At 10:12 AM 10/18/98, Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 wrote:
> I have been thinking about a Chevy
>2.8L, but am encouraged by the Buick 3.8L, It is bigger than I really need
>(no duh) but the inexpensive cost (rebuilt long block and heads $699 from
>PepBoys) and the availability of parts is a most definite plus.
Patrick,
FYI, the Buick 3.8 is a 90 degree vee design; the 2.8 is a 60 degree and
as a result, more compact.
More food for thought:
Check this website out, it shows a Mitsu 2.0 liter turbo engine in a Spit.
In an Eclipse, those things are good for 210 HP!!!
http://members.tripod.com/~michaeljay/spitfires/spit2000.htm
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
(57 HP)
Succasunna, NJ USA
The One Immutable Rule of Automotive Satisfaction:
"It is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow"
- Cory Farley in Autoweek, 8/17/98
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