What fuel mileage can I expect from a 914-4 and 914-6 from regular driving and commuting? What about from having fun shifting above 5000 rpm? Regular or supreme unleaded gas?

Varies....stock 4 bangers can get 30+ on the highway.....carbs on the same engine or modified low 20s.

Sixers....well in my 3.0/6 with CIS, I was happy to get 18 in town, 22 on the highway. Most times it was 16 and 18 due to my heavy foot....

914/6 or early ('70-'72) 1.7, premium. The rest of the fours use regular (lower compression for smog reasons). With stock EFI, assume 25mpg or thereabouts. Some people get closer to 30 on the freeway, but many never see that. No idea on mileage for the /6, but I'd be willing to bet 20mpg is the rough range.

With stock-ish fours, the power peaks by 4500rpm or so, so no reason to rev it past that. Sixes are, of course, higher revving.

Injected 2.0, lots of interstate, avg 70-80mph around 25mpg.

Here to the store, about 2mpg.

I'd get better mpg, but Otto sold me a defective infection system made from scraps of other totaled pieces of shit, I plan on letting it fall apart, so I can replace it all with something that works.

I plan on taking every chance I get to get some of my $15k back from him in flesh.

What a pice of shit he is.

Sorry for jackin your thread!



M

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnn!

I just did a mileage check on my 914-6. I got a little over 25.5 freeway, at avg speed of 80mph. Around town about 300 miles per tank. Probably do better around town if I kept my foot out of it,( love those on ramps) but what's the point. Love to hear the engine winding up.

On a 914-4 I had in the 80's, I got a little over 31 mpg on a speed run from Alameda to San Diego in 7 1/2 hours down 101. Some where around Pasa Robles my passenger asked my how fast I was going, I said, don't ask. Made it without any tickets too, whoo hoo.

1.8L, D-Jet, 914-4 with wide tires (225), spirited driving, premium gas, around 35 mpg ...

2.1L, Dual 40 IDF Webers, 914-4 with wide tires (225), spirited driving, premium gas, not enough data yet, but seems better than expected ...


Andy

ewh, you better stay away from me, i take it it's contagious?

Andy

2.1 with Djet about 25 in town, freeway runs around 29mpg @ 70-80.
2.0l with carbs about 20 was the best I got.

Geoff

adjusted for speedo/tire error, a little over 27 on the run down the avenue of the giants. 2.0, 40 webers.

kevin

On or Off the jack stands?

10.1 on the highway


Sorry, that's for my V8. You said sixes & fours.

75 2.0 Djet I get 23.5 in town and 29 on the highway.

914-6 2.2T engine. Long trip around 25mpg average, but mostly freeway driving. In town because it's carb'd it drops to around 15-16mpg.

That sucks about Otto, I always heard he was a nice guy? Never bought anything from him though.

Did that Miles/Otto thread make it to classic status?? that was one funny thread......


Geoff

Searching for it, can someone post the link here? Now I am very curious!