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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LCP" data-source="post: 228792" data-attributes="member: 2424">Actually when comparing M42 to M50B20, for daily driveability, the difference in power is not what matters, it's the difference in torque... as the saying in the non-ah-beng car mod world goes... "there is no substitute for displacement"... so, M42 maybe much higher powered than the M40/M43B18, but in terms of torque at low/mid revs, it will still behave like a 1.8, maybe with just slight improvement over the M40/M43. The M50B20 will always have more torque since it displaces 200cc more... But to keep things simple, I guess plonking in a M42 will involve less headache... also, the mod path in the quest for more torque and power is there, subject to the depth of the pocket... can turbo it, supercharge it, stroke it, etc...</blockquote>