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sheepdog 44 · 03-26-2014, 08:37 AM

I knew i read that somewhere. Xpedro did that on the Aerosprite.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ent-28086.html
It wound up with a 1600cc pinto engine (& transmission) with the camshaft retarded 2 notches (poor man's Atkinson cycle)
Additional (2nd) Buick transmission, reversed, to gain up to a 2.5 overdrive

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sheepdog 44 . Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Salt Lake valley Utah Posts: 923 Thanks: 114 Thanked 397 Times in 224 Posts	I knew i read that somewhere. Xpedro did that on the Aerosprite. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ent-28086.html It wound up with a 1600cc pinto engine (& transmission) with the camshaft retarded 2 notches (poor man's Atkinson cycle) Additional (2nd) Buick transmission, reversed, to gain up to a 2.5 overdrive __________________ I try to be helpful. I'm not an expert.