Factory MPG Figure, 1970 Stock 1.7L D-Jetronic |
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Factory MPG Figure, 1970 Stock 1.7L D-Jetronic |
pbanders |
May 3 2007, 10:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
There are a lot of apocryphal MPG figures out there for the 1.7L 914's. I was wondering what the factory said the MPG was. I poked around on the web and finally found a reference at Automobile Atlanta that George took from some ancient factory brochure. Here's the image:
Pretty blurry! But you can see under the "Performance" section, the third entry is "Fuel Consumption", and it has a figure for the 1.7L. It's pretty hard to read, but if you blow it up, I've figured out that it's: approx. 26.2 mpg (9.0 l/100 km) If you use Google calculator, you can verify that 26.2 mpg is equal to 9.0 l/100 km, so it makes sense. There are no particulars on the driving conditions for this figure, it's probably reasonable to assume this is a combination of city and highway driving. Anyone else have other factory or EPA figures on the 1.7, 1.8, and 2.0L cars? |
Chris Pincetich |
May 3 2007, 01:26 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
My 1.7 is running pretty lean and I get about 35 mpg hwy, less driving in the city and AXing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
My concern is that after an hour at 70 mph/3.5-4K rpms (195/50 tires) my oil temps are 200-210 F on the dip stick gauge, which is a decent thermometer. I'm afraid going too lean, driving up a long hill, head and oil temps would be needing a close watch. Please comment, as I wish to get the most MPG! I will have 1 5/8" Eurorace header on 1.7 stock D-jet, and will probably use a modified high flow air intake (K&N style) soon to support the header (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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