Bet you would make up the MPG difference if the FM II car ran the skinny tires.
Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim South Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Increaqsing Miata 1.6 MPG (lpc) Here's a data point for you. I have a mechanically dead stock '91 and a '91 FMII with Link. Both cars have hardtops and split duty as highway commuters. The stock car rides on 195 section width tires, the FMII on 215. The stock cars gets about 32 MPG when driven lightly, ~70 MPH cruise, The FMII car gets 30-31. The FMII car has a 4:10 Torsen as well, and is wired for sequential injection. YMMV. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 6:39 AM Subject: Re: Increaqsing Miata 1.6 MPG (lpc) It is a tall engine. I believe one of the Jeep Liberty bellhousings can be used to convert it to RWD as it was the base engine for a while. The Neon gets good milage compared to the Miata primarily from ECU tuning and somewhat from the fact it is FWD. You would have to adapt the Neon ECU as running it on the Miata ECU would give you the same milage issues. My opinion is not to spend the money and time to convert to a Neon engine but get an ECU and tune the existing Miata engine. If you insist on a swap the Protege had a SOHC 1.8 that drops in and accomplishes the same thing. You would still need an ECU. Hey I wonder if the neon motor would fit as a swap? That would be 45MPG easy, and more power and lots more torque. And you can beat the snot out of it just as much. Seriously, wonder if the dimensions work out. _____ Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new <http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001> twists on family favorites at AOL Food. _____ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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