This is an awesome thread, as not many people seem to be wanting to go down the power route with the mk4 these days! Of course you get people pissing around with KKK turbo,s but to honest this is only speaking around 250-260bhp.
Until i see the words "GT" and then a large number behind it, it does not interest me, so when i saw this thread with the words "gt28rs", it certainly grabbed my attention. I love to see people take on a massive challenge, and do it themselves to a level that they want it to.
so sorry to go against the flow here, but this thread does not deliver in my opinion. This was a pretty easy way out to a big project in my opinion. Buying an engine that has been made and crafted by someone else does not mean that you have made a car that has 450bhp, because you might aswell have gone out and bought a car thats 450bhp. People who own nissan sklyline GTRs dont take the credit for "making" there cars 500bhp, as they did not make it, they bought it!
So in my eyes i think this is in some ways "an easy way out" . I know some people will disagree with this opinion, but hey its a forum! I like debates. I am starting some major major major work on my car in this next 2 years! So major the car might not look like a mk4 anymore,and of course that includes engine! But this is something that i want to say " bloody hell, i actually did it, i have achieved what i set out to do" , and when this day comes i will be one proud guy.
I know some people have written good decision on buying the engine as alot of time saved, alot of hassle saved, alot of money saved etc etc etc. But thats not what modifying is about! These things should take time, they should take hassle and of course money! As thats what tuning to me is about! I could have quite easily taken my car to the garage every time i wanted something doing, but no. whats the point! I would much rather lie on the floor of my garage covered in sh!t, through the night, working and resolving through a problem! As cars should be hassle! As when you resolve the issue, it's all worth while!
Sorry to ramble, but just thought i would give out my opinion on this. as to be honest if i had that engine! I would feel like i was cheating the project, myself and the car!
Jake, you went ballistic when some people slated YOU for taking the easy way out to 250+ (or whatever it was) bhp on YOUR car by installing the NOS, so why try & get somebody else's goat up by saying they're taking the easy way out??
I couldn't care how people get to the awesome car stage (although, yes, you would respect a full DIY job, more), just as long as they're happy with the end result, that's what counts, in my opinion.
Surely, you have to acknowledge that not everybody has the same mechanical knowledge, time, work space etc. as yourself??
