The new eco-ride...

[2000mc]

seems like i saw something that said the 97 sc1 had a cd of .33 and the sc2 was .31 and the only difference that might have benefited the sc2 over the sc1 was the spoiler. i know a number of sc1s dont have a spoiler, might not have been an option in 97? i dont know. but then alot of sc1s (mine included) do have a spoiler. also with it removed the trunk ends witha round end that i think would hurt ya.

i've thought about taking off mine despite all that, but i wouldnt take it off without testing first.

[cfg83]

MetroMPG and 2000mc -

What was I (not) thinking, It was probably me :

Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - cfg83's Album: Saturn


That's from my super-old Saturn brochure. The only stock difference between the SC1 and the SC2 was the spolier and the tires. On an SC1, OEM tires are 175/70-14. On an SC2, OEM tires are 195/60-15 :




CarloSW2

[cfg83]

Me -

Originally Posted by cfg83

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There is a thread on saturnfans linked to sixthsphere where someone was transferring a turbo-diesel into a SC#. He was doing it for performance, but there is the implication that you could do the same for economy. Lot's of hard-core metal fabrication involved.

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I found the Saturn Diesel transfer thread :

Saturn TDI
Saturn TDI - SaturnFans Forums

Saturn TDI Conversion
Saturn TDI Conversion - TDIClub Forums

CarloSW2

[Oval_Overload]

I think this debate warrants a coast-down test

[Christ]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Me -



I found the Saturn Diesel transfer thread :

Saturn TDI
Saturn TDI - SaturnFans Forums

Saturn TDI Conversion
Saturn TDI Conversion - TDIClub Forums

CarloSW2

Love it. Read the whole thread. Interesting that there's more of a thread on it at the VW forum than there is at the Saturn forum...

I'm surprised I haven't seen it on VWVortex, yet... maybe overlooked it?

[cfg83]

Christ -

It was also on sixthsphere, but the URL went stale, .

CarloSW2

[Oval_Overload]

OOOOOh my next tank is gonna suck. I just had to run someone to the ER for an asthma related thing. I've been sleeping on benches all night and just now got home; its 6:15 am.

Well, if we learned anything (besides make sure your friends know your allergies) it is that a single-cam Saturn laden with four people (one of them weighing in at about 280) will struggle to pass 82 mph. Thats probably a good thing, because we're all still alive.

The girl I drove to ER is OK, btw

[cfg83]

Oval_Overload -

Originally Posted by Oval_Overload

OOOOOh my next tank is gonna suck. I just had to run someone to the ER for an asthma related thing. I've been sleeping on benches all night and just now got home; its 6:15 am.

Well, if we learned anything (besides make sure your friends know your allergies) it is that a single-cam Saturn laden with four people (one of them weighing in at about 280) will struggle to pass 82 mph. Thats probably a good thing, because we're all still alive.

The girl I drove to ER is OK, btw

Yeah, I'd think the SOHC engine would have been mighty displeased with that many people. In retrospect, there was a life-saving argument to be made that only you and her should have gone to the hospital. But that's not something I would have thought of "in the moment".

Anyway, saving someone is a "good" waste of gas. Lots of gas being well wasted fighting our LA forest fires right now.

CarloSW2

[Oval_Overload]

I'm still trying to solve that pesky idle problem. SCarlet idles like she's shot up on heroin. I scrubbed the EGR and ran Seafoam through the intake, and in my latest effort I stripped all the parts off the throttlebody, cleaned them, and put it all back on the car.

At least I know that I haven't been hurting the earth with carbon emissions, all the carbon was in the intake >.>

Cleaning the TB didn't solve my idle problem, but it did take care of a raspy sound at high RPM. Now she sounds mean!
I'll pick up a new IAC tomorrow and repeat what i did tonight! yay!

[Christ]

Check your coolant temp sensor (ECT)... actually, just replace it if it's not new. They're known to crack and fail (epoxy) and will cause high idle and a rich condition. I'm going to get one today, b/c my wife's Saturn idles high and erratically and doesn't shift correctly.