was there a thread?
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Cruising
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From: murpyh nc
was there a thread?
the new gas prices over the past summer got me to thinking, has anyone ever swaped the V8 we all love to a V6 or dare i say four cylinder. please post link im kinda intersted
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The motor would have to work harder so the MPG wouldn't be all that different. Cruising around town I rarely see over 2000 rpm.
With a small 4 cyl. the revs are going to be higher and more gas will be used.
I had an '86 Firebird with a 2.8 v6 and 5 speed.
Changed it to a 350 v8 and 3 speed auto, lost 1 MPG.
The v6 had to work harder to get up to speed.
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Cruising
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From: murpyh nc
yea i know i could never change, or at least to a smaller motor,
and even though i know i will get crap for this you guys got to agree the tuned mustang in the fast and furious tokyo drift is one cool looking car 
and even though i know i will get crap for this you guys got to agree the tuned mustang in the fast and furious tokyo drift is one cool looking car
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fastback mustangs are cool, the '65 and '66 2+2 cars with the folddown rear seat are two of my favs - nothing wrong with that......Steve McQueen drove the hell out of that '68 in Bullitt.....but suggesting to put a 6 or 4 in a Corvette is downright.........
if you need something more practical buy a 4 cyl/5 speed toyota and drive the vette on the weekends.
there.....problem solved
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If I were locked in a cave with all of the tools and parts that I needed (ala Iron Man), with a C3 with a blown engine and a wrecked GMC Syclone/Typhoon with an intact engine, I'd go for it and scare the crap out of those terrorist bastards with the wheezing turbo as I got the hell out of there!
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There was a hot blonde that used to tool around here in Columbia in a green rubber bumper Vette that had a fuel injected GenII 3800 under the hood. I think her Father paid for the swap before giving it to her to drive around for college. It looked cool, but still very wrong at the same time.
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