no they aren't. The Escort community is a bunch of older guys, and they've all posted about it before. Go through the archives of the EGT yahoo group. It was great about 4 years ago.
Going turbo is cheaper, yes....but its not my cup of tea. Just my opinion.
FTI, the VJ20 is a waste of time if you want power. Its tiny, and sucks,IMO.
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