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Old 15 Jun 2017, 02:28 (Ref:3741489)   #42
Umai Naa
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Umai Naa should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridUmai Naa should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
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Originally Posted by velly4 View Post
GT3 engines are a bucket load cheaper and their service intervals are massive compared to Supercars.

I know someone who use to work at GRM and he said there were hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of parts that were designed, machined and thrown on the scrap heap because they didn't yield the performance gain they hoped.
Again something not required on customer spec machinery
Yep, they have a much longer service life, plus the development costs are ammortised over a larger customer base.
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