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I have a nice 95 S14 SR20 with GT2871 HKS cams step 2..... ect.. about 25k - 30k into my car..
My buddy has a LS2 GTO.
If I were you and I could do it over again I would go GTO with out a second thought.
1) way more torque from the get go - do a few mods on the GTO like a new cam and headers and you have a serious machine in a newer vehicle.
2) resale value. I have 25k -30k in my car and I would be lucky to get 15k for it, where as the GTO if you get tired of it in 2 years you can sell it way easier and people can get loans for it easier.
3) GTO and LSI parts are way easier to source.
4) GTO has less parts for that power. No turbo and other thing to go out or break like the SR20 needs to make the same power numbers.
5) At the end of the day these are two different machines that drive completely different. V8 versus a turbo 4 cylinder. It depends on what and how you like to drive. I would rather the GTO but you should drive both and decide. It sounds like you want a kick ass DD that has a/c and is plush. The GTO is all of that. And by the way swaping any engine can have problems, my first swap was an SR that I paid a shop to do and the engine blew. Took almost another 6 months and a lot of fighting to get another engine put in. Swap are a huge mechanical ordeal and there are a lot of opportunity for error. Also a straight SR swap with no mods or upgrades isnt going to give you the power of a non moded GTO LS2.
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