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    Also, for the BMW/Benz debate...

    BMW= Drivers car, Lighter more rigid and a little rattley

    Mercedez= Drives the car for you. Soft, plush and solid

    both have plenty of electrical problems.

    Benz has a more durable engine due to its lower revving, more TQ Vblocks

    BMW, you have to wring that crap out of it to get good power ( unless its the i6TT)

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    The SSC Ultimate Aero is faster than the Veyron and looks way cooler! Much cheaper too, lol.

    Not even in the same class.. and NO, its not faster then the newest Veyron. I dont like either car that much.. but you could live with the Bug.Vey every day ( if you chose) ..the Aero is a skelton compared to the Bug. i like the performance of both, but the Veyronhas all the creature comforts and the interior is SICK.

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    Very nice!

    The Jeep has 159k on the clock, so a motor swap of some sort could/should/will be in the future plans.

    I envy the Jeep aftermarket. : / you guys have it easy! Advanced adapters and painless wiring makes it cake. ( granted the cash is always the fun part)

    Id love to SAS it but I do love the ground clearance I have with 35's IFS has just a few perks. lol.

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    Depending on the year, the more power part is certainly debatable :

    4.56 gears? Check! Lockers? Check! Atlas 2? Ah crap!

    my best advantage would probably be the weight actually : P

    I have the VQ40 , 286 stock hp(crank hp). but I'm dyno tuned via UpRev to 274 whp. I've got a few horsepower goodies:

    Doug Thorley LT's

    Off-road 2.5" x pipe

    High flo cats

    Magnaflow bullet mufflers

    Volant cold air

    Intake manifold spacer( not tb spacer)

    Ported VQ manifold

    Jim Wolf Cams

    I want to do an LS swap though once it's not my daily. Im still knocking down 18-19 mpg , full armor.

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    I think I found a hell of a steal for an 07 G37x. $10k fully loaded with everything. Extremely high miles though. I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on maybe purchasing the car and just throwing a new engine in it. Cost? Headache? Bad Idea? you know, that kind of stuff.

    Mileage is 127k

    I was thinking of running it to 200k then swapping a low mileage engine

    127k is nothing for a VQ : ) I have 121 on my Xterra and she still crawls stuff like a Billy Goat

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    Ha, one day...

    I did just come in from throwing a JKS 1.25" body lift on the Wrangler, though. 2.5 hours, 5 beers and only one trip to home depot...not bad!

    I decided to keep my X and finish out this round of mods. 2"Body Lift and 35's.

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    Anyone like the Raptor? Little pricey.

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    Over priced, for a mid travel suspension on a full-size truck. They've had some issues with bending frames... Ford hasnt stood behind the issue. Though, this COULD be from abuse. I think they looks good, and out of the box is probably the best (and only) preruuner option from the factory. Granted, the same suspension performance could be had with FAR cheaper alternatives in the aftermarket. this is a desert runner, not a rock crawler.. If you wanted to go out west and do that, its a good rig... For East Coast stuff? Waste of money.

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    Yeah, I am excited to start adding to it. Like I stated above, it doesnt need much, but considering I normally build, not buy, I am going to certainly add my own little touch to it. As evidenced by this thread, 5 years would be an eternity for me as well!

    I hear ya, my Xterra is certainly one of a kind! but then again..its just a pile of metal at the end of the day... I wouldn't mind having a Jeep but I can't stand the lack of power in them... Even the new Pentastar seems pretty weak compared to the VQ40 in the Nissan.

    It seems modified JK's are stupid priced.. I was contemplating doing a SAS in my X but for what I want.... 10k in parts alone would be EASY....

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