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Originally Posted by s2d4
Sure, just go ahead and do it.
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I sense the sarcasm in your reply. Please understand that I am skeptical about the fa20 just because of the bad experiences I have heard of. Bad experiences speak so much louder than good ones.
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Originally Posted by fz6r
6k FOR 350WHP-400whp..... vs ~20k or more for a swap that produces 202hp....
While I understand where you're coming from, and the premise of what you want to do... You're basically going to buy another BRZ/FRS for the amount of money you're going to spend to make this happen. If you're fine with that, proceed and please do a build thread so we can see your progress. If your pockets aren't as deep to buy another car, just to make this car faster, then stick to the kits that already exist.
Honestly, what do you need more than 350whp for? You can't use it on the street, and the only beneficial place for it is on a track, which you will be abusing the motor, which no matter what motor you have on it, will cause wear and tear.
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You're completely right, and that's why I hate to throw even one more argument out there :P
It's not that I need more than 350whp, it's that the power to price ratio seems to be so much higher than that of other engines. I don't think that I would be putting $20k into an sr swap. While I don't have any experience in swapping engines, I am fully confident that it could be done for less than $10k, if not less than $6k (since the engine and trans is only $2500).
You're 100% correct that 350whp on a car that, while I don't daily it I do drive it quite a bit, would be more than enough. However, am I willing to put $6k into a kit that will get it there only to find out that I will probably need a built motor to go any higher should I desire to in the future? I really don't know. I suppose there is always the option of putting my own "kit" together piece by piece, that would surely be much cheaper.