I knew I answered this sarcastically last year...
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Originally Posted by bgd73
1/04/09 My goal sounds evil:
I do have less than 1.8 liters, in a boxer engine, and awd. It is hopelessly in the 30s mpg. the hitachi carb is the most einsteinal feedback success story of its generation (as say comparing to a chevette with the horrible holley feedback). anyway, I put bigger wheels, the tune ups, cleaning, a bunch of things to make efficient..and ya know what happened?
The bigger wheels increased top end, the little boxer loved it. 70 feet of weld strengthened it. I increased my confidence to haul a complete subaru engine in the back up and over hills and through the woods: It is still 30s mpg.
A recent holiday venture to boston, in the 80s 90s and yea tickling triple digits (not a gangsta back off- all part of an unforgetable experiment) was in the 40s mpg with snow treads howling down the highway.
To my resolution: After the facts of this car, to hell with all of them. I won't even try.
In fact, I seek power for work returned as part of the fuel consumption for now on.The extincted 3 main boxer makes all manufactures a retarded jackass. A v8 diesel has had my imagination since talk of the v8 for american trucks, etc. a few years ago. some of the projects (like the big ol impala the dragstip beating a lambo) has me intrigued, but it seems a wealthy bunch is driving those around, too new for me and my visegrips and duct tape.
My resolution may be to find another 3 main boxer project, if it means pulling it out of a junk pile. maybe a beetle, I have a sube.
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I still feel the same. I could not pursue another boxer, I had to survive a hit and run in sept 2009....the year ended with approx 140 hours of weld, 80 pounds of steel, a real paint job, and a cold air intake at all times, all maine weather (My biggest lesson of last year, and well, many years: heat riser unnecessary)
I didn't buy any extras..but did manage to make a 5 foot five completely flat roof rack with extra stuff, and it is a rugged one...I learned the angle of the windshield is perpendicular enough to keep a rack on with no notice, except for the ends (wider than the roof)
..and the custom resonator. I am real glad I put that in. Heat riser unnecessary.
Goals for 2010: I do have a complete 9.5:1 fuel injected ea82 under 100k miles... I want to rework 2 of the 6 cylinder heads I have to the +1mm smooth intake, and bore the exhaust +2 (I have that done already) and some other mods to the heads, I have photos of them mostly complete. I need to remove valves and dremel . The goal is to step up the extremely conservative 9.0:1 carb now to approx 9.8-10.2. My original carb had a crazy supercharge, hence the odd compression you may find in the late 70s american...if anyone remembers what waste of v8s those were...the boxer does not suffer as badly.
...Then use the fuel injected intake, it is bigger, and straight shot custom fit the hitachi, on the fi intake, to the ported heads, on the 9.5:1 engine with the carb cam casings and copper gaskets at .030 to .040
c/n pieces of 3 different engines, a custom head work.
an understimated guess is well under 14 second quarters, and 35mpg to yet again-.. 60 mpg mythologically. All on 3psi fuel...
if this goes well, some t rated street tread will be worthwhile. the monster tread and rally sounds is fitting for the old buggy as it is..
seems alot, but most of it is done...amd cosmetics where peolpe can't see, gotta get to that this year with a mig.
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