Drift Sourer

[nismo_sr20_wut]

I am doing some homework on the sc300, were thinking of doing a sourer conversion as a drift project, questions are:

1) any difference in chassis from sourer vs. sc300

2) how much weight difference is there from sourer to sc300

3) how much does the sc300 weigh without driver

4) is there a better year to get for the sc300 ive noticed 92-99 just wondering if some years are worse or better then others.

Thank You

[eXo]

1) any difference in chassis from sourer vs. sc300

There is next to nothing in difference apart frmo just a few luxury's that don't appear in the SC300 but do in the Soarer, one thing I did find was the dash display, SC300-Analog Soarer-Digital and there is no way of converting from either !!! There are a few other little bits and pieces but for what you want to do I guess it would come down to personal choice.

SC300 - less luxury and options. ;)

Soarer - Seems to have almost all of them.

SC400 - Always loaded. :P

2) how much weight difference is there from sourer to sc300

The main difference in weight is the engine, the SC300 comes in the 3ltr 2jz motor, the Soarer comes in the 2.5ltr 1jz motor. From memory the curb weight for a Soarer is somewhere just shy of 1600kg (phat boy). But when you start removing alot of the luxurys you'll get a lighter car, a good point of reduction is the doors !! they weigh 50kg+ each side so some carbon fibre replacements will do the trick in lightening and I believe evening it out for drift application. B)

3) how much does the sc300 weigh without driver

See above. :)

4) is there a better year to get for the sc300 ive noticed 92-99 just wondering if some years are worse or better then others.

Try for a July+ 93 model. Majority of the ECU problems have been ironed out (see the model differences chart somewhere). If you are looking at replacing ECU all together then I guess you choice is to VVTi(95+) or not VVti(95-). <_<

Hope this answers your questions and please keep me in the loop about your project as I've read a little about doing the change over myself.

Someone needs to put those Nissan kiddie drifters in their place. :D

[speedimij]

i would of thought that the sc300 had more luxuries than the soarer.. seeing as how it's a lexus. :(

[91CRXsiR]

the best would be a rare hard-top chasis good luck finding it.

as for the luxury items if you are making a drift car all that crap is going to be ripped out

[speedimij]

oh yeah... and it's soarer... not sourer.

[Sc3002jz_ge]

Wow finally i wanted to drift my car no money yet but it will come slowly good luck with your drift project and remember beat those damn nissans Do it for all the lexus owners haha

[speedimij]

you can drift with a stock sc... i've done it... but there are limits... that's the only problem.

[AWJ]

[lexo]

Japan is into the drift thing! I lived in Nagoya and had buddies that compted all the time! It takes skill......A good set of tires too! good luck......let me know how you proceed, keep me updated. :)

[Supra-chargedIS340]

Drifting is taking of big style i the UK aswell now, well suppose it would with all the jap machines we get B)