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Re: New Sprite!

Subject: Re: New Sprite!
From: ulix <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:29:50 -0800
Cc: millerb@netusa1.net, Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <38420579.4F01D070@wi.net>
Reply-to: ulix <ulix@u.washington.edu>
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David Woerpel wrote:
> 
> Bill,
>  Congratulations!  Yes the H does mean high compression, 9.3:1 I
> believe.

Actually, it is 8.8:1, the low compression engines were 8.0:1, but I
doubt that low compression was still available at that time.

> More significantly the "Da" refers to the much desired close
> ratio gearbox, which does away with the large gap between 2nd and 3rd!

Correct, except that this was the only transmission available by this point.

Isn't it strange that the engine number would contain info about the 
transmission?

Ulix

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