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Re: Subaru power in a spridget...

To: <mgraziano@mindspring.com>, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Subaru power in a spridget...
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:56:55 -0800
Mike -

Maybe you could stand it on edge.

Clay L.
'67 Sprite

At 09:42 AM 1/11/2002 -0500, mgraziano@mindspring.com wrote:
>hey... came across this auction and it got me thinking...
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=600170308&r=0&t=0
>
>Has anyone ever tried (or know of someone who tried) to stick a subaru 4 
>cylinder in a spridget.  I would think that it's properties might make it 
>a decent choice for a conversion...
>
>a) it's aluminum,
>b) it's light,
>c) 165hp (maybe not in '91)
>d) horizontally opposed (i.e. sits low for better handling)
>e) lot's of weeeeeeee potential in a 1,400lb car
>
>It might be too wide, though.  interfere with the suspension...
>
>just thinking aloud......  I have no plans of converting the midget...
>
>Mike
>
>PS:  All wise ass comments will be ignored and deleted. "Hey! where's that 
>delete key"

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