Ncie car but I am not sure i would use the word 'nimble' to describe it..
With a good turbo 3 liter v-6 it would of had 400 hp and weighed 800 less,
everything would get lighter not just the engine. Might actually be faster
as well considering you could hook it up and not be terified of the next
corner.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of The Weldons
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:39 PM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Cc: dave@gotstogo.com
> Subject: Non LSR (well not exactly) Bugeye Sprite
>
>
> Modern hemi in a Bugeye (wish I had one) Check out the Marian's web
> page..........
> Ed Weldon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Weldons
> To: dave@gotstogo.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 6:54 AM
> Subject: Re: DAD - Bugeye
>
>
> Wow!! If the car is any indication the Marians are a pretty
> talented family.
> One real problem with a car like this is that it can be a real handful to
> handle with so much horsepower in such a short wheelbase. Even if
> you get on
> it from a 50 or 60 mph roll. But I could live with a problem
> like that. And
> with the light weight and modern engine control systems 25-30mpg
> is probably a
> reasonable expectation.
> Scenario--So you're cruising down I680 on a crisp March evening and this
> slammed and flared Acura slides up beside you in the fast lane
> and hesitates
> alongside. The kid driving it looks at you with the confidence
> that comes from
> having spent his last two months salary in the engine shop.
> He-he-heee!! This
> one'll be like sucking up mosquitoes with a vacuum cleaner.
> Dad
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