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Leave the SBC and flat6 conversions out of this.
Who has swapped a different engine into a 914? Something Japanese, great mpg? |
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914-6 GT in waiting ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 19,334 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region ![]() ![]() |
My stock 1.7 would easily get 38-40 mpg on the highway at 70-75mph. Why bother with an engine swap. Just use a 1.7 in good tune and the right tires.
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My stock 1.7 would easily get 38-40 mpg on the highway at 70-75mph. Why bother with an engine swap. Just use a 1.7 in good tune and the right tires. I also have gotten into the 38's with a stock 1.7 the MPS was not readjusted for today's fuel, so likely running slightly lean brant |
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