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Originally Posted by Ara T.
Nice. How about longevity? Is everything overbuilt enough to withstand the increased turbo pressure and last a reasonable amount of time? 200K miles at least?
And in response to the original thread. I like the 617 just because it's so easy to take care of. No spark plugs or wires or any of that crap.
Since there are no funky sensors to go wrong I know that it will start every morning. If it doesn't start, it is easy to troubleshoot and a random no-start would be unlikely. I would actually prefer a 560SEL/SEC though.
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Not for $300, it isn't. Not even if you granny it every day.
Edit: I suppose it might be OK if you set the torque way up there and don't hit the spot except for that time or two. Pretty unusual tho.
No spark plugs but now you have an injection pump. I'd rather take care of cap and rotor every now and then as opposed to an injection pump. I have seen competent techs screw up an IP and if they can, what more me.
Maybe because I was immersed in cars when they went to fuel injection but I don't know why people are so paranoid of the sensors. Yes, there are more things to go wrong but there are better benefits to it too. We don't have to warm up the car and it can go without too much trouble in different altitudes. My ATVs for instance are FI and I don't have to rejet for different altitudes. I don't have to choke it. I just turn the key, wait for the humming to get done (2 seconds) and crank and then drive. With my carbed units I had to choke it to start, slowly set the choke as it warms up, etc, etc. Also diagnosis is much easier since there is something that points the way instead of playing around with this and that. My first car had a carb. Couldn't wait to get rid of it for modern fuel injection. Something acts up and I can see it on the scanner for a large part which gives me a picture of what is going on. Actually, I have had more problems with my carbed appliances than my FI stuff all put together. If my lawnmower would go FI, I'd sell it for the FI model as long as I get to put a scanner on it.