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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 11:13 AM
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Sexy as heck, especially at the 36 second mark:

You can have the same sound (and power) for 18g dollars, plus 22 hours labor. Lol.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 12:23 PM
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Any power numbers?

Sure, that'd double my car's cost, to me, but man...I could go for a three digit horsepower number starting with a '5'.

Oh, wait...transmission...and driveshaft...and axles....
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 05:39 PM
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Any power numbers?

Sure, that'd double my car's cost, to me, but man...I could go for a three digit horsepower number starting with a '5'.

Oh, wait...transmission...and driveshaft...and axles....
according to the HKS website, the unit is good for about an extra 125 hp and same for torque. So just a tad over 500 hp.
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 06:11 PM
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Very freaking cool... Daddy wants !
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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 07:16 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 10:45 AM
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Found one going for ~$13K new when I was looking around a few months back, still too rich for my blood, especially since the gain is minimal for the money spent.
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 213374U
Found one going for ~$13K new when I was looking around a few months back, still too rich for my blood, especially since the gain is minimal for the money spent.
Indeed....and the HKS website says 22 hours for install!
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mckellyb
I could go for a three digit horsepower number starting with a '5'.

Oh, wait...transmission...and driveshaft...and axles....
My initial thoughts as well, plus a few other components. I would be concerned about reliability and the car's ability to handle well under that kind of HP.
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 09:55 AM
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Just because it's crazy expensive and not really worth it for the gain in performance, it's still cool as crap... A one shot deal from going from 380 to almost 500 hp is cool anyway about it, even though $13K with 22 hours install, about $2800 for the install (a little $125 a hour range)

So about $16K or so you could have it.... too rich for my blood for a "add-on"
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 11:37 AM
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If my car were newer and I'd be driving it for many more years, I'd seriously consider it. The HKS stuff is quality and they're an established company. I wouldn't be concerned with how well the engine or drive train could handle it. The engines and trans are reliable and I doubt that 100+ hp would be detrimental.
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 11:40 AM
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I see that member Brianlin87 has it installed in his car on another post about 600h headlights.
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 12:21 PM
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That's a conservative boost. 50% more would be 190HP. ....just saying. Maybe I'm looking at crank spec vs. rear wheel spec?

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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:44 AM
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I'm already in enough trouble since the lack of a digital speedometer in my new LS is something I'm not used to and I ignore the analog dial (it just doesn't register in my brain) so I have no idea how fast I'm going now.
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