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Originally Posted by TPorsche912
I used to restore early Corvettes and I can't begin to tell you how many of those cars had the wrong engine primarily because it was always much cheaper to just go out and buy a better used engine than to rebuild the original. It just wasn't that important back in the 60's, or at least it seemed better to go for more horsepower, than to keep an original anemic engine. That's what happens when manufacturers improve and update an existing motor. The swap is better than the rebuild, and just as easy and certainly less time consuming. Blow your engine on Sat, replace it on Sunday and away you go.
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Words of wisdom, right on right here.