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Old 06-11-2009, 07:06 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by INA View Post
It is iron block yes but the block itself weighs 42 lbs more than the aluminum counter parts.
...i'm not sure if you phrased that sentence with quite the meaning you intended - you do realise that fourty-odd pounds of additional weight is a bad thing, non?..

...some of the celica GTS folks have pulled 600 horsepower from their 2ZZ-GEs as well, built internals of course - i haven't seen one in person, but i imagine they must sound not unlike a screaming formula one motor...
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