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Originally Posted by bradyb
Sky Captain, Why??? A V6 is going to be just as hard as an LS1 and I know you can get an LS1 for just as cheap as an old school Iron 3800. Are you going to cannibalize your GP?
1. Personal preference. This alone is justification enough...
2. Personal experience in modding.
3. Starting a business to do kits for it, and the v8 market is already flooded with reputable businesses that would crush me in the v8 market since they have the recognizable name and I would be just a lil ol startup...
4. The 3800 fits in OTHER CARS that the LS engines won't... I'm not just doing the Kappa platform...
5. Because I love the look on the faces of people with highly modded v8s when you spank them with an old school v6... and before you try to say that doesn't happen I got two words for you: GRAND NATIONAL. Oh here's a couple more: TOYOTA SUPRA.
Will I sell as many kits in the Kappa world as the v8 boys? Hell no, and I probably won't get the same amount of "respect" either. But no matter what, #1 is justification enough...
And BTW, it looks like my first engine is gonna cost me ~$600 for a low-miles beauty since I don't need the supercharger. Try to get an LS for that...
EDIT: and one more thing. My kit will work for a bunch of other v6's as well, so people who are going to cannibalize cars they've wrecked will come to me.
I can gaurantee you that nobody is going to cannabalize their corvette or GTO to upgrade their Kappa...