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Old 12-26-2010, 11:35 AM   #41 (permalink)
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hmm, after a bit more digging it turns out I might be able to get all the parts to build a 4bt for about 3k. Interesting...plus the parts would be new.....


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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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Old 12-26-2010, 03:44 PM   #42 (permalink)
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That sounds pretty reasonable. A 4bt is a common enough engine that the parts aren't hard to come by, and they're a common one for SUV and small pickup truck conversions.
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Old 12-28-2010, 11:30 AM   #43 (permalink)
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no nno no........CRAZY LIKE OUTSIDE THE BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Outside the box thinking is what is going to get us off the reliance for oil.
I believe everyone here is an outside the box thinker.
Some a little more than others, but outside we are.
I love being out of the box.
It was stuffy in there.
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Old 12-29-2010, 08:01 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Outside the box? Or as my friends tell me...boy you can't even see the box! And I'm not even in the upper echelon on this site.

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