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Old 09-06-2012, 12:58 AM   #13
Fast_Freddy
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Originally Posted by wlfpck View Post
Car components are simply not Over-Engineered like they used to be.
That is sooo true. If we're lucky we get ~25% design overkill and can sometimes stretch it to ~50% without dramatically reducing service life. I'm pushing 250wtq through a U241E and it's still good after 3 years. A buddy of mine tried pushing 300wtq through his and killed it within 2 months. I don't know of anyone who was actually satisfied with their "built" U241E and P-Tuning told me horror stories about the ones they've seen.
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