MPG with V8/914, very mild cam, megasquirt FI unit |
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MPG with V8/914, very mild cam, megasquirt FI unit |
bd1308 |
Apr 6 2005, 02:16 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
I was pondering a conversion such as this one for my 914.....what MPG could i expect?
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ewdysar |
Apr 6 2005, 04:32 PM
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What happens here, stays here. Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Altadena, CA Member No.: 3,030 |
I am skeptical of a 30+mpg V8 conversion. I'd be very impressed to see one at 25. 20 is do-able, but you probably need to change your overall gearing. I haven't seen 15 during break-in with close to stock gearing (2750 rpm @ 70 mph). (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) The car's getting dyno tuned right now, valve adjust, distributor re-curve, carb jetting. There had better be some mileage improvement but it's not going to double...
I'll be going with taller tires after my flares, 205/50x15 now, probably go to 255/50x16, an increase of about 13%. Anybody else got actual mileage numbers on a V8 conversion? That said... YMMV (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Eric |
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