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      02-15-2022, 07:21 PM   #583
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Begun, it has.

I went with the 4.6L versus the 4.7L at the expense of ~15 hp. The rationale is that the 4.6 is more reliable ... and if there's an issue with the motor, it's possible in some instances to save it via boring it out to 4.7L. We'll see. This is an enormously expensive science project, should be fun.
Wow. Just wow. I used to bitch that an S52 race motor was $9k.
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