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Old 10-21-2008, 02:21 AM   #18 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by gofastbobby View Post
the question i have is would a twin cylinder have enough power to push the car down the road. maybe maybe not, but unless you have a lot of time and even more money, i wouldn't go to the trouble of trying.
Look at the Fiat 126p: it has a two-cylinder 650 ccm engine and its 24 hp rushes its 600 kilos from 0 to 100 KPH in just 56 seconds! It does shake, though, you can see the car's rear dancing in idle at a streetlight. FE is 5.2-7.2 l/100km ( 45-33 MPG).

In the case of a four-banger with two dead cylinders, I think it should be enough if you're using it only for cruising and not passing.
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