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From: elias@tesla.UUCP (Steve Elias)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: the V8
Message-ID: <336@tesla.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Apr-84 11:42:22 EST
Article-I.D.: tesla.336
Posted: Wed Apr 11 11:42:22 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Apr-84 07:15:59 EST
Organization: Cornell Electrical Eng.
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You motorheads out there must realize that the days of the Cuda 440,
Duster 340, etc are gone for good, thanks to Uncle Fed.  Certainly it
is a disappointment that V-8s today have so much less horsepower
than the powerhouse engines of the early 70s.  Nevertheless, I
would still prefer a stifled 305 to a turbo'd 100 for the ultimate
in highway cruisability.  Gas mileage??  I don't like to think about it.

Admittedly, modern V-8s run terribly when cold, but half the time
this is the fault of the 'automatic' choke.  A manual or semi-manual
choke could help the problem.  That is, if you're willing to void
any dealer warranty installing it.

Steve

(tesla!elias)