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Old 28-02-09, 08:50 AM
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Default Alternative (green) Engines

I think that nobody is looking at engines from a business aspect, the reason
the American V8's are used is that it is a simple powerful engine at Rock
Bottom Price. If you change this for a modern multi-cylinder engine from Europe
the price for the car would shoot though the roof. So with cars taking 2000
hours to build plus the difference in cost of a new engine and gearbox, it
would put the car into a whole new price group, so may be best to stick to an
established formulae especially as there may a few V8 engines on the market at
knock down prices.
My regards,
Bellerophon
 


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