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^^ that's what everyone says, swap it lol

I was thinking maybe just the same 2.5 SOHC with some new cams... cheaper, not near the power boost, but also, doesn't have the $6500 price tag that way.

My alternator DID die though about a month ago, it was only putting out 9v, my battery kept dying. They also told me I had a bad cell in my battery, but now that I have a new Alternator, the battery is fine.

The alternator whine I posted about though I think was titled wrong, it's something more to do with a bad ground on my car stereo than anything else (I'm told). (Was never fixed, no matter how many times I tried rewiring that stereo myself, but again, no expert)

I did have some alternator "whine" but it was usually when it was kicking in to charge the battery. Otherwise I believe the engine sounded "normal."

However you could be right, again I don't know much about cars, still learning.

Also, thinking about some of the things the previous owner had said, I think he mentioned going out in the snow just to have fun, but I was thinking about something else as he'd said it. So that obviously means donuts in a parking lot lol.

Hmm.. I've never 'launched' the car myself, I've never cared for doing it, but he may have. I prefer to start off slow in 1st, then once I hit 2nd I accellerate, it's a much longer gear than 1st.