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Originally Posted by 450knotOffice View Post
George, the older engines DO, for all intents and purposes, blow up on occasion. Ask PatrickB about the $25,000 he just spent on a full rebuild of his dead 3.2. Granted, it was a complete tear down and rebuild, but no performance mods were done. He had the bottom end strengthened, however, with the usual hardware.
How do you spend $25k on a 3.2 rebuild with no mods? Did he overnight it to Stuttgart? You could drop in a 3.8 RSR for far less than that or buy a few spare 3.2's.
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