Oh yea and my VFR has other wiz bang high speed low drag gizmos lie VTEC-E, and airbox flappers that are all supposed to make the engine run more efficiently.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the big issue is that people generally don't know how to tune a > carb anymore. My almost 30 year old brother has never owned a carburated > vehicle. My VFR with its pre and post cat O2 sensors and computer that uses > them to dynamically meter fuel during cruise only gets marginally better gas > mileage over the 750NH 1-2 MPG which is jetted and tuned for best > performance. > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> starting a new thread for this one... >> So let's say you have a well-tuned carburated engine, then you switch it >> to have tuned-port injection (since I would think that would be the most >> realistic swap.) >> >> How would mileage compare? >> >> I know that FI has some benefits such as on cold-starts, but I'm pretty >> sure that 'over all' FI in and of itself only provides marginally better >> fuel mileage. >> >> I know that mileage isn't the only concern when it comes to total >> environmental impact, but for the sake of this thread that's all I'm asking >> about. >> >> ...cause I'm not convinced that (well-tuned) carbs versus FI will >> make-or-break a mileage comparison. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
