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Originally Posted by 23baseball3
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.
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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.