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Originally Posted by euromodder
Those are 40mpg on the unrealistic EU cycle.
It wouldn't get a 40 mpg rating from the EPA.
But it would get considerably better FE in a lighter car, with longer gearing.
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Well THANKS for bursting my bubble!
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
Especially when different car companies and vehicle frames are involved. As an intellectual exercise, OK, but 'in real life' ... OWCH! - motor mounts
- transmission/transaxle
- steering linkage
- computer(s) and wiring harnesses
- transaxle shifter and parking pawl
- accelerator cable vs. new engine
- half-shafts from transaxle to wheels
- suspension points for MacPherson struts
It would be unbelievably complicated and expensive. But you have a Chevy now so I'm curious about why speculate about a 2000 Echo?
It might be easier to find a used Prius or Honda hybrid and start with an integrated system that user reports already show better than 40 MPG including city driving.
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It *was* more of an intellectual exercise. The Echo was my first car and I have a Chevy now. I like to keep a car as long as I can, and I'm going back and forth on whether to keep replacing parts in my current one until the end of time until a really fuel efficient car comes out that I feel comfortable buying
OR when my engine fails, just getting something like an Insight or Prius.
And that's the reason I've become interested in the general idea of putting a different engine in a car. Half of it is fun speculation and reading neat stories and imagining I knew everything about engines lol aaaaaand the other half is curiosity with a more practical spin. Okay maybe it's more of an 80/20 split.
Anyway, would ALL those things on your list need to be replaced with a new engine in any case, or just when different companies are involved? The more I consider the practical part of it, the more I remind myself that it's easier and cheaper to get a different car.