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Old 07-16-2012, 11:10 AM   #275 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Dunno, you can have an Atkinson cycle engine and then a fat Eaton TVS supercharger for the extra power,
Sounds great in theory, but we're talking about a real car that's actually being built by a guy in his back yard. Taking the powertrain out of an old Civic sure seems pretty simple to me.
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