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Everyone's big on supercharging the 1UZ-FE, I guess because that's been the tradition forced induction mod for v8s, but I think because its got such high revs for a v8 I think a turbo would be better suited to the application. Normal pushrod v8s, such as the pre-BA Falcon and up-to-current Holden v8s only rev to about 5.5-6k and don't breath very well, and are better for their high torque, so an S/C is good for this. A Roots blower will give excellent low-end torque but don't like to rev, just like the engines. But the toyota v8 has quad-OHCs and 4v/cyl head, meaning it revs well and produces a lot of high end power, so I think a turbo would be better suited and would produce better power gains than a Centrifugal blower. What do people think? Has anyone turboed a 1UZ-FE before?

Hey all, I'm looking at buying an SC400 or a Soarer v8, I looked at a few, most were in crap condition, but I saw one it was 1992, met green in mint condition inside and out, old male owner, appeared to take excellent care of it, and he was asking $14600. Is this a good price? The other two I looked at were $12,500 and $13,500, they were 1991s and the leather seats were cracked, and they were dirty. I'll continue looking, can anyone give me tips on areas to check, any common probs etc.