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    Lightbulb Changing Engine?

    Just wondering if its worth replacing the ecotech in my vx with something else.... know it sounds pretty stupid but i got alot of spare time lol. or if its just better to supercharge it or turbo it or sumthing.....

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    depends what you wanna do?
    do you want a new engine with low k's, a faster car......
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    nah just faster :P but something with grunt...... just wanna make it unique in its own way sorta

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    how many Kms on car?

    go supercharger, intercooler, roller rockers, exhaust.

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    ummm only just hit 100,000kms ay. but yeh supercharager looks good atm, might have a browse see what i can come up with

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    No. It's really not.

    Spend all that time polishing it up and get a fast car if that's what your after. A Commodore 6 will need stupid amounts of money before it gets anywhere.
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    why not try going for a l67 conversion, they go pretty well with not a huge amount being spent on them

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