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Originally Posted by KeepGuessing
I'm sure there will be a fair share of people who put 2jz-gte's F20C's EJ20's etc etc, big budgets hold no bounds. But then the car is merely a shell of it's former self. Propping a Coyote 5.0 under the hood of a Murker XR4 hardly portrays how much potential the Murker has and producing a 2.2L B16A hardly shows the merit of that engine either. Which i'm pretty sure you understand what i'm saying in relation to the FA20.
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KeepGuessing, let me start all over again here. I definitely understand your points in your response to my post, and I completely respect where you are coming from. No argument here. Let me apologize for being an ass from the get go.
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Originally Posted by AshWilliams
No, I just got bored with people who are glad that the car is underpowered and think they are expert engine builders to the point that they feel confident in voiding a warranty and spending 5 grand on a turbo build that may or may not produce the same performance gains as the manufacturer would (and with the same durability) just go get their own unique snowflake of a car, then bemoan anyone who wants to buy a manufacturer tuned car because if they want a fast one they should have built one themselves. Not even mentioning it's easier to make minor changes to a manufacturer tuned car to make it faster than start with a blank slate.
I'm not a builder. I'm a driver. I don't want to spend my weekends getting my hands dirty, and waste time I could spend driving it, because that somehow is supposed to complete the experience for me. We all have the friend with the tuner car that spends its time in the garage and sees the street only to light up its dashboard with error codes or blows its engine after one 1/4 mile attempt.
A track day just requires a tire swap, I don't need to be a self-proclaimed expert in engines to do that. And if I want to race it, I'll just make sure that there's a guy on our team that is as good of an engine guru as some of the guys in this thread claim to be.
I just hope he doesn't crash the car.
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Ash - definitely understandable what you're getting at. Also, my apologies for blowing it all out of proportion.