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Originally Posted by RalliartRsX
1. Short answer Yes.
2. R comps on any LS is a minimum of a Accusump. Cost of entry is $$ for all three engine options.
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1. Agreed. There is no reason for any engine to not be reliable on pump gas. It's all in the tune. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there with garbage tunes that will say that past 300whp and you'll start losing headgaskets. Utter nonsense. A proper tune and pump gas can be reliable at virtually any power level (with adequate hardware obviously).
2. Agreed, but: this is the problem I see with threads like this in general. There's good info, but the demands on the engine/chassis/fuel system/etc keep getting raised and by the end of the thread, it seems everyone needs a drysump and elaborate cooling system to be reliable. There needs to be a lot of clarification on "what" and "when" things need to be done if we're going to get into the topic of modifying oil sumps/drainback/coolant swirl pots/oil coolers/etc.
I'll add a list of pros and cons for VG engines (SOHC and DOHC) tonight. It's only fitting since I'm swapping one.