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Old 04-05-2014, 03:36 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I'm looking at some dirt cheap Chevettes and I was wondering what should be done to them. The pitiful horsepower ratings don't help but they are efficient. What engine/transmission swap ideas do you have? Or rear end swaps? Obviously a boat tail or a kammback would work out well too, a grille block, a lower front valence, pizza pans. But what could be done to the drivetrain? I love saving gas but I need to move faster. If I found one with a T-5 that would be nice of course but they're not too common.
If your faster means cruise velocity rather than acceleration,consider reducing your road horsepower requirement first, with aero and rolling resistance.Then if unsatisfied,go after the power train.
My standard-power, streamlined pickup has better HWY mpg than early,lighter,smaller diesels.
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