Backing you up for what lol, don't think most of us actually consider the 3.5 to be a performance engine, but it gets the job done for what it was intended for, and you can always make it faster, just takes time, money and effort, like with anything else in this world. Also my VX doesn't make the sounds yours seems to, I actually like the sound of mine until the AC compressor bearing started going out. Oh and CR has the 3.2 so it'd be all the 6VD1 and 6VE1's that must sound like crap to some.