> On Apr 21, 2016, at 6:44 PM, Joseph Paul <xxxxxx@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> Perhaps you are not understanding some nuances of 'superior performance'? You are unlikely to have ever shoe-horned a Turbo-charged V-8 into a Ford Pinto which certainly gives it 'superior performance' compared to other Pintos and allows it to compete with cars that would easily outperform its stock versions. And if your opponent came to the race expecting to compete against Pintos with 2L four cylinder engines...well he is in for a surprise. And yes, wholesale replacements of major systems is 'tinkering' to me.

Heh, I had a friend who dropped a Porsche flat six + transaxle into his VW bug.

Surprised the hell out of most muscle car dudes at the lights.

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Bruce Johnson
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