[rcweingart]

Hi JC, good price for the motor especilly if it includes the correct pulleys, alternator, etc. Better price for the 4 IDA48's. Even better price for the install knowing all that is entailed. Is the install kit that you're referring to Dennis Olthoff's kit? Functional sidepipes (SPC calls "race" pipes) are an exchange for the rear exit pipes. I have both and, although the rear exits are quieter, the open pipes are more, I hate to use the term, macho and I left them on. With the open side pipes you don't have all the garbage of the extra plumbing, "H" and "S" pipes, so you can fabricate and install a full undertray for better aerodynamics. . . . And, the coupe is also a cop magnet, especially with the open side pipes so you have to watch how you drive. The speedo is numbered in 40 mph increments on a small faced gage which fools you into thinking you're not going as fast as you actually are going and you can't tell from the car how fast you're going because 100+ seems like 60 mph but for all of the traffic you're passing and how fast.