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> Very fuel efficient 914 for sale, 44MPG??
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post Oct 13 2005, 10:49 PM
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44MPG? Maybe down hill with a tail wind. I got 28.7MPG round trip to Moab for the RRC
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post Oct 13 2005, 11:05 PM
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QUOTE (MW 914 @ Oct 13 2005, 09:49 PM)
44MPG? Maybe down hill with a tail wind. I got 28.7MPG round trip to Moab for the RRC

i got 35mpg out of my 1.8L with D-Jet. and i drove it fairly hard ...

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QUOTE (MW 914 @ Oct 13 2005, 09:49 PM)

44MPG? Maybe down hill with a tail wind. I got 28.7MPG round trip to Moab for the RRC

Maybe he's a REAL granny on the throttle (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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later cars are more aerodynamic....

That'll give ya 2mpg...

And jake gets 45 on his engines. 44 at 60mph...

betcha thats how he gets it..
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post Oct 13 2005, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 13 2005, 09:05 PM)
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44MPG?  Maybe down hill with a tail wind.  I got 28.7MPG round trip to Moab for the RRC

i got 35mpg out of my 1.8L with D-Jet. and i drove it fairly hard ...

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By default, isn't that what I have with my 75 1.8?

Damn! How did you get that kinda mileage??
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post Oct 13 2005, 11:36 PM
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So what would you call that shade of red? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)
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post Oct 14 2005, 01:12 AM
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My dual progressive 1.8L bus motor got right at 30 mpg at the RRC while being flogged most of the time. What really impressed me was that John's (VegasRacer) CIS 3.0L six got somewhere around 28 mpg on the same trip!
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MattRs 914 gets over a hundred miles per gallon..

On Jack Stands (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

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post Oct 14 2005, 03:02 AM
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Tell me more about the 1.8 L bus engine. How EXACTLY did you achive that figure? Pretty please....?
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QUOTE (MW 914 @ Oct 13 2005, 10:17 PM)
By default, isn't that what I have with my 75 1.8?

well, not exactly. first, you got L-Jet, not D-Jet. which shouldn't make much difference in itself. but your car is MUCH heavier than mine out of the box. my car is a '70.

also, you got all that smog stuff on your motor, which will rob you of some power ...

there was nothing special about my 1.8L. oilbath air filter, SSI HEs and a manta muffler. ran like a champ and got good gas-milage ...

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QUOTE (bottomend @ Oct 14 2005, 01:02 AM)
Tell me more about the  1.8 L bus engine. How EXACTLY did you achive that figure? Pretty please....?

My motor is running dual weber progressives, which is pretty odd, I've never seen another set for the type 4. They don't offer any advantage as far as fuel economy though. I think it all comes down to proper jetting. When I was up in Moab, my idle dropped 300 rpm from being too fat at the higher elevations. I really did drive the car hard. The motor pulls well up to 5500 rpm, so it may not have a stock bus cam in it. If I drove nice and didn't open up the secondaries, I wouldn't be surprised if it got 35mpg or better.

Just make sure not to go too lean, engines don't like that. A little fat is much better than a little lean. If you can get ahold of an LM-1 air/fuel meter you can dial everything in just right. Good luck.
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 14 2005, 09:26 AM)
QUOTE (MW 914 @ Oct 13 2005, 10:17 PM)
By default, isn't that what I have with my 75 1.8?

well, not exactly. first, you got L-Jet, not D-Jet. which shouldn't make much difference in itself. but your car is MUCH heavier than mine out of the box. my car is a '70.

also, you got all that smog stuff on your motor, which will rob you of some power ...

there was nothing special about my 1.8L. oilbath air filter, SSI HEs and a manta muffler. ran like a champ and got good gas-milage ...

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L-jet, D-jet....I can't ever remember which one mine has. They are all the same at my level of wrenching skills. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)


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post Oct 14 2005, 12:44 PM
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In my 912E I have gotten 38 many times and up to 42 with a female driving it...

The Super 2 Liter will stomp them all though!

I should be 100% finished with it this weekend.
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will the super 2 liter ( IIRC the fuel efficient one) be available as a kit, or just as a turnkey solution?
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post Oct 14 2005, 03:44 PM
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More than likely only in KIT form.. I'm building one for an engine customer as we speak other than the test version, and according to the time we end up with in it I may/ may not be able to offer it in turn key form.. BUT it will be available in kit form most definately.
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