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HydroJim · 10-27-2012, 01:17 PM

Seems like I'll be going with a 90-95 metro 1.0L 3 cylinder mated to the manual tranmission from the 4 cylinder for the taller gearing. I'll also be going with the Xfi cams and ECU. It would be nice if I could find an Xfi engine with the lighter pistons, but metros are a dime a dozen here while the xfi version is not.

I most likely won't be using airbags due to the added complexity, but I'll have a large crush zone in the front and a 5 point harness. NASCAR doesn't use airbags and only recently began using head restraints because they have high speed crashes.

10-27-2012, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
HydroJim Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 625 Aerofocus (retired) - '00 Ford Focus ZX3 90 day: 44.66 mpg (US) The Red Baron (sold) - '93 Geo Metro 90 day: 44.1 mpg (US) Thanks: 40 Thanked 156 Times in 103 Posts	Seems like I'll be going with a 90-95 metro 1.0L 3 cylinder mated to the manual tranmission from the 4 cylinder for the taller gearing. I'll also be going with the Xfi cams and ECU. It would be nice if I could find an Xfi engine with the lighter pistons, but metros are a dime a dozen here while the xfi version is not. I most likely won't be using airbags due to the added complexity, but I'll have a large crush zone in the front and a 5 point harness. NASCAR doesn't use airbags and only recently began using head restraints because they have high speed crashes. __________________ Aerospace Controls Engineer. Currently driving a mostly stock 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage DE hatchback.