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Re: is a 2 cylinder enough power for a car?
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Posted by Duallie on March 26, 2006 at 12:21:36 from (209.193.21.36):
In Reply to: is a 2 cylinder enough power for a car? posted by projectman65 on March 24, 2006 at 10:07:47:
I once had the honor of working with an older man who could and already had built everything. His own forklift, wood lath mill, Olds-powered/Buick-suspended/20" disc-wheeled GMC 1.5ton in the early 60's, 20"x12"(you read that right)lathe, etc etc. Anyway, his last three projects before he died was an 8hp 3/4 scale roadster, a 5/8 scale 11hp jeep, and an unfinished 3/4 scale model T with home turned rims with wood spokes. His Jeep was licensed for road use as a homebuilt and would do 55 mph. All he did to gear it down was a 2:1 double belt drive to a normal (but small) 4speed transmission. The mpg was high enough that a quart of gas would last for 45 minutes of trail riding!
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