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   Message 101 of 2,177   
   Roger Nelson to Roy Witt   
   Blazer   
   28 Feb 11 09:10:18   
   
   On Sun Feb-27-2011 11:03, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
      
    RW> 26 Feb 11 07:45, Roger Nelson wrote to Craig Healy:   
      
    CH>> The Cummins engine is a four cylinder version of the '89-'93 Dodge   
    CH>> truck 6BT engine.  A lot of parts interchange.  It's a common swap   
    CH>> in many Ford and Chevy delivery vans.  This came out of a Ford.   
      
    RN> You must have done a lot of research on that project.  I have a video   
    RN> here of a Nissan sedan that the owner converted to electric.  Lots of   
    RN> batteries and he (Roy won't believe this) outran a Corvette in a   
    RN> quarter mile race.   
      
    RW> I believe it. Electric motors make instant horsepower vs a piston   
    RW> motor.    
      
   Did I send that video to you?  Correction: It is a Datsun sedan and man, does   
   that car move out!   
      
      
   ...Able was I ere I saw Alba.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LA - (1:3828/7)   

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