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in my opinion gen 3 3s-ge isnt at too much of a disadvantage compared to the beams, they start at 177bhp, better if you can get an early one or jap import as they dont have the egr crap. the advantage it has over the beams is if your doing bolt ons then there easy to get hold of unlike beams add ons, manifolds, exhausts all cheaper, and particlarly engine internals like cams, pistons etc are half the price of beams parts.
I've seen one with bolt ons making 196bhp and 164 ft.lb with a piggy back ecu, actually i think it was an hks f-con, not sure if thats standalone tbh, the money spent would probably be similar to a beams swap.
Also seen a couple ditch the ecu, fit carbs and manage 210bhp on the stock engine.
It is always going to be behind a beams in power, but probably by only 10-15bhp, and will have similar torque figures, so in reality performance will be on par, and the more mods you make the closer the gap will get, ultimatly the beams will be better no doubt but just how much better and how much will it cost you getting there?
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