porting can help
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as the gains may be significant, over the stock configuration,
BUT the end result costs far more than the time and effort warrants
your far better off starting with better heads
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FishFry
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That "Mission Impossible Engine" project, David Vizard, Tony and Unity Garage are doing is really interesting.
Charles Servedio is doing all the porting for them, and IMHO he is doing an amazing job.
Here is one of the clips, well worth to see them all, if you into porting.
Charles Servedio is doing all the porting for them, and IMHO he is doing an amazing job.
Here is one of the clips, well worth to see them all, if you into porting.