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Old 07-23-2008, 10:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
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ebacherville posted:

“18 months to regear, recam and tweak the computer.. Thats ubsurd!!!!!! What the hell are they doing over there.. with todays prototyping technology and computer controlled fuel/ignition this is totally unreal to me.”


Dave says:

Remember that manufacturers have to get EPA approval for these changes. The EPA is never is a hurry to approve anything. Yes, small engineering outfits can do this in a matter of days, but the application will sit in the EPA for a month before they even begin doing anything.


All that said. GM needs to make a XFE version of the Malibu and Pontiac G8. If nothing else a stick shift needs to be available. I’m sure GM Powertrain has a dual-clutch transmission in their design department somewhere.
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