How will you get 70-80MPG?
_____ From: Robert McElwee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: LPC How much MPG improvement is possible Sorry, but if gas hits $10/gal you probably won't be driving the Miata. Spending $3000 to mod your Miata to get 40MPG isn't a very good game plan. I mentioned something about an upcoming project in the "how much is this turbo car worth" thread. My project, if it ever gets off the ground, will be a 70-80 MPG car. I guess the cat is out of the bag now... BTW, doubling my 20 MPG to 40 MPG would save me around $400 a year (fuel - additional taxes, insurance, etc). This is if I purchased an economy beater and kept the other cars I have. High MPG doesn't give you a huge cost savings unless gas prices really go up. My boss bought some oil stocks as his hedge against high gas prices. The rational is anything extra he spends at the pump is offset by return on investment. Sounds like an OK idea to me. 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 -- Robert McElwee and Red Beast 1991 T25 Turbo @ 15 PSI Link ECU, FM IC, 9:1 pistons Over 400 lbs of "added lightness" www.lightweightmiata.com Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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