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Old 06-09-2009, 10:58 AM   #11 (permalink)
KenRK
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Originally Posted by fpitas View Post
And that was on stock internals (pistons, rods etc.)? If so, not bad at all.
The kit on my car was installed after I popped the motor playing out at the Autobahn Country Club. Since everything was out we did Pauter billet riffle drilled rods as the motor was built as was suggested by APR if the car was to be tracked (and mine was tracked a ton!) but there are plenty of guys out there running the stage 3+ kit on the street with the stock internals of the 225 motor (which does have stronger internals to start with over the more commonly found 180 hp 1.8T motor)
The reliable kits for the 180 motor seem to max out in the 300ish range on pump fuel.
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