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11-25-2009, 07:17 PM
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opposed to my other threads, what ya think of putting an m52tu in my 87'
have both engines laying around collecting dust, want an increase in power so looking for the best fit for my budget "which is like zero right now" but gotta have the performance..
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11-25-2009, 10:16 PM
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Increased performance and a zero budget are totally incompatible concepts. If you want to play, you gotta pay.
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11-26-2009, 01:23 AM
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The best thing to do with zero budget is to leave the status quo. Maintain it properly and drive it. Keep the M52 for when you have the money to install it properly.
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11-26-2009, 10:13 AM
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ride the bus..
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11-26-2009, 10:39 AM
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+10000 You'll end up spending thousands on just parts if you do the swap unless you already have all the parts. "If you want to play, you gotta pay."
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11-27-2009, 08:30 PM
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^ rofl
yeah these swaps are NOT cheap I'm in the middle of one on my 2/88 IS AND the m52TU takes more fab work then an m50 or m52 the tu has a different oil pickup so you need to fab a oil pickup like I had to
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#9
11-28-2009, 12:09 AM
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it doesn't take alot of money if you went around and by all the parts your gonna spend like 800
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11-28-2009, 03:27 PM
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11-28-2009, 03:53 PM
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All the little crap you buy when doing the swap adds up. Not to mention all the "while I'm in there" stuff that you'll buy on top of that.
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