wtf is up with m42swaps?

[mikeedler]

maybe none you care about.

some of us want better than two-valve heads with rocker arms that shit the bed at less RPM than a new Kia can turn, sitting on top of a laughable compression ratio, being held together by a timing belt that looks like a rubber band (bonus points: only failure mode for that rubber band is "catastrophic").

i can get all that AND make my car handle worse? swapping TOMORROW.

.7 liters less, hydraulic lifters that love to collapse, profile gaskets that love to leak and kill bearings, and not to forget the all so great chain components that fall apart and eat up all the valves, while filling the intake with TONS of allu. shavings.
And lets not forget the 10 miles of hoses that crumble apart and suck in plenty o air.

such stupid things can be said about any motor. the low compression and 2 valves still makes 40 hp more...............................

[Balleristic31]

C'mon guys, lets just go hang out on m42club. No m20 guys allowed!!:finger:


;)

[downforce22]

when life give you m42s, turbo that $#!t

[decay]

Hating on the M42 while having an M50 variant in your car is a new and interesting kind of irony to me.

[obes]

m42 still sucks ass lol

[FunfGan]

the m42 teaches you to rely less on torque and more on momentum when driving/ tracking.

This.

[JinormusJ]

[dude8383]

But they're faster than m42 cars


OH SHEEEEEE

[JinormusJ]

But they're faster than m42 cars


OH SHEEEEEE

[Ryann]

Mike has probably owned more than a few m42 powered cars. Talk about ignorance.

Its pretty silly how butthurt some of you guys are. M42s are slow ass balls? Stop the press! The sky is falling!

Admitted this was a dumb comment 30 posts ago. Stop the press! M20 cars are 'slow ass balls' too! Irrelevant to the discussion imo.

[Holland]

You're all bitches until you daily a stock M10.

Suck. My. Knob.

[pmat]

You guys are argueing over the power difference between a 1.8L I4 and a 2.5/2.7L I6....

[robrez]

Someone said m42 vs. m20? Time for this classic debate then....

[eur04lif3]

Been daily'n an m42 and driven m20 before. Yes, you can tell the difference in HP's.
However, HP is not the sole factor when it comes to driving experience.

M42's are nimbler then m20s. For daily where MPG is a factor...i'd never swap it out.
That extra 5-10MPG that you get in an m42 is well worth the 40HP decrease.

AND on another note, ppl that swap m42's out benefit a good cause.
1. My car value increases.
2. Spare motors are in abundance (cheap), in case i'd FI one day.

Great read. :up:

[glucklich21]

Hills and AC are not the M42's friend.