My buddy is buying a 94 Lexus SC400 (auto.) with 80K miles today and is dying to race me with it. I am assuming the SC400 is stock. The 0-60 times I could find for that car are 7.0-7.1, and that was when the car was new. I thought the V8 would have been a little quicker than that.

Do you think it will even be close or will I just smoke him???

(Wasn't sure if this should be in racing stories, because it dosen't actually contain a racing story, thanks)

 

Well, if the 0-60 for that years model is 7.0-7.1, then you should easily take him, I'm assuming you have a Type-S. I have a first-gen CL with a few mods and I raced an SC400 once, don't know what year it was. His torque initially gave him about a foot ahead of me, but didn't gain much after that and we were dead even, I could look over and see him thru my passenger window , all the way to 70mph when there was traffic up ahead. This was a really stupid race cause it was on the streets and if some idiot were to jump out into our lanes, we would be dead. That was my last-ever street race when I realized how dumb it was.

Anyway, the later models(ie 98) are faster to 60 than the earlier models, they can do it in 6.1.

 

Thanks, this is what I was looking for:

"Anyway, the later models(ie 98) are faster to 60 than the earlier models, they can do it in 6.1."

I knew they were that fast, just didn't know which years....

By the way, Does anyone know a Good LEXUS SC400 Forum Site I could recommend to him????? Thanks!!!

 

I raced an sc400 the other night in my TL-S it kept up 1-2 but 2-3 i pulled ahead by a car and a half and it stayed that way the rest of the time. It was a good run though.

 

you might try http://www.clublexus.com

'92-'97 has 250-260hp & 260-270 lb-ft

'98-'00 has 290hp & 290 lb-ft

RWD & more torque may give the early SC's the advantage but
weight should be about the same.

'98 and up should win easily

 

Yeah u should beat him 0-60 but the V-8 opens up some after that. He got the pre-VVTi model 250hp/250 lbs torque 4.0 liter 32 valves V-8.

 

Oh www.clublexus.com, tell em 1SICKLEX sent ya!

 

Thanks guys...

Thanks SICKLEX, I'm sure he'll get the VIP treatment for dropping you Name down there

It's just too bad I'm going to Smoke his Azz!!!

 

You think the CL is a pig....look at the SC....and the later years only match the CL-S in terms of performance..its all that added girth.

 

AHA! I knew someone will bring this up. My father has the 02 LS430 and my moms drive a SC400 97. 97 SC has a better body trim, tails and better front grill. The car has some pull but its only in upper highway speeds. I used to drive her car alot and for take off, the car cannot hang with a cls thru 1-2-3.

Yes the car is/feels heavy but lexus has that damn ect power/sport button that allows the car to have better trottle response and stiffens/lowers the suspension. On the highway, a stock cls will not win. Modded cls i/h/e, i will give it to the cls by a little. Modded SC will crush a cls.

92-96 SC 400 will NOT beat a cls Stock or modded.

 

I feel the SC400 98+ is quick....but if it is like the GS400...if it doesnt win off the line....the CL is going to beat it. Remember the CL-S makes most of its power up top....and dies in that 3-4 shift...thats when the SC shoots by the CL....

 

A few years ago at the track, there was a 94-95 SC400 with exhaust and the bottle. he wa running 14.50@99 as the best time.

Fortunely back then I had my 1995 T bird SC which was running 12.80@114mph!!!!