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From: hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: small HP = big block HP?!
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 00:03:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 20 00:03:00 1985
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  Emissions can be clumsy to get in line, except that most of the mountain
motors of which we speak come from the 60's and early 70's.  It's usually
not too difficult to lean the mixture down and throttle down the idle 
speed until the car squeaks through.  Otherwise, most states have a gas
station inspection and giving the guy a few bucks will usually set things
right.

  It's true that no 427 will ever get great milage or emissions, but I 
don't consider these the most important parameters in balancing automobile
worthiness.  I find price to be a far more realistic method of comparing
cars and their engines.  After all, who cares how many miles per gallon a
$50K Porsche will get?  It's not exactly an economy cruiser.

I would guess that for about $10K, one could build a Corvette that would 
whup the hides off just about anything on the road.  When you consider 
building a $50K 'Vette (without super sound, leather seats or gold-plated
accoutrements), the mind boggles!

Rei Shinozuka
ihnp4!cmcl2!acf4!hkr4627

p.s. I think the Fiero might be a very cool thing to pump a few thousand
into hopping up