Lexus SC Engines by Year

The SC was Lexus's luxury coupe. The 1992–2000 SC 300 had the 2JZ-GE straight six and the SC 400 the 1UZ-FE V8, both popular swap donors; the 2002–2010 SC 430 hardtop convertible had the 4.3 V8. The GS and LS have their own pages.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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SC 300 and SC 400 (1992–2000): 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000

SC 430 (2002–2010): 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010

SC 300 and SC 400 (1992–2000)

The 2JZ-GE six and the 1UZ-FE V8.

1992 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	SC 400

1993 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	SC 400

1994 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	SC 400

1995 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	250 hp net	SC 400

1996 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	260 hp net	SC 400

1997 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	260 hp net	SC 400

1998 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	SC 400

1999 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	SC 400

2000 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.0L / 183 inline-six 2JZ-GE	225 hp net	SC 300
4.0L / 242 V8 1UZ-FE	290 hp net	SC 400

SC 430 (2002–2010)

The 3UZ-FE V8.

2002 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	300 hp net	SC 430

2003 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	300 hp net	SC 430

2004 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	300 hp net	SC 430

2005 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	300 hp net	SC 430

2006 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	288 hp net	SC 430

2007 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	288 hp net	SC 430

2008 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	288 hp net	SC 430

2009 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	288 hp net	SC 430

2010 SC engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.3L / 262 V8 3UZ-FE	288 hp net	SC 430

Working on one of these engines?

• Engine displacement from bore and stroke
• Static and dynamic compression ratio
• Which camshaft for your build
• What size carburetor
• Horsepower to torque at any RPM
• Torque converter stall speed

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