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Originally Posted by cfg83
Hello -
I was talking to my friend last night and he told me that the engine from the Smart is from Mitsubishi ... now :
1 - If the same engine exists in Mitsubishi Kei-Cars and ...
2 - If the Kei-Cars offer tall-geared manual transmissions and ...
3 - If the manual transmission would fit in the Smart engine bay and ...
4 - If the gear-shift linkage could be transferred into the Smart then ...
... Mayyyyyyyybe it would be doable. But not by me,  .
CarloSW2 |
The Japanese market smarts did have a special 660 cc Kei engine and it mounted to the regular 6 speed smart auto. Looking at the engine transmission package for the smart you see a wonderously compact packaging job. I doubt you could fit any other type of tranny in there without moving the engine or changing the wheelbase.
The most effective mod you could make to a smart is to remove the 200+ lbs it gained for US certification.