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Originally Posted by bobzdar
Maybe I'm missing something, but that's 8% difference. If it wasn't using oil, I wouldn't have rebuilt as it's only virgin once. Bore and bearings would seem to indicate that there were no issues.
As to why it was gutless, the tiny cam they put in those from the factory is the culprit I'm sure. I hope you're planning at least a mild upgrade in that area. Very cool car.
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Im with you there; I probably wouldn't rebuild it with numbers that good. Car looks damn niiice though -
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