:28 PM
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New car- 1997 Lexus SC300
1997 Lexus SC300
64,000 miles
I've had it for about 2 weeks, and already modded it a little:
Injen Intake
Eibach Springs (1" drop)
18" 3000GT VR4 wheels (18x8.5" with 255-40zr18 tires)
Cross Drilled / Slotted rotors
6000K HID's
Tint (20% up front, 15% rears)
JIC Dual Exhaust is on the way
And I got rid of the "Gold package" garbage- I painted the emblems gloss black
I'm pleased with the looks and performance of the car with those mods... for now
After all, it does have a 2JZ motor, and it's definately got some pretty good potential with a bolt on turbo kit, or even a full turbo 2JZ swap. That will eventually happen, but she'll probably be NA for at least a few more months.
Question- anyone know if there's a front lip available for a 97 sc300? I've seen them for the 92-96, but does anyone make a lip for the 97+?
I used to have a 95 3000GT VR-4 that ran 11.70 @119 mph- but I definately want to eventually be faster than that with the SC300. Let me know what you guys think of the new car...
-Allen
64,000 miles
I've had it for about 2 weeks, and already modded it a little:
Injen Intake
Eibach Springs (1" drop)
18" 3000GT VR4 wheels (18x8.5" with 255-40zr18 tires)
Cross Drilled / Slotted rotors
6000K HID's
Tint (20% up front, 15% rears)
JIC Dual Exhaust is on the way
And I got rid of the "Gold package" garbage- I painted the emblems gloss black
I'm pleased with the looks and performance of the car with those mods... for now
After all, it does have a 2JZ motor, and it's definately got some pretty good potential with a bolt on turbo kit, or even a full turbo 2JZ swap. That will eventually happen, but she'll probably be NA for at least a few more months.Question- anyone know if there's a front lip available for a 97 sc300? I've seen them for the 92-96, but does anyone make a lip for the 97+?
I used to have a 95 3000GT VR-4 that ran 11.70 @119 mph- but I definately want to eventually be faster than that with the SC300. Let me know what you guys think of the new car...
-Allen
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Originally Posted by apextamer
I thought they only made the injen intake for 92-95 models....did you have to make any modifications to make it work?
To sum things up... yes- you can install an injen intake on a 97 sc300
It may not have the cool polished filter adapter, but it's got everything else. Here are some pics:
-Allen
12-27-05, 06:26 PM
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The car looks like it's in great shape...
the VR4 rims aren't my thing, but hey, whatavah
can someone explain to me how the Injen intake does anything posative? It's practically right over the exhaust manifold.
the VR4 rims aren't my thing, but hey, whatavah
can someone explain to me how the Injen intake does anything posative? It's practically right over the exhaust manifold.
