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Old 02-13-13, 08:40 AM
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One down already

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Old 02-13-13, 08:43 AM
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Hopefully she'll get fixed an get back on the road...with a new owner.
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And we wonder why Corvette insurance costs so much.
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Old 02-13-13, 09:00 AM
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any reason for the crash?
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dont care bout the car but Ill take the motor

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Old 02-13-13, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Dream36
dont care bout the car but Ill take the motor


Most of today's engines are so complex that it is not always just a simple case of yanking the old ones out with a chain-lift and dropping in new ones, just like that. There are a lot of factors to be dealt with.
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uhm? really? I guess my post was too simple. The only reason I own a Lexus is because I totaled my RX7 that I had spent two years building. It had a LS1 from a vette and a T56 from a camaro I also had the 8.8 solid rear from a cobra as well as hundreds of custom parts /i made or adapted. I thin I can handle the swap into my SC but you didnt know that so I aint whining, more of a justification or amendment to my previous post.
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Originally Posted by 2BENVD
Hopefully she'll get fixed an get back on the road...with a new owner.
As the information in the article went on to discuss, it still has manufacturer plates, indicating likely test vehicle/pre-production unit that would have to be destroyed/broken down anyways.
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Old 02-13-13, 09:30 AM
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Well, either the car or the driver was tested . . . to the point of FAIL!
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Originally Posted by Dream36
dont care bout the car but Ill take the motor
Ha.........you want to do the 1st LT1 swap huh?!

I am waiting to see who will have the 1st LFA motor swap into a different car
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yes sir!!!!!

the motor isnt released or produced yet but once it does it wont take long for at a minimum the RX7 crowd and the silvia crowd to jump on it.
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damn....that sucks....someone's in trouble!
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don't see an article on it, but it looks like he was trying to take a bank too fast possibly...
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Nice shade of blue
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