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    louisbosco
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    @natehate
    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

    @natehate ahh well if you put it that way. Could I choose a Barra I6? 😁

    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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      natehate
      啓蒙家
      @louisbosco
      Joined: 18 Jun 2012

      @louisbosco said in Our Cars (dream or actual):

      Barra I6

      the ls weighs the same as the Porsche motor keeping the balance and handling the same. plus creates way more usable torque.
      i doubt anyone is making conversions for the barra l6
      but you do you

      don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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        tody
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 24 Feb 2021

        I find the motor swaps really interesting. Mike Finnegan with the 2JZ engine in the Death Metal Charger, Tony Angelo with the LS in a Porsche. He recently dismanteled a Tesla, so that's going to be an interesting project, too.
        But living in Germany, the TÜV will quickly end all these dreams...

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          Inorganic
          Haraki san Student
          @louisbosco
          Joined: 7 Sept 2022

          @louisbosco I've been thinking about this somewhat none stop since @natehate put that first video out there. And I keep on coming back to the question of what is it that makes the car the car? - In the case of the LS swapped Porsche is it still a Porsche? I never quite realized the potential philosophical depths of an engine swap lol! Before selling I considering an engine swap on my VW vanagon - to put in a Subaru for speed, reliability etc. etc. if I did so it would have still have been a vanagon...anyway, it's something to ponder - is an LS Porsche still a Porsche? I think so, but I understand that others may not.

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            natehate
            啓蒙家
            @Inorganic
            Joined: 18 Jun 2012

            @Inorganic it's just modern day hot rodding
            you're taking a lite weight package and putting in more power
            add that its not changing the weight or the handling
            deadly car

            don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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              louisbosco
              啓蒙家
              @natehate
              Joined: 21 Feb 2013

              @natehate yeah fair. maybe not in the US. the Barra swaps are pretty common down here in Aus, along with notable JDM engines like your usual 2J or RB swaps..

              @Inorganic I think the answer will depend if you are asking the purist or a different crowd. a purist will never admit that it will remain a Porsche. but others might be keen on such interesting projects and derive an answer based on how the final product behaves..

              "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                Dmart
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 24 Mar 2021

                Saw this one walking the dog today. First time I saw it in person. What a beauty 🥰

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                  Matt
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                  I went out to look at pickup trucks on Monday. I don’t think the sales person though it was funny when I laughed in his face when he showed me the estimated monthly payments. Nor did he find it funny when I called Katie and her laughter could be heard across the showroom floor.

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                    AdamJ
                    IHUK Crew
                    @Matt
                    Joined: 29 Jun 2017

                    @Matt one of these I hope

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                    The devil is in the detail..

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                      tody
                      啓蒙家
                      @AdamJ
                      Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                      @AdamJ Surely something like it, or in the F650 category 😂
                      @Matt Did you take a look at the new Ford Maverick? Heard only good things about it.

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                        louisbosco
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                        F150 raptor?? 👀 @Matt

                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          Matt
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                          Jesus, I would have had a stroke pricing out one of those.

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                            Matt
                            見習いボス
                            @tody
                            Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                            @tody I love them but we need to tow an rv.

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                              Matt
                              見習いボス
                              @AdamJ
                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              @AdamJ we decided to put the truck on hold for a year or two. That’s when we plan on hitting the road again. We’ll start up a truck/trailer account and pay cash when we’re ready. The travel thread will rise again 🚐

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                                Matt
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                Found the legitest Subaru shop in Albuquerque and got all kinds of random shit fixed on my Crosstrek in addition to the new ac compressor I so desperately needed. 🥵

                                And they had tshirts!

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                                  endo
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 29 May 2020

                                  that's pretty cool

                                  si tacuisses

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                                  • WhiskeySandwichW
                                    WhiskeySandwich
                                    啓蒙家
                                    @Matt
                                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                    @Matt man that’s a rad shirt! I’ve had loads of Subarus. Recently got out of the “fun car” game though, since all I do is haul stuff and commute. Driving a pickup now. IMG_0366.jpeg IMG_7095.png

                                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                    -Seneca

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                                    • WhiskeySandwichW
                                      WhiskeySandwich
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                      Integra from long ago and my current truck
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                                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                      -Seneca

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                                        Matt
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        Sick truck. My favorite Subaru was my first… ‘07 Legacy. Sold that when I had a work car and always regretted it. I’m itching for the new electric Soltera but we’re saving for a truck. 😕

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                                        • WhiskeySandwichW
                                          WhiskeySandwich
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                          @Matt yeah buddy, I regret selling my first Subie too, an 05 Forester 5speed. Really curious about the solterra and its Toyota cousin. I’m pretty dead set on the next 4Runner tho if the ever reveal the damn thing

                                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                          -Seneca

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