Adamant
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I'd gladly pay a few hundred bucks more if it meant hitting 84mpg or better. Hell, if the base price was $10,000 for the mpg to sit at 115+, I'd gladly take that too.
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Is 84mpg Even Possible?
- Thread starter OldAFGuy
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I'd gladly pay a few hundred bucks more if it meant hitting 84mpg or better. Hell, if the base price was $10,000 for the mpg to sit at 115+, I'd gladly take that too.
TeamCoconutOreo
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Noooooo!!!!!!! That's like replacing a New York strip for a McDonald's burger patty at Ruth's Chris! A 240D needs a proper engine if you are to make a hot rod out of it, a 5.0l M119 would be quite nice for example.
TeamCoconutOreo
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I have nothing against a good engine swap, especially for a V8. I'm just not a fan of unoriginal. A Chevy V8 into almost anything is kind of unoriginal. A Caddy 472/500 for example in to an RX-7 is a win all day long, with it's intermediate block dimensions and weight it pretty much fits anywhere a 350 fits. So much cooler though!
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bowers baldwin
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Well it gets a bit tricky when you tread new ground, putting an turbo V6 from a Grand Nash would have been cooler, but there are already kits for putting a 302 into an Rx7 (motor mounts, linkages, cross members etc) and most of all there are plenty of people to ask questions if you get stuck on something. Braking new ground is cool, but it can be a pain in the butt when you get jammed and there's nowhere to turn for experienced help.
DAVID BROWER
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Noooooo!!!!!!! That's like replacing a New York strip for a McDonald's burger patty at Ruth's Chris! A 240D needs a proper engine if you are to make a hot rod out of it, a 5.0l M119 would be quite nice for example.
THIS WAS A BIG CHEAP CAR THAT I GOT FOR 500 BUCKS
I GOT IT WITH A BLOWN ENGINE . IT WAS A 4 SPEED FROM THE FACTORY .
I SOLD THE TRANNY TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDED IT AND GOT A SWEETHEART DEAL
ON A NEW LONG BLOCK 350 FOR $1200 .
IN THE END I JAZZED IT UP WITH THE FULL GLASS EURO HEADLIGHTS
AND A HUGE WEBASTO SUNROOF .
I HAD LOTS OF GOOD FUN DUSTING OFF THE 300TD GUYS .
ON THE DOWNSIDE , PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS TRYING TO PASS ME OUT ON THE ROAD
THINKING IT WAS A SLOWPOKE WITH THE 240D NOMENCLATURE .
THIS WAS A BIG CHEAP CAR THAT I GOT FOR 500 BUCKS
I GOT IT WITH A BLOWN ENGINE . IT WAS A 4 SPEED FROM THE FACTORY .
I SOLD THE TRANNY TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDED IT AND GOT A SWEETHEART DEAL
ON A NEW LONG BLOCK 350 FOR $1200 .
IN THE END I JAZZED IT UP WITH THE FULL GLASS EURO HEADLIGHTS
AND A HUGE WEBASTO SUNROOF .
I HAD LOTS OF GOOD FUN DUSTING OFF THE 300TD GUYS .
ON THE DOWNSIDE , PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS TRYING TO PASS ME OUT ON THE ROAD
THINKING IT WAS A SLOWPOKE WITH THE 240D NOMENCLATURE .
Your not dis'n my v8 swap are ya? ( just fun'n ya ! )
-keep in mind, a 1970 Corona is about as big as a 1970 VW bug, maybe a few inches longer at most.
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karl
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Was not so long ago that 300HP made you a bad boy. That is routine for a six and more than a few 4's today.
Yep, the Chevota, couldn't pop a wheelie. Somehow the CG and hp was right such that it just went forward rather than pop. Had a kegger gas tank up front. But, man, did it ever go! I simply didn't need 1st gear, total waist of time. Just used 2nd and 3rd. Clutching on second felt like 1st gear, cept all said and done you could be going 30-55 at that point. Maybe 1st could have popped, didn't actually try very hard for a wheelie.
DittoI am a Grand Caravan owner too
Have an 06 3.3 that soldiers on
TeamCoconutOreo
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Oh, I know exactly what a Corona is! I like, but a chevy? I have personally seen two Chevy powered Coronas and three powered by Supra engines. All cool, but tell me a Toyota V8 from a Lexus or a full size Toyota wouldn't be super cool! Come on. I dare you..... LOL this is fun. My mind is going wild with all the possibilities!