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IMO, it depends.. some vinyl wraps (like supercar level) look amazing and are incredibly durable/resistant.. That's just the surface though. Everything else is entirely up to the builder to accomplish, customize, etc.

it's definitely more beneficial for polished surfaces..

That's an interesting sentiment considering your current v12 venture, haha.

Yeah, that motor sounds like Mt.Olympus' Trumpets, and he is a total mad man behind the wheel haha. He was nuts in the A80 and now this.

:: badger ::

He was, but outside of prior experience I had no answer.

just have dealt with other things containing graphite lubricants

OP: syncros? my original R154 was sort of like that with 2nd gear, only worse.. perhaps try Redline MT-90 trans fluid if you haven't already. you wouldn't have had that problem with a nice Toyota/Lexus with a Japanese v8 under the hood... trololol :icon_mrgr

they are.. I have them and noticed as soon as I opened the box (been a few years now).

Well, for comparison purposes, 2J/V160 motorsets were (c.'07 - not sure if they still are, but most likely) around the same price used, so.. anyhow, it's not about being cool. If I wanted to be cool, I wouldn't be hanging around talking with you guys :D...

Lol, actually that's cheap as hell! The GSE is the motor to have (IS-F), and new from Toyota it's over $23k (no joke, taken from the EPC).

That does make me feel better, and I lol'd @ the Renault comment. I enjoy these discussions, and rarely do I walk away thinking there wasn't meaning behind such.

to add on to what Mike said, it makes even more sense when you have aftermarket parts for the 1J head: intake/exhaust manifolds, cams/springs/retainers, etc.

All good points.. I just respect the hell of out those that pave the way for others, much like the early pioneers of the 1J (long ago now). Back when I did my swap, there were a handful of people outside a 30-mile radius that had one. Today, I'll hear kids going just put in a 2J or LSx, nothing...

I'll reiterate that the LSx series are great motors, but I'm not joking when I say it's not that big of a deal to get those numbers out of a Japanese V8. On the other hand, I also won't deny the ability to buy a crate motor or the huge aftermarket. Again, it comes back to curbing innovation and...

just wanted to say that I finally picked up a S300SX/8375.. I was really on the fence between that and the S362 FMW, but I decided that for the extra cost I didn't need the S362 for my power/response goals.

orly.. do tell.

just by looking at these, one should be able to answer the questions above..

Nah, that's fine by me, and I actually really like the RX7s with LS swaps. Like you said, being that Mazda hasn't made a v8/I6/etc, it makes far more sense IMO. There are plenty of folks that have LS motors in their Toyotas and Nissans when the cost of doing an equally stout UZ/UR or VK/VH can...

I don't feel that anything you could do to an LSx would offset the bandwagon riding that has occurred, but of course this is only an opinion, and thankfully we are entitled to them. I enjoy v8s, both foreign and domestic, I just don't enjoy seeing the same damn thing all the time. what fun is...