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    gary1234
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    Tobys

    id stick with the fpm375 IMO

    #189618

    white-rs2
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    @Toby

    These 2.3 are a solid engine. In OEM spec.

    Once you start modding them past 390bhp with similar torque, you have to downshift you cannot drive it like a lazy diesel or you can bend a rod or collapse a piston onto its ring.

    Once your around 400bhp+ it’s not an if incident, it’s a when incident due to poor rods and pistons.

    The balance shaft has been known to become loose in these motors but not that often when one does expire it gets shared that often you’d think 1000 engines had blown lol.

    I really rate the OEM 2.3 and if you get one built properly it’ll take 900+ bhp the 2.0 pop about 750bhp



    RS Edition.

    FPM375 Rocks

    The rest of the “M” maps suck

    #189619

    9designs
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    Posts: 1940

    Personally I didn’t think much to the DS maps, it was agressive and very low end torque, which didn’t feel very kind to the engine in an unforged state !  MSD feels much smoother and nicer.

    I’ve yet to see proper data collected and colated to find the common issues with engine failures,  as it can affected all levels of tune even stock.   We all see the result, broken pistons and or bent rods.  The rest is just speculation on cause,  maps, LSPI, oil, poor quality parts, design issue… and the list goes on.

    If in doubt leave it stock under warranty.



    Magnetic Grey with all the best bits

    FPM375/COBB/MSD-  Quaife LSD,  DSC+Tractive  Suspension,  HJS200 cell sports cat and MT Cooler. Sync3 upgrade.

    Was UK seller for DSC & Tractive  Active suspension !!!

        

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