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Old 03-01-14, 11:00 PM
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Vehicle: 1998 SC400
Mods:
W58 conversion
Mufflers
NST short throw shifter



and a sound clip
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theres a little in depth in the manual conversion

i do have a CEL on i know its for the O2 sensor i havent checked it after i did my swap but i'll probably be doing so later this week and see what else if any other CEL is up.
Old 03-01-14, 11:03 PM
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Damn, seeing more and more manual swaps in 98+ 400's! Love it! Makes me itch to get mine done.

Sounds mean for just some mufflers. I have a full exhaust including headers and it doesnt sounds that mean hah.
Old 03-02-14, 02:01 AM
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Love manual SC400s...that exhaust sounds mean! Whats your set up?!
That spoiler looks off for stock body tho.
Old 03-02-14, 11:57 AM
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The exhaust tone is awesome.
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Everything is good. I would say get some new wheels and get a 95 sc400 spoiler
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Very nice. Manual SC400's are so awesome!
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Thanks! Exhaust setup is pretty much stock just removed the stock mufflers and added the new mufflers.

Though about doing the 95 spoiler but wanted to sway away from the stocking look a little.
I like the wing, but it does need something more to make it more at home lol. But I'll be on that later on. I'll be doing the 92-96 front lip later on or try to atleast. But I'm deff lookin for new wheels when I get more money saved up. I still got to get my Cressida up and running .
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Originally Posted by scENFORCER
Damn, seeing more and more manual swaps in 98+ 400's! Love it! Makes me itch to get mine done.

Sounds mean for just some mufflers. I have a full exhaust including headers and it doesnt sounds that mean hah.
Originally Posted by Joey-E
Love manual SC400s...that exhaust sounds mean! Whats your set up?!
That spoiler looks off for stock body tho.
Originally Posted by 1JZPWRD
The exhaust tone is awesome.
Originally Posted by bigwes
Everything is good. I would say get some new wheels and get a 95 sc400 spoiler
Originally Posted by asianrob
Vehicle: 1998 SC400
Mods:
W58 conversion
Mufflers
NST short throw shifter



and a sound clip
View My Video

theres a little in depth in the manual conversion

i do have a CEL on i know its for the O2 sensor i havent checked it after i did my swap but i'll probably be doing so later this week and see what else if any other CEL is up.
Originally Posted by SC400slide
Very nice. Manual SC400's are so awesome!
+ 5 love seeing more and more 5 speeds and can't wait to get mine done either!!

OP great ride man !!!! Keep it up!!!! May be one day....
Old 03-02-14, 07:06 PM
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What a rare ride this is...! Thanks for sharing, OP!
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thanks guys! have a few friends that are going to do it to their SC's but they are 97's.

if you 98+ plus guys have any questions. ill try to help you out as much as i can!
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awesome swap!!!

how are people mating the w58 to the vvti motors? didnt know they made a adapter
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Car looks good, and pretty cool to see a '98 400 with a W58.

Not keen on the wing. Looks out of place. If it were me, I'd be tracking down an early model spoiler, stat!

Wheels aren't terrible. With a nice drop they'd look pretty good, IMO.
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Originally Posted by iridebmx
awesome swap!!!

how are people mating the w58 to the vvti motors? didnt know they made a adapter
Any of the available 1UZ to W58 (or 1UZ to R154) adapters will work on the VVT-i blocks. It should be exactly the same for all year V8's. The only difference is that the VVT-i will put out far more horsepower and torque which might require a more uprated clutch than most people use.
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I personally like the spoiler allot. It reminds of the whale tale on saleen mustangs. Very clean car man.
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I wanna see clip of the manual driving. Inside & out!


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