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Why would you avoid doing something to your truck because someone else did? Is there an originality prize somewhere I'm not aware of?
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There is a prize somewhere. For the guys that come up with unique designs, seeing another unique design is pretty cool. I always appreciate the work that goes into a build and I believe it's important to remember that we're all at different places with respect to skill and interest. But I personally find less excitement in a show with one after another LS swap. I definitely get it. It's easy and there's a bunch of support. It was that way with SBC when I was a kid. But why follow someone else's recipe? Maybe it's the difference between heating up fish sticks and fries just to get food on the table vs wanting to give others the experience of an awesome meal? Maybe it's because I favor exploration and discovery over walking the same route daily? I can't say for certain but I promise that seeing a straight eight Buick with custom made injection system and a from-scratch turbo manifold is much more exciting than seeing an LS build with an E-bay turbo kit, even if the LS makes 3X the power.