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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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im not sure as to which i should choose, i was thinking of saving up on a k20 one day, or building the **** outta a d16. which would be better/ more practical in the long run?

car is mainly for street use/ sometimes track/ 1/4 mi street race
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 06:59 AM
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bump, would like to know too
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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boost the d16
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 12:41 PM
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ive seen boosted d16s, but dont you have to build the head a lot b4 boosting?
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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most practical and reliable build would be the k20, for the power u get right outta the box. u dont need much on top to have it perform as well as what a boosted d16 would
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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k20.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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so i was thinking a intake, headers, intake mani, exhaust and all that.
should i just save the money for a k20 then?
cus i could prolly scrap together enough cash for a k20 by summer time, or spring if im lucky with job finding..
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 05:35 PM
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Of course your gona get more and have more capabilities with a k-series motor, but dont you know the respect and awws that you would get with a d-series build. It would be a lot harder to get parts for a d-series powerplant and 80 percent of it would have to be one off custom but it would have seniority over a k-series and would definetly get more attention! Either way you cant go wrong as long as your happy with what your doing good luck with your decision.
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 07:00 PM
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wise words.

i was thinking today, maybe what i might do is buy the small parts for a d series, and then when i get the $ for the k20, ill swap out and either sell the d with the parts for extra $ OR setting it in my basement and every once in a while ill invest into it and eventually make a track-dedi d series and put it in a shell.
or should i just not, are those dreams too ambitious? lol
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