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Originally Posted by FRZ951 View Post


Tuning includes this kind of modifications too sir. I think i'll give you the exact tuning definition from Wikipedia

Car tuning is both an industry and a hobby, in which an automobile, motor bike, scooter or moped is modified in order to improve its performance, handling and appearance and improve the owner's driving style.
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2 Areas of modification
2.1 Audio
2.2 Interior tuning
2.3 Engine tuning
2.4 Suspension tuning
2.5 Body tuning
2.6 Tires
2.7 Detuning
1) Wikipedia is not a good primary source.

2) The phrase "engine tuning" does not mean that any work done to an engine is a "tune." Adding a chip is a "tune." Replacing the crankshaft is not. Just calling chipping a car "engine tuning" doesn't change the fact that adding a stroker crank is not a "tune."

Sorry kiddo, but when you talk with people who have decades of experience, a "tune" is something you can do without having to crack the block and you're just plain not going to get a 951 into the 400-500 hp range without a full on race build for the engine.
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