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Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
so what will you do with the last 70 mph that will never get used? i'm guessing you have to be going down hill with a wind behind you to hit 50 in it.
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Top speed was rated at 98mph

I've maxed-out the 85mph speedo on level ground a few times, but my motor isn't stock

Stock redline is 6,100rpm, which is pretty good for an archaic all cast-iron OHV pushrod motor
 
Bareback

Bareback

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Sir Napsalot said:
My '80 is rust-free, but my two '78 parts cars both have rust around the bottom edge of the rear glass seal.
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I used to have a friend in the early '80s his wife had one . One day his truck broke down and he takes her car over, he is over six foot tall and over four hundred pounds of redneck.

Here's the funny part, he didn't fit in the car, after blowing the motor in his truck and not being able to get in the car. This dude flips out and rips out the front seat with his bear hands and sits in the back to drive. His elbows stuck out the windows on both sides of the car, it was a site to behold. That MF got on meth and the last time I seen him he might have wade 150# , a fucking bean pole and looked like death.
 
farmerfischer

farmerfischer

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I was outside in the yard working earlier today while it was some what cloudy.. I go and let the chickens out to range around.. they go to their usual spot of leaves at the edge of the yard and start kicking the leaves and twigs around,, all of a sudden i see something get kicked and flung out into the middle of the yard.. its a baby red squirrel,,maybe 6-8 weeks old.. poor guy was covered I fleas and fly eggs.(I washed him/her off). leaves me to believe mamma is gone because it wouldn't be covered in insects if mamma was in the picture... I've looked everywhere for a nest in the trees or one that fell to the ground but haven't found anything.. I'll be watching for more babies.. now I have to go buy some Pedialyte because I'm sure the little guy/girl is dehydrated...
I've been reading everything thing I can find on care for baby orphan squirrels.. In order for it to be properly cared for he's going to need a companion(other baby squirrels ) in order to develop proper squirrel edict so his chances of survival in the wild are increased... Knowing this I'm probably going to have to get ahold of the department of natural resources(DNR) or a rescue center for orphan animals..IMG_20180530_165632.jpg
 
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Fubard

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Sir Napsalot said:
Top speed was rated at 98mph

I've maxed-out the 85mph speedo on level ground a few times, but my motor isn't stock

Stock redline is 6,100rpm, which is pretty good for an archaic all cast-iron OHV pushrod motor
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Just think what she would have done had she not been detuned for the US market, that was the 1.6l Crossflow in the US version, iirc, and the 1.3l EU version had more grunt because we didn't have California emissions laws, or something like that.
 
Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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Fubard said:
Just think what she would have done had she not been detuned for the US market, that was the 1.6l Crossflow in the US version, iirc, and the 1.3l EU version had more grunt because we didn't have California emissions laws, or something like that.
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The 1.3L didn't have more "grunt", it had higher compression and a different cam profile which gave it more top-end power. The 1.6L US motors actually had more low-end torque.
 
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Fubard

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Sir Napsalot said:
The 1.3L didn't have more "grunt", it had higher compression and a different cam profile which gave it more top-end power. The 1.6L US motors actually had more low-end torque.
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And the EU version of the same 1.6 crossflow also had more power, the California laws neutered so many cars. IIRC the octane levels of gas differ on each side of the Pond as well, and, of course, it's only been VERY recently that this little country has mandated 10% Ethanol in what is our "regular" E95 gasoline.

You could tune the hell out of these old Kents though, built like tanks they were.
 
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