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Old 06-11-2015, 06:23 PM   #1
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I would sell it and buy one with a 3.2l engine in it.
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Old 06-11-2015, 06:33 PM   #2
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3.8. Done.
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Old 06-11-2015, 07:30 PM   #3
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3.8. Done.
Even doing this I would start out with an S model. There is more to the S then just a 3.2l engine.
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Even doing this I would start out with an S model. There is more to the S then just a 3.2l engine.
Yes, the brakes and suspension are "better".

But I had more legal fun in my 2.5 than my 3.2.
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Yes, the brakes and suspension are "better".

But I had more legal fun in my 2.5 than my 3.2.
Huh? You're not making any sense at all...
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Well if you measure fun by how hard your right foot presses for how long and how you have to drive the car and not just get tugged along by a big displacement, then my 2.5 was more fun than my 3.2 even though, by measurements, the 3.2 was better.

My 3 prior roadsters were all less than 100HP (1.3, 1.6, 1.6) cars so my 2.5's 200HP felt more than adequate. I drove the Alfas/914 harder than any of my Boxsters.

The Spec Boxster race cars are only 2.5s, BTW.

Just a different way of looking at things.

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Old 06-12-2015, 05:42 PM   #7
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My 3 prior roadsters were all less than 100HP (1.3, 1.6, 1.6) cars so my 2.5's 200HP felt more than adequate.

I drove the Alfas/914 harder than any of my Boxsters.

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Old 06-13-2015, 02:50 AM   #8
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Yes, the brakes and suspension are "better".

But I had more legal fun in my 2.5 than my 3.2.
We already know the S has better cooling too and according to Renegade Hybrids it has a better drivetrain.

https://youtu.be/P67OSN2DqAE?t=409
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