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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Isn't it more a race to see who can federalise their cars the quickest? There have been japanese domestic 2 litre turbos for about 15 years. 20 years if you are prepared to go back to the Starion (Cannonball Run).
For instance, Nissan USED to make a 2 litre, turbo charged, rear wheel drive car which retailed for about 80% of what a WRX does (in NZ) (a 200SX, not a 240SX which you guys had). Then they, kinda inexplicably, stopped.
Now THAT was a cheap and fun car for the masses (the SR20DET inline 4 can also make 300+hp for not much $$$).
Mind you, Subaru did a very good thing by going to a 2.5.
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1975 911S (in bits)
1969 911T (goes, but need fettling)
1973 BMW 2002tii (in bits, now with turbo)
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