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Old 05-12-06, 12:01 PM
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s4 or s5 motor

i wanna build a reliable daily driver and weekend racer(autox, drag, drift) im also looking to get atleast 180 WHP should i build the s4 or s5 ive seen s4's with over 200k and i havent seen many s5 with over 150k thats my only consern what do you guys think?
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S5 is basically a better engine. If you did an S4 you'll be putting stuff like S5 rotors, intermediate hosuing, and possibly the VDI in it and such.

Will you run a standalone? If not you can cover the s5 block with s4 manifolds and the like.
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the only thing that ive heard is that the s5s are betterm but the housings are weaker... but also that heard...
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Originally Posted by MrFC3S
the only thing that ive heard is that the s5s are betterm but the housings are weaker... but also that heard...
They're fine.
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