SPORTcoupe300

Hey hershy, Did you end up purchasing the K&N thingy off of e-bay? That's exactly the thing i was looking for. I want to keep most of the assembly stock and just want to change the filter to a cone. But it looks like the bids are over and I don't know how to get a hold of the guy.

K. Well what do you guys think of this thing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2423592949 Supposedly it tricks the ECM into thinking that the air coming in is colder than it actually is thereby advancing timing by 5-6 degrees. The seller's got 113 positive and only 13 negative replies so I guess the thing fits and does something. I just don't know if something like this is healthy for the car. Please advise.

Thanks AWJ. Stupid Tripod. Grrr! I have a few questions about the integrated hands-free cellphone system in my SC and I dunno whether I should post it here cuz this seems to be a polpular thread =) OR start a new thread with a proper title.

So I decided that one of my first mods would be a CAI (Cold Air Intake). I started looking around and found 1 intake for the SC300. It's an Injen intake, part number IS2083 and it looks like this: I think the splashguard is awesome since a lot of my friends complain about getting water into their engine when driving over puddles and such. The only problem is, it says that the intake is for a 92-95 and mine is a 96. Does that mean it won't fit on mine all together, or that I will just have to tweak it a little to get it to fit? Either way, let me know if you have this sytem or if you have something that works well.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/fraktv@sbcgloba...&.src=ph&.view= With the 18 inch rims Stock Rims

Hey Sean, I just bought a 1996 SC300 yesterday. I've been in the market for a new(old) car for a while now, but being 19 and previously owning a 1998 Camaro I had never really even considered a LEXUS. That was until I talked to a local used car dealer who told me that Lexus runs forever. He told me a story of a guy he sold a 1992 sc300 to a few years back. He said that the car now has 260K miles on it and still running on the factory engine and tranny. This amazed me, especially after I replaced the camaro's tranny at 60k and engine at 75k(never touching an American car again. EVER!) Anyways, what I wanted to tell you is that it's WAY better to buy the car off of someone's hands. Dealers just rip you off. I guess I got pretty lucky because I found this car the next day after it was posted and bought it the next day. It's a 96 with all options except heated seats. It's got exactly 100K on it but the guy threw in some stuff with the deal. He gave me a set of 1 year old MKW rims ($1700 on receipt) and it has Eibach springs already intalled.(Which was gonna be my first upgrade) I ended up taking the whole package for $11,000. I couldn't be happier. Oh yeah. I am a "strictly-stick" driver and i think with the SC300s, 1 in 30 comes with a manual. I found the one car in town with a manual. If you look long enough, you'll find your deal. Just keep CarFaxing and good luck to you! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to the classifieds page where I found my beauty: http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/13237517.html Link to pictures: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/fraktv@sbcgloba...&.src=ph&.view= (The first picture has the rims that he gave me with the deal)