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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
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Subject: Re: Having your cake and....
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Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:58:20 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  8 03:58:20 1985
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> > There's something that's starting to bother me about the
> > super high output fours, such as the turbo daytona, etc.
> > Are these machines reliable?  Gives me pause to think 
>  ... 
> 
> I haven't seen many cars with 4-cyl engines that will run the miles an
> american V8 will without requiring major work(my own BMW 2002-190K and
> never had the head off, is an execption).  I think long term wear can  
> be related to how much of the power of the engine you use.
>  ...                                         Few american
> or japanese cars would last a thousand miles if they were driven flat
> out.

BUNK. Yes, thats what I said.  BUNK.  I put my foot full to the floor
at least 75 percent of the time when I am accelerating from a stop,
and from time to time on the freeway,in my HONDA civic (You have to do
that when you don't have the power of a v8... :-)?) The car now has
about 140K miles on it.  Still doesn't use oil.  Water pump at
about 120k miles has been the total repairs.

>       ...                                                       Very
> few people get full power out of an engine for more than 10 seconds.
>
Again bunk.  Please see above.
>                                    ...                            Some
> people have only two speeds, on and off, but for the rest of us who put
> a lot of miles in traffic where the speed is limited don't use the power
> often.
>
Never been a VW driver eh?  When one grew up on 40 horses, digipedal
was all there was.

> I don't think the reliability of any of the general run of fours will
> be equal the the good V8s though, especially if loaded heavily.

I trust you are speaking only of the turbo fours when making these
comments as they are sure not the case for the non turbos!

-- 

E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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