Our mazdaspeed with fmii hydra is the best of our cars for mpg. With 2 litre it got 33 all the to Michigan and back. With stock motor record for that car is 36 on a very steady cruise following the trailer at 75mph. I bet the Westfield gets over 40, that's what you *really* need ;-) Actually, just getting rid of the slushbox might help you out some.
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-FLY-MX5S (sales) 970-464-5600 (tech) 2008 FM Open House: August 14-17 ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 3:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: LPC How much MPG improvement is possible An ECU with tuning would help a little as the 1.6 is rather rich in stock form but nothing else in you list will really help much. Lowering the rpm with a 3.909 rear gear or making the displacement smaller with a 1.5 or 1.3 shortblock could both help, but some debate larger displacement with low rpm is the most effecient with an auto (?). If you don't mind 65 hp and a 5000 rpm max you could put in a Festiva 1.3L SOHC engine and get 44 mpg. Randy -----Original Message----- From: brad boston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Miata Power List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 4:25 pm Subject: Re: LPC How much MPG improvement is possible I have seen pictures of an all electric miata... I would guess that you would run into the law of diminishing returns with starting as a miata as a base but I would love to be proven wrong. If it were me I would find a stand alone ECU, get a hard top, strip out as much weight as possible, get the nice new rolling resistance Michelin tires and see where that gets you. BTW, do you have a time frame on that $7 gas? that seems quite a bit higher than most of the predictions that I have heard floating around. Brad On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not talking about putting in a diesel engine like Les Marsh did, but with my wife's 1.6/auto would a link computer, cam change, or other mods get me significantly above 26mpg? Anyone have knowledge and experience with this? With $7 - $10 gas predicted, need choices. thx _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower ________________________________ Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com <http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004> : America's #1 Mapping Site.
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