hacked89
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Nah, and nice job selectively editing the quote because I said outside of this forum in the full context. If we open up an Oilburners main stream news station I'll get you a nice job taking things out of context. From my original post, that's because you are seeing the forum die and not other areas of social media. Obviously we aren't in the year 1990 and was there bolt ons, yes, is the engine pushed continually farther into its limits now versus 1990, yes. When I first started reading about IDIs in 2016 people didnt even really think you could find the limit to the factory NA rods.You're dreaming.
30 years ago the IDI was the bees knees. There were a number of corporations that offered a host of aftermarket parts with next day availability. Ideas on power and economy were abuzz, and people were very active about the platform. Now you have a handful of niche vendors that have uncertain lead times, with only a few people are active about them. Most questions here are about repair and maintenance, not power/performance.
Yes, there will always be a community for them, as you've seen with your caddy. That community has flourished in the last decade as people became more familiar and frequently use the internet. Unfortunately, the number of IDI's on the road continue to decline every day. As newer and newer trucks come out with more and more power, these old dinosaurs are unfortunately going to become less and less common.
Argue it if you want, but 30 years ago IDI fords were on every corner of America. You want to make that claim now?
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