Wow! That's a wake up! thx
_____ From: Chuck Wills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:23 AM To: Robert McElwee Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: LPC How much MPG improvement is possible I picked up an 89 CRX HF a few months ago. It's pretty ratty, but can still manages 40-50mpg. Interesting side note - it came with rock-hard 165/70/13 tires that were shot... so I put on 185/60/14 snows from my Miata and the fuel economy went from 50+ down to 40. So then I tried 205/50/15 (also laying around from the miata project) and the average went up to 42mpg, repeatably. I was just shocked how much of a difference the tire size/type can make. I figure with a little maintenance and some good pizza-cutter tires I should be back up in the 50+mpg range. -Chuck Robert McElwee wrote: I figure a 98 Metro would work just fine. I want something that is ODBII so I can do some datalogging with it. I can't find any nice Metros around here but I am looking... On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:53 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I started with a diesel rabbit but it was just too smelly, noisy, slow and ugly for me. So I sold it and have a line on a '98 3cyl Metro. I may chase down the "Metro XFI" components which are 2 ring pistons, special cam, and special gearing, and maybe computer (still learning). There are web sites with people getting 70+ with these but I suspect they are in very flat areas. What car did you decide on and what other types did u consider? Gas or diesel? _____ From: Robert McElwee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 10:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: LPC How much MPG improvement is possible Start with a car that gets 50+ and start making improvements to it. Getting the base car will take a little time. They are getting hard to find... On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How will you get 70-80MPG? -- 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 -- 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 _____ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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