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Originally Posted by SlowWhite
If you want to talk about performance. Talk to josh aka swanny. Or john (lse performance)
They built a sick stealth. But if I remember correctly they were having headgasket issues over 700awhp. Amd there was an issue with I think the t-case being a weak point thay they were dpimg R@D to find a way to upgrade it or something like that.
There has been a few down here in the south for sale over the past two months.
One was really modified about 500whp
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Issue was the exhaust side of the heads were pushing up at higher than around 700awhp, that has been fixed and is a $500 upgrade at most shops that know how to pin the cylinder heads. Transfer case is cast aluminum, billet and cast stainless housings exist (around $1000).
Only "issue" with the 3/s is the fact that since they are a twin turbo V6, parts are more expensive. 6 pistons and 6 rods versus 4, 2 turbos (most of the time) versus 1, you start at 3800lbs and a true GT car versus 3000lbs and an econocar. Another issue is availability of Getrag transmission parts and the lack of aftermarket support compared to the DSM's. If you aren't trying to build a race car and want a street car, 3/s > DSM.
That being said, getting them to 500awhp with true bolt-ons is not really hard anymore. 500 isn't what 500 was even 3 years ago, so it just depends upon what you want in life. Keep in mind they were around $40k new.