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Old 03-25-2024, 09:52 PM   #6
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So you think the issue is that serious that’d you’d swap cars? Pretty big call. I don’t know heaps about the issue, but it sounds like it’s the main flaw with the new one. So the first gen didn’t have these types of issues at all?

I'm pretty sure the 1st gen had issues. Especially if; 1) You let the oil get low and then drove it hard, 2) Added FI, and/or: 2.a) Let the oil get low, 2.b) Drove it hard, 2.c) Didn't address the oil cooling issues, 2.d) Had a shitty motor build (OEM or aftermarket), or 2.e) All of the above
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