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Old 11-19-2012, 06:01 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Too much $$$ for a car that I might not even keep in a few years 2ZZ + 6 speed swaps run 4000 dollars minimum, and I only paid a bit over 5k for the car. I also feel like these engines are really outdated already. A C60 swap is about 2000 dollars, which is slightly more reasonable but still pretty steep. It would increase my gas mileage by maybe 5%, but that's like 2 tanks per 15000 miles lol.
yeah when you put it that way its dumb but when you think about having a slightly heavier/slower elise for under 10k and maintenance is a joke it sounds like a screaming deal
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