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Subject:Re: Constant speed prop question
From:George Patterson
Date:Fri Sep 01 13:00:12 2000


Peter wrote:

> If you put a Spitfire engine in a car then you probably wont need
> much of a gearbox... but you will pay a heavy price in fuel
> consumption.

Not necessarily. I recall a blurb in Mechanix Illustrated back in the mid 60s
about a fellow that did this. He found a Merlin in a salvage yard and had it
installed in his Silver Cloud. He said he got the same mileage (about 16 mpg)
before and after.

George Patterson, N3162Q.



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