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Article #220Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
From: woody93lx
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 00:00
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In article <slrn7c0il3.bqe.standard@min.net>, standard@min.net (Joseph Huesmann) wrote: > In article <79peb3$4j9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, woody93lx@my-dejanews.com wrote: > >Yeah, alot of people don't know that a 4cyl or 6cyl can handle much more > >boost than say a pushrod V8....especially compared to what they are at stock. > >And topspeed is more about aerodynamics. 134mph is really respectable as a > >pre '93 Mustang can only do 138mph and an MR2 Turbo did about 141mph (225hp > >vs 200hp) as shown in a Motor Trend top speed battle between these two cars. > > Didn't the MR2s have blowers, rather than turbos? At least the later > ones. > The boxy looking MR2s had an intercooled supercharger in '88. The '91 and up newer body style MR2s had the optional turbo (can't remember if it was twin turbo...I dunno much about the newer ones). I just saw a '91 MR2 Turbo on sale for $3400/obo in the Wash Post today and called up...it was SOLD....Ahhhhhhhhhhh! -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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