On Fri Mar-29-2013 11:48, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RN>> My Mercedes is a 4-cyl.   
    RW>> Sad...really sad.   
      
    RN> Why is that?   
      
    RW> I find that a 4 cyl car leaves a lot to be desired.   
      
   If I were 20 years old, I would agree.  (-:   
      
    RN> This MB has a little over 191k on it and runs like a jackrabbit.   
      
    RW> That makes my 94k mile Z28 run like a stripped-ass ape! Wanna race?   
      
   That has to be a rhetorical question.   
      
    RW> Don't mention superior gas mileage either.   
      
   I'm doing alright.  My only gripe is I have to use premium gas, i.e., 93   
   octane.   
      
    RN> It doesn't have the overpowering V-8 the Mark VIII has, but for the   
    RN> driving I do, it is more than adequate.   
      
    RW> So were Model-Ts back in their day. Then along came 1932 and   
    RW> changed it all.   
      
   (-:   
      
    RW>> You could probably get the specs from Engel, if they still exist.   
      
    RN> They do.   
      
    RW> Lobe seperation angle, lift and duration...   
      
   I believe anyone could get the specs if I spelled Engle correctly.  (-:   
      
    RN>> Did you like that last picture I sent?   
      
    RW>> The one that said; The L.A. Zoo has an African lion, the White   
    RW>> House has a lyin' African 8^) yeup.   
      
    RN> Did I send the one with the black smoke coming from the White House   
    RN> chimneys?   
      
    RW> Yeup.   
      
   Glad you liked them.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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