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Um, thats not a bumper load. a traditional trailer would have a bumber load. Also, they didnt do any hard braking.

If your correct, this thread is moot point. I'll have to do some research on front wheel drive trans. So on your accord, 4th (assuming it's 1to1) still uses 2 gears? If this is the case, i'm surprised elio didn't consider putting the engine in the back and using a direct drive trans facing...

For those of you that think you would have a slow car or additional clutch ware with direct...your wrong if the trans is speced right. The first gear on a trans with direct as the top gear has a lower 1st gear to compensate for the lower number diff. All the gears are lower. The speed at a...

Adding a wide tire increases rolling resistance. Thats the opposite of what you want to do on a high mpg car

All wheel drive is stupid for a car like this. First off, the weight of you and the motor is mostly in the front wheels creating pretty good traction. Secondly, this is a car specked for high mpg. all wheel drive doesn't only add considerable drive line loss but the added weight on this car...

I know more about trucks then cars, but the idea is the same. Is elio using a direct drive transmission? Running in direct gear instead of overdrive can significantly reduce the power loose caused by the transmission. The loss in top speed can easily be compensated for by useing a different...

I love diesel...the problem with diesel is all the epa crap they now are required to use. It would make the elio less reliable, more expensive, heavier and fitting a dpf on it might take to much room. If it were pre 2006, the elio should definitely have a diesel

im a little concerned about the no power steering. Older rear wheel drive cars have not had power steering, but I don't know of any front wheel drive cares without it. Has anyone actually sat in one and tried turning it from a dead stop? PS is certainly no needed while moving, but might be...

Towing with an elio....um...not a great idea. Lets think about physics for a min. You have a front wheel drive vehicle with a single back wheel. This design makes the back inherently unstable. It can resist some lateral forces, but the front wheels mostly keep the elio in line. This is...

I didn't read the 22 pages, but people keep talking about starter wear. That's not the main problem. Starters are a few hundred to replace. On a tiny engine like the elio, prob even less. I don't care about starter wear i care about engine wear. The worst thing you can do to any engine is...