Re: Possible Spirit Project

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My Mothers new 83 concord 4dr sedan 258 auto got 28 mpg highway, STOCK!
It should be no problem tomatch those numbers with a 4.0L I wouldin't doubt I'm aproaching that number with the 4.0L 5 speed in my American. As I'm still on the first tank of fuel this summer and have somewhere approaching 300miles on it and the gauge still shows between 1/4 and 1/2 tank!
Mark Price
mprice@xxxxxxxxxx
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 23:03:15 -0600

>12km/litre or 12litre / 100 km? (the usual metric measurment)  :)
>12/100km is 'only' 23.5 per imp.gal.
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>Thanks again for the bumper, Dean.
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>Ken 
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>Quoting reitand@xxxxxxxxx:
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>> So last night I was browsing the 'net looking at AMCs (actually
>> it was TeamAMC's collection I was perusing), when my girlfriend
>> walked in and looked over my shoulder.
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>> After the usual "Are you looking at cars AGAIN?" bit, she said,
>> "You know, the only thing stopping me from driving one of those
>> is the gas mileage."  I pointed out that AMC did make economy
>> cars and showed her some Gremlins and Spirits.  She didn't care
>> for the Gremlin too much but didn't mind the Spirit.
>> 
>> She said, "If you can make one of those get 12km/L (28 MPG in
>> American terms), I'll drive it.  And it has to have AC."
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>> Up until this point, I figured the possibility of her driving an
>> AMC was somewhere between slim and none.  She's somewhat of an
>> enviro-nazi, hence her concern about mileage (and emissions).
>> 
>> I'm thinking the ideal AMC for her would be:
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>> - Spirit hatchback
>> - yellow (her fave color)
>> - five speed (she actually prefers manual, whereas I'm strictly
>>   an automatic driver)
>> - 4.0L inline six (from mid-90s Cherokee?), fuel injection
>> - air conditioning
>> 
>> The primary goal is economy, performance is secondary.  However,
>> I don't want to completely sacrifice one for the sake of the
>> other - hence my desire to avoid the four cylinder which may be
>> somewhat anemic.
>> 
>> Is 28 MPG (highway) a reasonable expectation for a 4.0L in a
>> Spirit?  Is it even a feasible installation?  I'm thinking of a
>> mid-90s or so Cherokee donor, so as to get fuel injection and
>> somewhat up-to-date emissions control.  Ideally I'd obtain the
>> engine and five speed tranny from the same donor vehicle so I'd
>> know they work together.
>> 
>> I haven't rushed out to buy a Spirit or any parts yet.  This is
>> just speculation right now and may never come to fruition, but a
>> guy can dream, can't he?  Anything to keep her from buying a
>> Smart Car!  NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
>> 
>> Dean Reitan
>> Calgary, AB, Canada
>> 1972 Matador, 304
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