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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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What size wheels can I fit?
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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 14 2005, 12:02 PM
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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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