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Originally posted by jrb23
I presently drive a 1997 Ford Thunderbird with the 4.6 OHC engine with 190k miles. I have always loved the SC 400 and am really interested in owning one.
The only thing that worries me is I think the SC's engine uses timing belts instead of chains like my Ford. Is there a conversion kit for this? How many miles can you get on a set of belts? How much to replace them? If one breaks will it kill the engine or does it "run free"
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Also, if you want reliability, the sc400 engine is very reliable. I've read somewhere that when toyota first built the engine, they built it to handle like 400-500hp, but detuned it down to 250hp for reliability. That's why you rarely ever hear of a 1uz-fe engine failing. I've never heard of one failing yet, knock on wood.
