Lexus SC600 Build
09-28-2013, 02:03 PM
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Lexus SC600 Build This is my Lexus SC400 the day i picked it up
Lexus IS250 Rims
Here is my lexus on JRZ Coilovers and Nismo LMGT4 rims
I decided i needed more power then the 1uz-fe could offer (BTW It's for sale first person with 300 dollars can have everything harness engine tranny take it all!! haha) So i came across a good deal on a chevy 5.3l and got to work
I plan on making this car a street/strip car so i decided to stay automatic and picked up a TH400 that had been recently rebuild about 10k miles on it and I had it rebuild again with better clutches, sprag, shift kit the whole 9 yards
Then i picked up a harness and ECU from Local truck salvage yard
and an F-body oil pan
Then i started operation make the engine look pretty with some wrinkle paint lol turn out pretty good i suppose i like it
Well the all the truck accessories are huge and so I had to move the alternator backet down and to the right with an offset plate still don't think it will clear the hood so i might have to remake the plate but yall get the idea
Then it was time to finally take the car out of commission
and get started on making the mounts and everything for the 5.3 swap this is the transmission mount just need to weld the tab to build it to the mount
This is the car with the 5.3 sitting in the bay tranny mounts there but it's just resting on the crossmember as of right now.
Now that all that has been said probably wondering why it's SC600 build with a 5.3 well prior to setting the engine in the car i went to take the truck oil pan off to put the F-body pan on when i got the windage tray off I saw a bearing smashed just sitting there. It was a cam shaft bearing so i talked to the guy i got the motor from and he had a LQ4 also and he offer to trade back the engine for the LQ4 if i put up some cash so i hopped on it. So this weekend i will be swapping all my LS1 stuff from the 5.3 to the 6.0 and we are gonna try and have the car completely done by Nov 30th
Lexus IS250 Rims
Here is my lexus on JRZ Coilovers and Nismo LMGT4 rims
I decided i needed more power then the 1uz-fe could offer (BTW It's for sale first person with 300 dollars can have everything harness engine tranny take it all!! haha) So i came across a good deal on a chevy 5.3l and got to work
I plan on making this car a street/strip car so i decided to stay automatic and picked up a TH400 that had been recently rebuild about 10k miles on it and I had it rebuild again with better clutches, sprag, shift kit the whole 9 yards
Then i picked up a harness and ECU from Local truck salvage yard
and an F-body oil pan
Then i started operation make the engine look pretty with some wrinkle paint lol turn out pretty good i suppose i like it
Well the all the truck accessories are huge and so I had to move the alternator backet down and to the right with an offset plate still don't think it will clear the hood so i might have to remake the plate but yall get the idea
Then it was time to finally take the car out of commission
and get started on making the mounts and everything for the 5.3 swap this is the transmission mount just need to weld the tab to build it to the mount
This is the car with the 5.3 sitting in the bay tranny mounts there but it's just resting on the crossmember as of right now.
Now that all that has been said probably wondering why it's SC600 build with a 5.3 well prior to setting the engine in the car i went to take the truck oil pan off to put the F-body pan on when i got the windage tray off I saw a bearing smashed just sitting there. It was a cam shaft bearing so i talked to the guy i got the motor from and he had a LQ4 also and he offer to trade back the engine for the LQ4 if i put up some cash so i hopped on it. So this weekend i will be swapping all my LS1 stuff from the 5.3 to the 6.0 and we are gonna try and have the car completely done by Nov 30th
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11-02-2013, 03:32 PM
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Last piece of the engine came in today... I still need to install windage tray and fbody oil pan though and I need to put in my new actuator piston for the tranny. But other then those few things engine will be in the car for good soon
Also got the bay painted semi-gloss black
Also got the bay painted semi-gloss black
11-02-2013, 11:05 PM
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11-03-2013, 11:09 AM
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Why is that? The pair of heads would only run me $100, plus getting the milling and valve job.. Maybe $250-300 total, depending on the shop and condition of the heads.
Better flow is better flow... And with as easy as it is to change the heads on these, I could do it on a cold day and it not take that long.
I apologize, I am not trying to hijack the thread...
11-03-2013, 01:04 PM
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They are not better flow bro, do some research. With 350 u can find urself some 799 which flow identical to the 243 which outflow and is already at the compresion U would want to make some power. The only reason to run 317 heads on a 5.3 and maybe a 4.8 would be to lower compression for boost.
