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CSDan · Oct 2nd, 2002, 12:04 PM

Its not the same ENGINE. The internals on the S have been uprated to handle the stress of the added horse power.

The tranny is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

You can have all the power in the world--but if you have no way to transmit it to the ground, WHATS THE POINT!?!?!
I have a hard enough problem putting down the 163 in my S at an autocross, let alone 220.

(edit)Plus, how long is the warranty for? A year?
I am just looking long term longevity. If you want something thats a flash in the pan--this osunds great, but if you want reliable everyday power for more then a few years, I dont think its the greatest solution.
Heres an example--Linginfelter is a tuner in the States that works on the Corvette. They created a BEAST that ran 0-60 in under 2 sec. Then it exploded.(/edit)

Daniel

Oct 2nd, 2002, 12:04 PM	#20
CSDan MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Katonah NY, USA Local Time: 11:20 PM Posts: 224 Offline	Its not the same ENGINE. The internals on the S have been uprated to handle the stress of the added horse power. The tranny is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! You can have all the power in the world--but if you have no way to transmit it to the ground, WHATS THE POINT!?!?! I have a hard enough problem putting down the 163 in my S at an autocross, let alone 220. (edit)Plus, how long is the warranty for? A year? I am just looking long term longevity. If you want something thats a flash in the pan--this osunds great, but if you want reliable everyday power for more then a few years, I dont think its the greatest solution. Heres an example--Linginfelter is a tuner in the States that works on the Corvette. They created a BEAST that ran 0-60 in under 2 sec. Then it exploded.(/edit) Daniel Cooper S: Now new and improved with Helix short shifter, Ghetto K&N HAI, Rota Circuit 8's w/ T1'S Proxies/Kosei K1 racing wheels with Falken Azenis(for Auto-X/Trackday), and H-sport springs. UUC rear sway waiting to install