My friend's junkyard has one with a transplanted 1.5 vw diesel engine in it. The car was too much of a crab. But this body and that motor would make a sweet ride! We could change the name of this to the "chevettemileage" list!
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:00 PM To: Robert McElwee Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Negative Power Content: Market for 1.3 retrofit kit The seat upholstery does it for me, where's the buy it now button!! :) More OT, I almost died in one of those back in high school... flew about 25' vertically down an embankment and slammed into a dirt pile around 50mph (as a passenger).. fun times. Wallyman Inactive hide details for "Robert McElwee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"Robert McElwee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Robert McElwee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/29/2008 12:51 PM To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc [email protected] Subject Re: Negative Power Content: Market for 1.3 retrofit kit I think people don't understand that a Miata weighs 20% more than what those older econoboxes do. 65HP won't be any fun in a Miata. FWIW, I was going to swap in an LS1 and just found a really low mileage Vette! (way off topic but click on the link for a good laugh - or to be amazed at the find) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME%3A B%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123&viewitem=&item=330232265684> &sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123&viewitem=&item=330232265684 On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Since gas spiked over $3/gal a year ago I get lots of emails from my site about the process to retrofit a 1.3 Festiva engine in order to get 40+ mpg. I know what needs to be done and what parts need to be fabricated. SOHC. 65 hp. 5000 max rpm . Once someone drives a low reving 65 hp engine surely they will be disappointed. The best 96/97 Festiva engines are 11-12 years old now and finding a good used one can be tough. Is there a real market for a $200 retrofit kit? Randy _____ Plan your next roadtrip with <http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004> MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower -- Robert McElwee and Red Beast 1991 T25 Turbo @ 15 PSI Link ECU, FM IC, 9:1 pistons Over 400 lbs of "added lightness" www.lightweightmiata.com <http://www.lightweightmiata.com/> Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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