SC400 V8 Origins

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Sep 17, 2001 | 10:03 AM

machinegt

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From: atlanta

i've heard the sc300 i6 is like the supra's, and i was just wondering if the sc400 v8's were derived from somewhere else too or was lexus the first toyotas to have v8's?

Sep 18, 2001 | 02:55 PM

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From: Ohio

I believe the SC400 V-8 was a clean sheet design just for the LS400 and SC400.

Nowadays, the Tundra/Sequoia I force V-8 shares some of the basic design of this engine.