The cylinders make nice flower pots. <g> Seriously, I love mine. Yes I've had a couple problems, but the engines hp/torque curves seem to be well suited to the vehicle. Reliability has not really been a problem. Only once in a half-million miles have I been strandedI've had to replace gasket sets a few times when I've noticed things starting to get a bit wet. I can't see myself trading this set of problems for a bit more horsepower and "the great unknown" of an engine swap. Karl WOlz |
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