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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 02-15-2025, 01:21 AM

A seemingly desperate attempt to improve fuel-efficiency was the fitment of smaller engines into large vehicles, in a time when people tended to see the amount of cylinders as inherently tied to fuel-efficiency. For instance, in Brazil Ford went as far as offering the 4-cyl 2.3L OHC Lima engine to a local version of the F-100.

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cRiPpLe_rOoStEr It's all about Diesel Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Posts: 12,971 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,706 Times in 1,523 Posts	A seemingly desperate attempt to improve fuel-efficiency was the fitment of smaller engines into large vehicles, in a time when people tended to see the amount of cylinders as inherently tied to fuel-efficiency. For instance, in Brazil Ford went as far as offering the 4-cyl 2.3L OHC Lima engine to a local version of the F-100.