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Cost of shipping a whole motor created the Euro hybrid. Initially all the Euro motors were pretty much outside the US so shipping was very costly. When the US 85/86 models crashed or lost a timing belt, that created a supply of good short blocks that could be mated with the Euro heads and top end with good results. The 32v pistons need to be fly cut for 16v, but its otherwise a simple bolt up with slightly higher than Euro final compression ratio and 5.0L. Results are typically better than increase in size suggests, maybe due to less shrouding of the intake valve with the larger 100mm bore.
This is a common motor now in many 16v track cars, and is visually except for the numbers, the same as stock. Due to some cheaper parts cost for 100mm this is the all around value winner.
I've two of them planned, one a stock build, one bored to 104mm using 968 pistons and a hotter than Euro S cam grind. Target is 350 rwhp.
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