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356 reality check
Since SC's go for 10-20K more than C's routinely I wonder why? Most C engines in 356s now days have been rebuilt with big bore kits as mine has. I also changed the cam to a high torque street grind resulting in better low RPM power that does lack a little high RPM power that a cam closer to an SC grind would have. Since performance of C vs SC is similar until you are over 4500 RPMs why pay so much more for an SC? I would estimate that 90% of my driving is done below 4500RPM. So that is why I built me engine as I did. With my build I have as good or better power below 4500RPM than a stock SC motor would have. So why pay more? I encourage the frugal to buy a 356 with 912 motor. Or a C built similar to mine. But if you really have to have an SC fine by me. And that sin't even bringing the premium paid for S90s into question. C and SC and 912 heads are identical valve size and better than the S90 heads. As you can guess no S90 for me.
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