Todd-

That comment was directed at trying to do what you did, to a 2.3. The success you saw (an myself, as I have done most of what you did and more), was inherantly part of the FI and electronic engine control. That same effort, put under a carb will not produce nearly the same result.

Generally, the same $$ and time would be spent on building a 2.3 or a 2.6. The gain from the 2.6 makes it worthwhile (and it is generally also in a "better" generation of Isuzu), while I don't think the return from the same work put into the 2.3 is worth it. Again, IMHO.

Good Luck,
Michael