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Originally Posted by ksa8907
You would suggest that a 600cc motorcycle engine would return great FE numbers in real world use when installed in a minivan?
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Depending on how mini it is, there are some motorcycle engines which could be OK. Even a 250cc single could fare well into some JDM kei microvan or their derivatives made under license somewhere else.
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Or maybe it's the other part of the claim... that there are many other variables. Vehicle size, aerodynamics, transmission, hybrid?, city or highway use, towing, tire/wheel size and selection, 2wd/4wd/awd, curb weight, etc.
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Sometimes I lurk about something as ancient as the Ford Model T engine being eventually suitable to other vehicles much newer than what it was intended to fit, naturally considering some improvements which used to be applied to it during the early hot-rodding days to achieve a performance level more suitable to what are now considered normal driving conditions.