puredrifter
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there is also the fact that Toyota was offering the 1JZ-GTE in japan and non-USA countries and didnt want to have to deal with conforming the turbo motor to US spec, and figured that the 2JZ-GTE would have been overkill for the clientèle they were aiming for.Steve, no intent to dis' the SC at all, but only to point out that it really didn't get the best or latest parts that Toyota already had in their parts bins. And this was probably done for marketing reasons because this car just didn't need those parts in order to sell.
After reading David's chicken & egg thread, and doing some more searching, it also appears that Toyota could have, but purposely didn't give the SC300 the 2JZ-GTE (it was already in the high end Aristo since '91) Perhaps with the GTE motor, the '300 would have been perceived to be in competition with its big brother, the '400. But wouldn't it have been sweet to have had a factory "limited edition" SC300 equipped with the GTE motor and 6 speed, and spec'd out similarly to the Supra, but with all the creature comforts of the SC? That would have given the BMW "M" cars a run for their money.
Anyway, I think we've sidetracked this thread enough; apologies to you guys who really just wanted to discuss the Supra vs LS brake upgrade.
remember, in Japan, it was a big luxy version of the supra, but still a TOYOTA, in the US, toyota was projecting a much more luxurious image with the Lexus brandname and decided that the customers it was aiming for didnt care about horsepower THAT much.