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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobrajet View Post
    Awesome project! I was waiting for somebody to do a swap like this. The 3A92 is pretty much apocalypse-proof, and should serve you well.

    We have logged hundreds of thousands of miles here, and I am not sure anyone has had any need to take one of these engines apart yet.
    Ah, well... they don't take kindly to being over-revved. Aside from that, they're pretty darned reliable!




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    Quote Originally Posted by Loren View Post
    Ah, well... they don't take kindly to being over-revved. Aside from that, they're pretty darned reliable!

    I think if you downshift into first gear at 50 mph on dirt you might be okay!

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    Man I bet this thing is a ton of fun! When I was in high school this one dude I knew built a dune buggy like thing like that with a snowmobile engine and it was pretty quick. I can imagine with a car engine it's even faster.
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