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Old 20-08-2011, 10:37 PM   #8
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Default Re: AU XR8 What to Look For???

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Originally Posted by Cúl-Báire
Are the Series I really that much of a "lame duck" compaired to series II & III?.. I intend on mod'ing the thing with the usual intake, exhaust, cam, headwork, tune, etc... Anyways (it's a hobby). I would have thought it would be much easier to make more significant gains out of the under performing Series I engine (unless I am missing something).
They're not a lame duck, they're just not as good starting point as the 2/3.
It's not just the engine which has less power, the styling is not a good, the firewall is not as thick (noise), the brakes are smaller, the dash is not styled as well, there's plenty of other small things.
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