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Re: Now engine swap, was 85 UrQ!!

To: "Lewis, Gary M" <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>
Subject: Re: Now engine swap, was 85 UrQ!!
From: "---> Bob" <mx@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:12:20 -0400
CC: "'Graydon D. Stuckey'" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>, quattro@audifans.com, Ben Howell <bhowell@rmii.com>
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"Lewis, Gary M" wrote:
>
> >
> I think a 3.8t Buick GN or variant (Riviera, Monte Carlo, Regal) is worth
> looking into.  V6, turbo charged, smaller than a V8, got to be a ton of the
> variants lying in junk yards, and it has published mods up the wazoo (as
> Jeff G's. recent 700 hp GN email show).  This would make any Q a formidable
> vehicle, and it seems much cheaper than a 20vt swap.
> 

If its weight/hp we're looking for, then I vote for the 13B!!

Bob

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