# What is your current automotive curiosity?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [June 30, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-your-current-automotive-curiosity/264241 "2012-06-30T18:08:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-your-current-automotive-curiosity/264241/69 "2012-07-11T14:35:10Z")

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> [@need to barrow torque wrench](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-to-barrow-torque-wrench/50113/13):
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> and instead of pistons, rods, rebuild, gaskets, head rebuilding, $400 for injectors, $800+ for a turbo, fmic, wg, bov, tuning, fuel pump(s), lines, etc… to build an FI L engine to make 300hp…
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> $450 from JBAP will get you a LM7 5.7L with harness, $50 for an ecu from a truck, hand full of wires and the motor runs it self off a battery on the ground, gets you a motor making 300hp also. Also all the replacement parts are available over the counter at Napa, Advance, or anywhere under the sun, or out of thousands of trucks in junk yards across the nation for nickels. Instead of looking for relic old nissan parts.
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> just sayin.

Before I even read this post I knew you would mention a truck motor swap :lol

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