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H-Man · 02-28-2013, 01:09 AM

I would kick around the idea of converting the engine to EFI, some of the first gen systems put the injectors where the carburetor is, I recon that that kind of system could be chipped to run the engine right and in lean burn when possible. My dad has a suburban with a 3 speed automatic (no lockup torque converter,) a 4:10 rear end, a 454 that dynos at 350 hp to the tires, and knobby tires that gets 10 MPG because the engine runs in lean burn mode most of the time.
The 454 has a 8.something:1 compression ratio too, so it wasn't the most efficient.

02-28-2013, 01:09 AM	#61 (permalink)
H-Man The brake pedal is evil Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 401 Denny's Detector - '08 Mercury Grand Marquis Taserface - '17 Chevy Volt Thanks: 5 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	I would kick around the idea of converting the engine to EFI, some of the first gen systems put the injectors where the carburetor is, I recon that that kind of system could be chipped to run the engine right and in lean burn when possible. My dad has a suburban with a 3 speed automatic (no lockup torque converter,) a 4:10 rear end, a 454 that dynos at 350 hp to the tires, and knobby tires that gets 10 MPG because the engine runs in lean burn mode most of the time. The 454 has a 8.something:1 compression ratio too, so it wasn't the most efficient. __________________ Getting sensor data off of a pre OBDII Toyota ECU via TDCL. All of this is on E10: Project E is my current focus.