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Old 07-14-2011, 09:36 AM   #1
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That heartbeat to your car sounds really nice reddozen. Thats honestly one of the nicest sounding idles I've heard out of an 8, and that wasn't even in person. I was definately going to get an access port down the road when I finally go FI, but if it gets me to pass e-checks Ill suck it up and buy it.

I would not be doing the engine pull myself, as I have no lift and never have done one b4 so I would have to go to a rebuilder. In such a case, what all should I be looking to get to get a good 100k+ miles out of an engine (later with FI). I was thinking heavier rotors, better seals, and a port.
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Old 07-14-2011, 03:41 PM   #2
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I would not be doing the engine pull myself, as I have no lift and never have done one b4 so I would have to go to a rebuilder. In such a case, what all should I be looking to get to get a good 100k+ miles out of an engine (later with FI). I was thinking heavier rotors, better seals, and a port.
100k miles = regular maintenance, premix, etc
cant get heavier rotors, nor would you want them.
"better seals" is kinda relative... you could get ceramic seals, but you'll have low compression at low RPM.

I would highly recommend having your rotors and eshaft balanced, and keeping your RPMs under 8500 RPM. There's really no power to be had over 8k RPMs.
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