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freebeard · 08-17-2012, 10:29 PM

I'd come at it the other way. I'd gut the Prius and put in a 36 hp air-cooled VW drivetrain in. They got 35-40 MPG back then and when the CD drops from .41 to .26, I think you could equal the mpg , if not the 1/4 mile times.

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08-17-2012, 10:29 PM	#38 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,799 Thanks: 8,181 Thanked 8,951 Times in 7,393 Posts	I'd come at it the other way. I'd gut the Prius and put in a 36 hp air-cooled VW drivetrain in. They got 35-40 MPG back then and when the CD drops from .41 to .26, I think you could equal the mpg , if not the 1/4 mile times. gd420mj -- http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post322130