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Old 10-12-2012, 10:19 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by drainoil View Post
I know they are real but they seem to be somewhat of a unicorn as far as being installed in a runing driving daily driver here in the states.
Usually the average Joe thinks an engine with a lower horsepower rating is not practical for a daily-driver, but mmany other factors are involved. You might remember the older automatic transmissions used to be too heavy, then requiring a heavier engine to compensate factors like the slippy torque converters.
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