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Old 08-22-2012, 07:44 AM   #13
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6K for 25hp? OK, a 3.4 buys you 50HP over an S, what's that cost? It would likely make 6K easily palatable.
Well, for $6-8K a guy who is handy with tools could install a good used 3.4L and his car would actually be measurably faster. Ask JAAY.

JAAY, thanks for the link to that guys build. A very honest and thorough appraisal of his findings without all the hype, bravado, and confirmation bias so often found on other websites like suxspeed. He clearly "gets it".
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