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Originally Posted by Hotrodz
LMAO, this build and build thread ain't for those that don't have expendable funds. There nothing cheap about doing what Spooler and few others of us are doing. They one off builds and unique to everyone of us. Sure you can talk about going to another platform or swapping in something else but Spooler has said over and over again that he is not interested in any of that and chasing his own personal dream. In doing that there will be gains for the whole platform. Doing something special requires unconventional thinking and not listening to the nay sayers. Hell, when I started my journey as well as others, the stock block was supposed to handle more than 550whp and you need to keep wtq below 500 and that was on the ragged edge. Now see stock blocks at 700whp and 580wtq.
So talking about cost for the regular Joe is not realistic at all. Most of could have easily adopted to get cars like a GTR or Porsche but we chose built over bought! Yep, maybe we are stupid and it's our money and our fun.
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I'm absolutely well aware and I'm all for it, I'm not knocking anyone at all who's trying to push the platform. You have to keep in mind "regular joes" are what keep this platform alive though, you'd be crazy to believe a couple high end 1 off builds provide enough income for any company to support and invest in R&D. Solutions and options MUST be affordable. We're talking low end entry level sports car here lol, this isn't the GTR world where everything does and should have a premium.
I wouldn't have spent 25k+ in mods on my second Z if I didn't believe in VQs (which I know, before any of you mention is almost nothing compared to some of you). But I know where to realistically draw the line with capabilities of the platform in it's current state. I will not be the one to push the boundaries.