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turbod i heard some rumor bout the ve vs de block in terms of turboing the de is stronger an holds out and the ve after ah while melts
The DE for the most part is stronger. As it has thicker rods and lower compression. The standard DE is 9.5:1 compression when the VE is 10.3:1 compression.
Now a VE can hold good power but, it has to be tuned right. I would not be scared to turbo a stock VE considering the decent tuning options that are now available.