Re: AMC 2.5 only used in Jeeps, right? RIGHT...almost

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: farna@xxxxxxx
" 
" I've heard of a Spirit with an AMC four, not positive if it was a late
" production or transplant though. More likely a late production, as a
" transplant would require changing transmission as well as different
" engine mounts.

this would mesh with ken siroonian's eagle experience.

" Most of
" the time a smaller engine is false economy -- the engine has to work
" harder and burns nearly as much fuel as a larger one. The Pacer is a
" prime example. The V-8 model only got a couple more mpg than the six,
" but acceleration and overall performance was noticeably better. Ford
" discovered the same between the 200 six and 302 in the mid 80s
" (Fairmont based) T-bird -- the six only got 2-3 mpg more than the V-8
" but other performance was drasticly hampered -- more so than with the
" Pacer. I think the T-bird with the six was over five seconds slower
" 0-60 than the V-8.

this is widely regarded in jeep circles as well - wrangler fours get
just about the same mileage as the six, and having to work harder
don't last as long.

i remember - when i was 12, my folks were shopping for a new station
wagon to replace our '55 chevy.  they settled on another chevy, a bel
air, which was the cheapest version of the biggest car they made.  i
don't know how they figured mpg those days, or even where i read it,
but i remember discovering that the 230 six was good for 20mpg but the
283 got 23!  so naturally i pitched the v8 but dad wouldn't go for it.
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