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Old 02-09-2014, 04:59 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by re-rx7 View Post
Is he retarded? LOL
Haha, I don't want to say that, in case he joins this forum in a few weeks lol.

Originally Posted by garner View Post
In all honesty with the whole #8 issue, almost everybody with 5.0's should have like $6k for a new motor in case but I'd say 70% don't
They probably have high limit credit cards for a rainy day. I never use credit cards but, probably should, so I am sticking with cash in the interim.

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Originally Posted by garner View Post
I see where Alex is coming from also. Never know when the motor is gonna give out on boost(or with any mods) and it's better to have it prepared to handle the load you want. But at the same time those upgraded parts could fail then the car is down for who knows how long till you can afford a replacement for the upgraded part(s)

In all honesty with the whole #8 issue, almost everybody with 5.0's should have like $6k for a new motor in case but I'd say 70% don't
According to Tim at TS it was all a tune problem. The head design doesnt help but most of it was a tune problem.
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Haha, I don't want to say that, in case he joins this forum in a few weeks lol.



They probably have high limit credit cards for a rainy day. I never use credit cards but, probably should, so I am sticking with cash in the interim.

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