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pfarber

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So they list all the usual suspects.

Let me make this one point:

In the "Horizontally opposed' category (basically certified or certified knock off) there were 34 engines between 150 and 200hp

In the "Inline and Vee" category (basically the car motors) there were 3 engines between 150 and 200hp.

The average price of the car motors: $20,298 (motor only).

The average price of the "Horizontally opposed" motors: approx $29000 ( stopped adding them up once I realized that the average price, by sight, was about $26k-29k

So while car motors are $9k cheaper, they don't have anywhere near the selection (turbo/non-turbo, carb/fuel injection, CS vs FP crank etc.

So it seems that the market is there, but car motors just are not aiming for it.
 
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