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saand · 11-27-2010, 09:35 AM

Thanks for all the replies,
I was expecting it to be too hard / easier to buy a new car or new engine so its good to hear other people believe the same thing.

I would love to sell my car and get a new one that is more efficient to start with but i am not sure i would be able to sell it at this point (the front end was crumpled in on one side i bashed it out with a hammer so doesn't look too good) and i am enjoying the idea that i can do whatever i like to the car because if i stuff anything up ill just write the car off and get a new one. I am also interested to see how far i can go with a car that has started off being average for fuel efficiency.

regarding taller gearing, i have already started a previous thread on this and apparently it is very difficult to modify the gearing of an automatic transmission. However I do work with a guy that used to design automatic transmissions so i do plan to hit him up for some ideas.

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saand Wiki Writer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 236 bugler - '91 Mazda 626 90 day: 35.89 mpg (US) Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	Thanks for all the replies, I was expecting it to be too hard / easier to buy a new car or new engine so its good to hear other people believe the same thing. I would love to sell my car and get a new one that is more efficient to start with but i am not sure i would be able to sell it at this point (the front end was crumpled in on one side i bashed it out with a hammer so doesn't look too good) and i am enjoying the idea that i can do whatever i like to the car because if i stuff anything up ill just write the car off and get a new one. I am also interested to see how far i can go with a car that has started off being average for fuel efficiency. regarding taller gearing, i have already started a previous thread on this and apparently it is very difficult to modify the gearing of an automatic transmission. However I do work with a guy that used to design automatic transmissions so i do plan to hit him up for some ideas.