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Old 04-24-24, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
You're the expert here, I don't know much about EVO'S other than what I've heard. I do know that EVO's are still highly regarded in the modding community, they were really popular in LA in the late 90's. I don't see many of them around, maybe two this year
I see a variety of cars at track events. There’s always a Tesla there. Heck I’ve seen a MDX on the track and he wasn’t terrible. I don’t know much about Evos but my buddy smacks Porsches and Corvettes all the time on the track. It’s funny to see those guys walk up to his Evo trying to see what he has in it. He’s a helluva driver for sure!! Driver mod!!
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Chevy doesn't use V6s except on the bare-bones model which are usually fleet trucks.

I disagree an Ecoboost is a better engine than the 5.3 V8. Maybe faster, but that's it. People are buying them up and I doubt many have complaints.

GM has no compelling V8? What about the 6.2 which is a Corvette engine (basically)?

GM isn't dropping V8s, there's a new one on the way, Thank God.
I have noticed that they have been inching up on the F150. I think there may be some truth to this...
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Originally Posted by TriC
Does my 15,000 mile '93 VR-4 fall in the et cetera category?

Sweet VR4!! Love it

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It is, and it wasn't a paid advertisement but they had Ford techs and asked them all which engine they'd choose for their own truck... guess which one.



Chevy doesn't use V6s except on the bare-bones model which are usually fleet trucks.

I disagree an Ecoboost is a better engine than the 5.3 V8. Maybe faster, but that's it. People are buying them up and I doubt many have complaints.

GM has no compelling V8? What about the 6.2 which is a Corvette engine (basically)?

GM isn't dropping V8s, there's a new one on the way, Thank God.
My cousin sent this to me couple days ago.

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Is this isolated or are there widespread 6.2 oil burning problems?
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Originally Posted by LH1
Is this isolated or are there widespread 6.2 oil burning problems?




When you watch one video, you get flooded with similar videos.
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Originally Posted by TriC
Does my 15,000 mile '93 VR-4 fall in the et cetera category?

Nice
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when i saw that vr-4, i thought it was an old trans am.
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Lol here we go again 😂. I'm kind of curious, how much would all the bolt ons and the larger supercharger cost? The cost of the tune? Would it still be street legal? A 1024 HP street legal Dodge Demon 170...on a prepped track can't even touch a Plaid 🤣🤣, and that's already a pretty expensive car.

Plaid envy is really getting old guys 😔

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Originally Posted by TriC
Does my 15,000 mile '93 VR-4 fall in the et cetera category?

I would say so! Easy to work on as well lol! I was stunned actually since people talk it up as terrifying
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And how much did it cost him to do all those mods? How much maint does he have to do? How much does he have to spend on fuel? And why a 40 roll, why not race from a dead stop? You crack me up man. You're a smart guy but just can't wrap it around your head that stock EV's perform better. I wonder what you're going to say when all those new under $50k Model 3 Performance hit the road eating all those sports cars lunches 🤣

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We know, ICE bad, only EV's are acceptable on here.
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We know, ICE bad, only EV's are acceptable on here.
No one is saying ICE is bad, but to beat a Plaid, you have to spend a lot of money and resources, those mods didn't come from Walmart. I'm betting he spent more than $100k and I'm betting that engine is a maint nightmare. I'm also betting that truck is not street legal, a Plaid is. Anyway, this is off topic, I'm not interested in debating nonsense
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Is somebody who puts a supercharger on their truck specifically trying to "beat a Plaid"? People modify cars and spend what they spend because they enjoy doing so.

A supercharger for an F150 does not cost $100,000. Maybe $15,000.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Is somebody who puts a supercharger on their truck specifically trying to "beat a Plaid"? People modify cars and spend what they spend because they enjoy doing so.

A supercharger for an F150 does not cost $100,000. Maybe $15,000.
I'm not just talking about the a supercharger. He probably upgraded everything from headers, downpipes to the fuel system, it probably runs E85. I had a friend who modified his Si to 350 WHP, he easily spent $20k..and a Honda is cheaper to Modify than an F-150
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I'm not just talking about the a supercharger. He probably upgraded everything from headers, downpipes to the fuel system, it probably runs E85. I had a friend who modified his Si to 350 WHP, he easily spent $20k..and a Honda is cheaper to Modify than an F-150
Still didn't cost anywhere near $100k unless you include the cost of the truck.
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