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there was also an extremely rare twin cam head for the L20 4 cyl engine...i cant remember if it was HKS or nismo that made it though

And SVO (ford motorsport division) make a stroker kit for the 460 cube big block V8.....as if 460 wasnt big enuff....it takes it out to 600 cubes!

Yeah i looked at getting one of those heads for my old supercharged L series...Roughly bout 6k and then you still have to buy valves/springs/cams etc etc...Not worth it really!!!!

600 cubes??? Think bout the torque though!! Holy crap!!

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Come on! MX5's might have great chassis balance,etc but sports car? They're the original hair dreser's car, aren't they.Give me an S13 over one of them anyday! (even an SR20 one!)

I disagree with calling an MX5 a hair dressers car, even standard. It would be interesting to put a standard MX5 against a standard DR30 around Baskerville raceway, I reckon the MX5 would do a quicker lap time. (But the DR30 would shit on it on any circuit with a decent straight.)

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why didn't they stick with the S20?

Have you ever seen an exploded diagram of the S20?

It's one of the most complicated engines out there & is not at all suited to mass-production or low-maintenance.

The LY SOHC or OS-Giken DOHC would have been a much better candidate, but from a marketing perspective a new engine is always better than an old one, re-worked (a'la Holden 4/6).

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I say GT, or like the R31, sporting sedan.

HOWEVER....In a historical context its most definitely one of Japan's muscle cars, the power, handling etc see to that. Particularly modified examples, a DR30 with period big turbo upgrade, rock hard coilovers, 15" watanabes etc is every bit a muscle car (in the same way a Falcon with a modded 351, fat rims, slammed suspension etc it) - fast, but a definite handful.

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