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> MPG Contest, Who wants to play??
r_towle
post May 7 2008, 08:25 PM
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I started this on another site...not alot of joiners.
The idea is to test, tune, and tweek your car, and your driving style, to get the most MPG in a 914.
This is a redo of a contest that the NY region did with 356's back in the day.
These guys got 70mpg with one guy getting 100mpg.
Alot of it is tuning, more if it is driving style.

Here are the ground rules.
We have several classes.
1.7, 1.8, 2.0, 2.0/6, and modified (all the rest of you), and vendors (special class)
This is for 914's

Using the honor system the goal is to win the mpg goal in your class.

I am in 1.7 and aiming for 40mpg this first round out..
The contest will run from Memorial Day till Labor Day...this gives us all time to change things and tune things.

This is meant to be fun with the 914magazine offering t-shirts as the prize...so its not meant to be for cheating.

So, if you want to join, list the following.
year, motor, tire size
Use GPS or highway mileage markers to verify your odometer so we are all being fair.

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r_towle   MPG Contest   May 7 2008, 08:25 PM
Wanna9146   2 gallons has lasted me almost 1 yr. Of cours...   May 7 2008, 08:31 PM
Vacca Rabite   The electric guys are going to smoke us. Well, ok...   May 7 2008, 08:51 PM
racunniff   The electric guys are going to smoke us. Well, o...   May 7 2008, 09:24 PM
r_towle   * The electrics would have to drive the same kind...   May 7 2008, 09:26 PM
racunniff   * The electrics would have to drive the same ...   May 7 2008, 09:28 PM
jcd914   Is there a required minimum distance covered? If ...   May 7 2008, 08:52 PM
SirAndy   So, if you want to join, list the following. year...   May 7 2008, 09:17 PM
r_towle   damn, 24mpg for that beast is pretty interesting. ...   May 7 2008, 09:22 PM
SirAndy   BTW (OT) I found an article in Up Fixen der Porsc...   May 7 2008, 09:25 PM
Root_Werks   Keeeerap, my 914 would loose right now (carbs suck...   May 7 2008, 09:23 PM
r_towle   Record miles driven, term and type of charge...you...   May 7 2008, 09:35 PM
racunniff   Record miles driven, term and type of charge...yo...   May 7 2008, 11:00 PM
SGB   I'm in. 2.0 liter group I think all these wi...   May 7 2008, 10:06 PM
r_towle   fill it to the top, drive it for a while..fill it ...   May 7 2008, 10:13 PM
ChrisNPDrider   1972 1.7, tires TBD This is awesome! I just s...   May 7 2008, 10:17 PM
r_towle   lookup "low roll resistant tires" The ti...   May 7 2008, 10:19 PM
r_towle   So far here is the list. Class 1 (1.7) Towle, 72 1...   May 7 2008, 10:28 PM
Root_Werks   I'll be in for class 5 1976 914-6 Modified 2....   May 7 2008, 10:56 PM
jd74914   My 1.8 should be registered in 2 or 3 weeks, once ...   May 7 2008, 10:59 PM
type47   i'd like to participate just for the fun of it...   May 8 2008, 11:10 AM
Travis Neff   I am in, just fixed the odo over the weekend. 72 ...   May 8 2008, 11:17 AM
r_towle   Updated list of contestants Class 1 (1.7) r_towl...   May 8 2008, 11:37 AM
racunniff   Updated list of contestants ... SGB 2.0 liter c...   Jun 3 2008, 11:00 PM
SGB   I think modified with stock displacement should go...   May 8 2008, 11:50 AM
keske968   Awesome... I'm the first in class 4!!...   May 8 2008, 03:18 PM
SGB   I have not been tracking, but have barely used the...   Jun 3 2008, 11:08 PM
r_towle   Are we still doing this?? If so I would like to re...   Jun 7 2008, 08:57 AM
effutuo101   Driving from Castle Rock Colorado to MOAB UT to Se...   Jun 7 2008, 11:49 AM
SGB   I got Dr Evil to rebuild my gear stack and we talk...   Jun 7 2008, 07:04 PM
r_towle   I got Dr Evil to rebuild my gear stack and we tal...   Jun 8 2008, 02:00 PM
9146986   Is a new 914 (986) eligible? A year ago I did a h...   Jun 8 2008, 11:13 AM
HAM Inc   As tall as the stock 5th is I feel that a stroker ...   Jun 8 2008, 11:24 AM
toon1   As tall as the stock 5th is I feel that a stroker...   Jun 8 2008, 11:58 AM
toon1   I got Dr Evil to rebuild my gear stack and we ta...   Jun 8 2008, 02:43 PM
dw914er   How do you sign up? Ill be in class 1 (73 1.7) (i...   Jun 8 2008, 03:08 PM
orthobiz   I'm in. Stock FI 1.8 1974 205/55 tires Only h...   Jun 8 2008, 07:58 PM
SGB   I've conceded to the easy. I'll track ...   Jun 8 2008, 10:22 PM
HAM Inc   I think it has to do with the pin hts and long s...   Jun 9 2008, 08:41 AM
toon1   Jake seems to be very tight lipped about this engi...   Jun 9 2008, 08:54 AM
HAM Inc   I think it's a sweet combo. It's not bruti...   Jun 9 2008, 01:28 PM
r_towle   I will update this thread later tonight to include...   Jun 9 2008, 05:22 PM
racunniff   I will update this thread later tonight to includ...   Jun 17 2008, 09:31 AM
SGB   This thread needs two spinoffs- Rich's re-gear...   Jun 17 2008, 05:30 PM
black73   Is this thing on?..... My stock 73 1.7 Djet is g...   Jul 8 2008, 04:27 PM
Rusty   Carbed 1.7. Average 28.1 MPG during 1010 miles......   Jul 8 2008, 09:06 PM
Elliot Cannon   THOMAS had a 1.7 with single throat carbs and got ...   Jul 8 2008, 09:18 PM
toon1   I'm not playing(probly should) but I just rece...   Jul 9 2008, 05:14 PM
SGB   On my trip from Huntsville to Charlotte I was gett...   Jul 9 2008, 05:54 PM
Joe Owensby   When my '73 1.7 was fairly new, it routinely g...   Sep 1 2008, 07:54 AM
Al Meredith   I drove my 1976 912E to Charlotte for the PCA even...   Sep 1 2008, 08:50 AM
Root_Werks   I drove my 1976 912E to Charlotte for the PCA eve...   Sep 2 2008, 08:48 AM
racunniff   Well, it's Labor Day, the end of our little co...   Sep 1 2008, 10:14 PM
SGB   Well.... How do you hold a gallon of electricity ...   Sep 1 2008, 10:22 PM
r_towle   I consider the consumables as part of your math......   Sep 1 2008, 10:28 PM
racunniff   I consider the consumables as part of your math.....   Sep 1 2008, 10:51 PM
racunniff   ...This gets it to 19.7 cents per mile. Which...   Sep 1 2008, 10:53 PM
Dr. Roger   my buddy clifford swears he got a combined highway...   Sep 1 2008, 10:53 PM


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