01-24-2011, 03:24 PM
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Polymorphic Modder
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Government Motors Newest EcoEngine
Saw this at a recent car show.
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01-24-2011, 03:29 PM
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whats wrong, don't recognize what a 50 year old Inline 6 witha 1bbl carb looks like? You could still pull mid 20's driving properly with that motor with a 3 speed on the column
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01-24-2011, 03:31 PM
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...beats walking...
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...nice (cough, cough) crank-case breather tube just right of the distributor.
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01-24-2011, 04:16 PM
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Quote:
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...nice (cough, cough) crank-case breather tube just right of the distributor.
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What's a distributor?
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01-24-2011, 04:45 PM
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Thriftmaster. Niiice! 
I bet in another 50 years someone will post a pic from under the hood of a 2005 Toyota Prius and, boy we will ever laaaaaugh at how much fuel we used to waste back then.  |
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01-24-2011, 04:47 PM
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Where's the engine computer?
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01-24-2011, 05:18 PM
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01-24-2011, 06:57 PM
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...beats walking...
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What's a distributor?
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...uh, isn't he one of the people DEA agents shoot at, or something? |
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01-24-2011, 07:49 PM
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How about poured babbit mains . Think Chevy used them unitl 1953, in the old six.
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01-24-2011, 07:55 PM
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Thriftmasters were good engines. Got one in a '59 and it'll run forever.
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