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S54's don't really eat bearings nearly as bad as S65 and S85. Regardless of the reliability, if you drive the two back-to-back as I did, it's night and day. VQ is a mediocre engine best suited for an SUV or truck. It's not even better than N52 in my opinion.
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Yes the s65 is worst at destroying its own bearings , but that doesn't make the S54 bearing issues moot It DOES go through bearings , but as it is a high performance engine that revs to the moon, some might deem it an acceptable trade off I'm neither a fan of the VQ nor the S54 Both are gutless in the early 2000s era as I was driving 450+ awtq Evos on ethanol |
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09-14-2021, 02:40 PM | #92 | |
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What NA motor outside of the American big blocks feel chesty in any form... Your 450awtq Evo on ethanol is a turbo engine, without warranty and modified Wow, very comparable there...
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I stated a fact that they felt gutless to me since they made no tq And you can't compare a good engine like a 4g63 to an s54 No contest |
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HFC are on the agenda. Those and the CAI are invisible from the outside which has the car flying under the radar so to speak...thinking I may want to keep it in sleeper mode and surprise the unsuspecting STI driver
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As a previous owner of an HR 350Z and current owner of a "Stage 2" STI, you will definitely pull on them on the top end. Stock turbo has no pull after 5500 RPM, and the high RPM powerband of the HR with better gearing will be an easy win. Both my STI and 350z made 290 WHP, and the Z was noticeably faster above 60. I even beat a stage 2 STI back in my fast and furious days.
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I just want to know the MSRP, standard features, and options for the Performance Trim level. That will let me know if I'm going to wait to get one when they are available or look for something else.
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