1JZ Lexus SC300 Review! The Toyota Supra in Disguise
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- ➥ Subscribe for more: bit.ly/2jH1GkM
➥ Consider my detail product brand: pattersoncarca...
➥ KEY TAGS: goo.gl/CFuoFx
➥ INSTAGRAM: @thatdudeinblue
➥ TWITTER: @thatdudeinblue
➥ SECOND channel: goo.gl/NtQcxJ
➥ Private TDIB Discord: / thatdudeinblue
The Toyota Soarer was a car we unfortunately never had in the US. However the Lexus SC300 is the closest thing we got to the legendary JDM icon but didn't have the motor we desired. The Lexus SC300 had a 2JZ-GE naturally aspirated engine compared to the 1JZ turbo engine in the Soarer. This 430HP turbo spooling Lexus has a ton of personality and looks fantastic. So what's it like driving a "Toyota Soarer" in America? Let's go for a drive and find out! Thanks for watching and new uploads every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday!
#lexus #toyota #sc300
This was SO much fun. Huge thanks to David Blake for letting me drive!
Hopefully next time your down this way if you are doing a review on Andys mr2 again or his barracuda we can meet up and you do my ls swapped FC Rx7!
looks nice, i have a 99 pearl white one with a 2jz gte vvti swap in it.....nothing like the sound of a JZ engine under pressure
that inner engine bay shot next to the turbo...perfection.
that car does sound amazing! Thankyou for what you do, I know you work your ass off... quick question :I have a 1st gen tacoma with a supercharged 5VZ-FE making just over 300 crank hp which is alot of fun in a 3500 pound truck. Ive been wondering if you could run a 5vz block with the 3vz forged crankshaft with 3vz heads since the 3vz camshafts can rev up to around 7k rpm where as the 5v cuts at 5300rpm. All the parts interchange but Ive never heard of it being done... was wondering if you had since you know pretty much everything there is especially jdm...
Your review of the Ford Probe was unnecessary. As a matter of fact I have personally gotten comments and concerns from the people of the . Ford Probe community who said that review could have been better . They didn't appreciate the way you bashed and trashed the Probe and I'm one of the people who didn't appreciate that eaither. With that being said your Nissan 240 Hatchback isn't so great either just saying
Ahh, the Sc. The Soarer. It was never the poor man's Supra. It was the gentleman's Supra. Luxury, comfort, and class.
I still prefer the Lexus over the Supra.
It’s not a Supra
Frogman 4 you’re right it’s the supras dad considering the mk4 Supra took its whole chassis and suspension system from the early sc’s
21Willy burrrrnnnnnnn
That would be the aristo
people gotta stop making videos of these cars, we gotta keep them cheap
I got my SC400 for 1000$ and all it needs is some bodywork and minor things, it was an absolute steal
I can’t find any sc300 where I’m at sadly
YES PLEASE, I WANNA BUILD ONE SO BAD! Looking for a shell or non running one so I can do a 1jz swap and manual swap
Or have more ppl and better and cheaper aftermarket. 🤔
Honest to god haha
David shut up im trying to buy one in the near future
Edit: Forget what I said got that shit
GAlightning i have a 2jzgte swapped sc400 with cd009 manual trans. Check my ig: aaron_agsalud
Every car person already knows about this car 🙄
That was my exact thought when I saw the title
GAlightning fr I need me one before people find out
Ey Ey Ron I will
DON’T LET THE SECRET OUT MAN
Everyone who has brains knows that Soarer and Aristo are 100x better bang for the buck than supra.
DuBstep115 Aristo’s only come with an Automatic
Dont forget our little sedan that wasn't supposed to recive the 2j the is300 which came with the 3sge beams in the Japanese/European market and got the 2jz-ge in the US market
@@DuBstep115 exactly
D1SGUSTANG it’s easy to swap manuals no problem
I literally bought an sc300 today, 1992 manual completely stock
Rare to have factory manual if it really is cherish it and keep it for investment braah
You have a gem!!!
Nice man, just bought my95 sc yesterday
How much did you spend ? If you don't mind me asking
@@101chillen I just got a 97 factory 5 speed
My first kinda "sports car" was a SC so happy to see this car get some love
Stop inflating the prices we need to afford them lmaoo
@david chappel were i live fb marketplace has automatics for only a couple k
lolz! should have picked on up years ago ;P
I have a stock great condition pearl white on tan 94 F/S:
104k miles $12,000 (cash only)
Naliin Suthakaran so true
Good luck the ones you find for cheap are always clapped out 😂
Ye no shit, not bad if u can get one for $1500 with 100k miles
Showing some love to SC's/Soarer's! Love mine!!
DIVINE mike u got a stick in that yet?
This is the best sounding non vvti 1J ive ever heard.
Chassis non vvtis only don’t sound as good because of the twin turbos. Chuck a big dirty single on a non vvti and it’ll growl just as much as a vvti
@@wadeshinners437 sound better too
Joshua gonna have to agree
No sound difference at all...it's exhaust related not vvti non vvti hocus-pocus..
You haven't heard mine then ;)
The SC300 is so underrated
It shared the same platform with the Supra and in a way a cheap Supra
This video will make SC prices jump!
10:04 "all the right spooly sounds" Patterson 2020 Shirts incoming.
He said spooly wooly sounds
Gonna have to send u my sc400 for review if it lives.
I have a 1997 stock diamond pearl white with the gold pin strip and badges. It's all stock, I'm the second owner 126,000 on it. The old lady gave me all the maint. Records... Hell even have the original window sticker.
These are sick. Id personally love one with a 1uz.
I see, you're man of culture
The 1UZ just needs a manual behind it to be a completely different car.
@@jaimehernandez4962 i try my good sir.
@@downonit22 agreed. My buddy built a drift car with a 1uz and a 5 speed. It was incredible.
Just buy an sc400 and get cd009 with an adapter
"It's just fun to go in n out" yes david indeed it is.
I’ve always loved the SC300 & SC400!!
I always thought they were sharp when dropped low on coil overs and staggered wheels and tires
I own one of these!! Mines the SC400 though so it’s got the 1UZ V8 (which I prefer)
these cars are amazing gems
I want one of these as a change of my corvette c5, how does the 1uz handle boost?
Moua Xiong they’re super bulletproof V8s, but yeah I’d just make sure all the gaskets are good to go before pushing out a decent amount of boost.
Moua Xiong their great just making sure you get any 1uz 89-94 they came with stronger rods
Taylor Walters that’s true too, mine has the non-VVT V8. It’s way better for pushing boost, much more stable too
@@mouaxiong8618 Like others have said, the rods on the 95+ are glass, but the pistons are solid to around 500-600hp and a set of forged rods can be had relatively cheap. Theyre fantastic engines though, and extremely cheap as basically every 90s lexus had one and the junkyards are littered with them, so you could always do like the aussies, blow them up and replace em with a $500 junkyard engine every other month.
Completely underrated glad to see these finally getting some love in the community. love my 94 factory manual sc300. 1j swapped
Right. Nobody around here has anything 1jzgte or 2jzgte swapped or even Toyota related. Too many maros and shitstangs around...smh
You do the best unique modified cars out there. I've been watching you since I was a teen. Now I'm trying the RUclips world out and i love it!
The clips from inside of the engine bay are soooo cool!!!
I’ve waited so long for you to do a review on a turbocharged sc300. They’re so rare these days
That's why I love my sc it's rare asf
Single turbo1995 same, although I have yet to turbocharge mine
@@Singleturbo-sk9qp I just bought a 1992 sc300 manual with 70k miles on it, im so hyped to mod it
@@callumchisholm3054 for how much cuz I seen some sales for 17k
@@ChristianTaylor3 it's easy to boost it lmao I'm just waiting to get my turbo kit
I’ve loved these cars since my friend had a low mileage 3 year old example. At the time, it was by far the nicest road trip car I had the pleasure of riding in. So smooth and quiet you could hear a pin drop. I bought my ‘96 1UZ last year on a whim. I just had this feeling they were on the verge of gaining popularity with the Supra selling at FU money. Then one night, I woke up for a midnight snack and started a random eBay search. And there it was. So cheap I thought it had to be a scam. Royal Jade Pearl gold package, rust free Southern California car, lowered, nice wheels and cleeeaaaaan.
I sent the seller a message and he responded immediately and confirmed it was the correct price. I pulled the trigger within minutes and 3 weeks later it arrived at 2 o’clock in the morning on a car hauler. The seller had just installed brand new Tein coilovers the month before I bought it. He claimed the wheels were “just OEM Lexus wheels from a GS300”. I could not find any GS online with the wheels until recently. To my surprise, they’re rare OEM OZ Super Turismos from the Lexus short lived L-Tuned performance division.
I don’t condone buying one based on wheels and stance. Those things are relatively inexpensive. First and foremost, have a budget. Then buy the cleanest example you can find from a rust free part of the country. They’re old and you will have to turn a wrench at some point. They all suffer from the same common problems. Door sag, cracked plastic interior pieces, leaking power steering hose, burnt out dash lights and climate control units, cracked upper door trim , torn leather seats and lower control arms. Find one where these issues have been fixed already.
Even with 225k my 1UZ still passes the champagne glass on top of the engine test from the original television ad.
I owned one for about 3 years before I got rear ended. I miss that car a lot
Why dont you get another one its cheap
I love my y2k 300. Never going to sell, never going to be without an sc. People who know nothing about these cars are missing out. They're expensive to mod right, but worth the price if done up correctly
Got in to an accident that wasn't my fault and insurance wants to total my 5spd Sc300. I will die before I let them
I got my first SC then manual swapped and single turbo’d the NA, caged it and got T-Boned 6 months later totaled and they wanted to give me fair asking price, I feel you 😭
the Soarer is so dope! i remember being in Japan in the late 90s seeing these things with the sweetest VIS and Veilside kits😌
I knew a guy down the street had one of these.... didnt know what it was at the time just a cool jdm car ... didnt really realize i was looking at a unicorn
My brother daily drives a sc300. He bought the front clip from an importer and now drives on the right hand side
Asa owner of one to anyone thinking of buying one. DO IT JUST DO IT best car I’ve owned
2:31 it clearly says Toyota soarer on the back (same difference)
Sc300 with 1jzgte non vvti
Was my high school ride. Looking forward to building another one and keeping.
I'm sorry, but this looks better than a mk4 😩😩
Hell no stop it
Yes and no, but no. Just no 🤣
As an actual soarer owner, I approve this message
I see you’ve never reviewed a Camry, I might have to get you to review mine when I’m finished troubleshooting 👀
So glad I kept the twins on my soarer after watching this, they're so responsive and power delivery is awesome with the twins !... I just had them rebuilt with steel internals
The video on the red one made me get one. Wasnt the best choice for a first car I admit, especially when things like control arms are 1000 each.
I know some cheaper ones I have a sc plug
Single turbo1995 can ya plug get parts to Cali for the low
@@JOSHTHExCREATOR I sold mine, but periodically some remanufactured lower control arms come on ebay for 500 a pair from the same seller. People on clublexus have claimed they last a long time but I didnt have my car long enough after I installed them to tell you.
Sorry for the double reply but try car-parts the website because it is a junkyard data base. I used it to replace the seats and taillights.
I love my SC400 when I get it nice I’ll definitely throw you the key! I live in Gwinnett so I’m local haha
What have you done to your sc400?
Where do you take your SC 300 to get work done and for tuning?
MOPHEOUS REDPILL excel motor works
I dig the budget build aspects of this sweet ride. 👌 I don't love the wheel fitment, but other than that, rad.
7:00 yeah it is
David getting fancy putting a camera in the engine so we can here the go faster wind noise😭😭😭
Like with many other import jdm cars, I learned about the Soarer through Gran Turismo 1. Dope car, budget Supra. Please do a review on the 2nd Gen Lexus GS300/ Toyota ARISTO next 🙏🏾
1JZ is one of my top 5 favorite engines ever.
There is no "perfect horsepower" it's perfect power to weight ratio.
That turbo sounds so unreal! Like something an audio engineer would put in a video game.
The Gran turismo 1 bov sounds almost exactly like this
Sounds like something out of Gundam 00
I use to our a 1jz Soarer. Great car. Heavy as all hell. Can go quick in a straight line and that's about it. Though they handle about aswell as a boat on land would.
Sc400 1uz v8 ain't bad either.. we got that here in Australia
No bad at all, those V8’s are potent lil guys.
My first car was a sc400. My favorite car I’ve ever owned. If people keep making videos on these chassis’s I’ll never be able to get back into one 😭
For a sec I thought you were reviewing Evan Shanks old SC300 that he just sold.
Danny Badillo nah that’s owned by Harrison Johnson of the lone star drift series now
Awesome!!
I had an imported 93 soarer with the twins, got taken out on i75 in it, and it was a very sad day. such a comfortable car and smooth acceleration. one thing that always gets me is when people use the different soarer badge because it's easier to acquire. the gold wing lion is from the 1uz versions (sc400) while the red ones are from the 1jzgte (sc300....250?).
the digital mirrored display was also very very sweet
No. The gold and silver badges are from SC430's.
The red emblem were jdm (Soarer) exclusive
Awwww c’mon David, you’re gonna make the prices on these things skyrocket with this video!!
Lol
I love these cars so much. I prefer honda's but if I'm gonna pick something else, Lexus is where it's at, man.
sieve5 😑
Honda gang
Z cars dude, Z cars
Is300 🤤
Fr love my Hondas but damn I want one of these
Such a beautiful clean car! This sounds amazing! Great review David 👌👌
SC/Soarer Gang FTW!!!
I have the SC400 going through the manual swap. The 1UZFE is a good motor for this car as well. Supercharge or turbo that and well, you can make 400 to 500 hp as well. See you around Atlanta and keep up the good work.
dude i love the turbo cam, nice touch
The camera view by the turbo was awesome!
Yes finally I've been waiting for you to do another Sc300/400 or a Soarer video . I love these cars been haveing mine for the for the past 2 years and it's such an amazing and fun car. Glad to so this car getting some attention again
How’d you get that sound bro that is so nice
Happy to see local folks getting on here. Those Sc bois making moves in GA. Also the 1G Eclipse you reviewed is still rocking
I keep telling the ones that a Lexus is actually a Toyota.
Yet they say"A Lexus is owned by Toyota, not made by Toyota"
Lmao
I love the sc I have 1 with a 1jzgte none vvti and the new tripod R154. Doing a single turbo
I love my Soarer so much that I'm bringing it with me when I move to the US from Australia.
Hope you've got the wallet for the import fees.
1jzgte non vvti had stock twins from factory, but the 1jzgte vvti came with single turbo, that 1jz looks like the non vvti since it doesn't have that hump on the front of the cam cover
I have a sweet spot in my heart for these cars. A buddy of mine had a white SC300 na-t build in high school. That car pulled on SOOOO MANY cars when we drove around. The car in this video looks like a very cool build. It sounds great and 400+ rwhp makes for an awesome street car. What the hell is going on with that interior though? Come on man, the bride seats(it's a street car), no door panels, and that blue dildo steering wheel? Besides that and the stance I think your a few thousand dollars away from a truly epic car.
Videos like this make me want to drop a 1J in my MK4 Supra haha
Is it NA? It's probably easier to throw a 1J in it than doing an NA-T build.
Never knew these videos existed and now I’m binge watching while surfing autotrader... THANKS A LOT.
Definitely in the car collection I have in my mind. And hopefully in my garage soon.
Intro music was a bit of a fever dream this time 🤷♀️😂 sweet car tho, never seen it before in my life.
David you have been killing it with the reviewer lately. Love the diversity!
The vvti version def helped low down torque and lag but this sounds incredible.
dam that turbo sounds amazing. makes me miss my old LS 400 haha.
Ok, great vid but need to address a few things:
1) You keep calling the car heavy compared to a Supra, heavy in general and refer to it as an "Orca" (lol) but do you actually have any idea what the car weighs? Supra Turbo curb weight = 3,285 - 3,461lbs. The higher end of that being the targa's which most Supra turbo's in the US were. Curb weight of an SC300 with the W58? 3,485lbs. Now keep in mind too that's with the SC300's massively heavy power driver and passenger seats. With the Brides that this driver has in place the car probably tips the scales lighter than most bone-stock turbo-targa Supra's and roughly the same as a current gen Golf R.
2) You say that stock the SC300 was ugly, but Soarer's looked good? Stock, they're visually identical w/ the exception of some badging. This car just has an aftermarket front lip (plus obviously dropped w/ rims).
3) You crap on the 2JZ-GE, praise the 1JZ-GTE. I agree, it would have been nice to have been able to buy a SC300 with the 1JZ in it from Lexus. Yet for the time and money this guy spent buying and swapping a 1JZ, then singling it, he could have just single-turbo'd the 2JZ and hooked it up to a 2JZ-GTE ECU and had a wwaayyyyyy better setup. I've got this done on mine. With the extra .5L of displacement, 10:1 compression and the dual-runner intake manifold lag is absolutely minimal and the power band is very very broad. At 14psi on a 61mm turbo it had absolutely no issue spinning my 325 rear tyres on 13" rims through 1st, 2nd, and most of 3rd. (I've since dropped the boost down to 8psi because I don't want to grenade my W58 before I have a replacement ready. But also a part of me really, really doesn't want to let the W58 go as it's such a sweet trans. Lightweight, and if you think this shifts nice - the W58 with the TRD shifter is shifting bliss I haven't ever felt replicated on any other platform before. Miles ahead of a V160-161 in terms of feel).
soo now that you reviewed the SC300 and the 1JZ powered 'Soarer' can you please review the SC400?
Good video bro! I love your videos, I can sit and watch them on shuffle throughout my work shift lol! Super good quality and A1 knowledge! Keep em coming bro!
When you see the car and get Evan Shanks flashbacks
Even Shanks is a bore.
@@funkmasterjayPardon me but i think my memory has gone bad because I don't remember asking
The first car I ever test drove. They still look amazing
Dude needs to hit up LRB speed for some door cards
You should review Sean Musa's turbo SC400
I have an SC. Most slept on car ever. I always wanted one, but had no idea that they were sister cars to the MKIV Supra until after I bought mine. Then, I felt like I won the freakin' lottery! Hahaha. I've got Supra TT coilovers on mine. Everything from the Supra just bolts right on, with no modification necessary...because under the skin, it's the SAME CAR! Now I have had it for a couple of years, I can say this: never ever gonna sell this thing. People have NO IDEA how good these cars are.
Been lucky enough to own 4 soarers in my time, all 1jz, one r154 a02b, so much love for this platform
Ah own my 5th one now 🤣🤣
My first car was an SC400 with the far superior 1uz V8 😜 I'll get another one some day
Sounds like RB26 alittle bit🔥💯🤙🏽
There’s only 1,902 92 sc300s left and I’m a proud owner of one of them. Glad to see these getting some attention
When the intro music said "eeeuuaah" I felt that
Really nice car, but it's hard to see so many beautiful cars ruined because of "stance" or "lows". This is a GT car, the arches have been hacked to death which is a shame. He could have kept the Lexus interior. Oh well, I'm sure the car still gives the owner lots of smiles which is what matters most.
Your right about those doors, my friend had a SC 300 that stopped 3 9mm slugs and those doors saved his life.
One of the most beautiful cars made
Lol my first car is an sc300 and I love it 😂💝 it's a stock 2j tho so I like to pretend it has a turbo and I make turbo noises with my mouth
Great video. Keep information about these SC's flowing! It gathers interest and stops them from being recycled into toasters.
You need to review Mike Mykes sc300 when it's done
Lmao
His cars are always broken...just rebuilding and changing colours 🙄🙄
@@ront5689 What? There is a big difference between broken and rebuilding. And he can change "his" cars colors as much as he wants
@@Thatsn95girl i followed him on ig for the longest while. Seems like his car is always down. That's why I prefer to watch freshkicks for ecample. More actual driving content etc. Myke got boring after a while to me so I unfollowed and unsubbed...Its like the dame with Jimme Oakes ...Cool dude but dam cars always parked working working on them but its like u barely see results or the cars in action.
@@Thatsn95girl lmao stop riding him
1jz is nice but the real deal Soarer engine is the 1UZFE 4ltr jap v8 :D that was the standard option in japan, nz(home) and australia.
90's was one of the best decades for cars! They had great designs.
1JZs sound so good
It doesn't matter what car it is nowadays folks act like a few videos are goin to make a cars price triple overnight lmao that's not how the market works...
Just got a 91 soarer 1uz. uzz32 with all the options everything work including the 4 wheel steering can;t wait for all the good times as a daily driver
I've had my heavily modded sc300 for 17 yrs here in New York. Its holding up like any other car I have driven.
Once I go stage 2 pure turbos I want you to review my n54 (modern 2jz)🙈
nah
Eben Eben n54 > 2j
BIG J n54 😎
@@andeleputo89 nah
I used to be a Totota tech and a coworker had a built one. Still want to build one of these!
To clear some things up the soarer comes with a 1jz, the sc300 comes with a 2jz ge, and the sc400 comes with a 1uz