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jBubb
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
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Location: Colorado
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 Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: E85 Chevy Metro |
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Finally took the plunge and converted my MPG project car, a 99' 3 cyl. Chevy Metro to e85 last weekend.
I've hypermilled this car pretty substantially already and average about 60-63 mpg at the moment on E10.
Goal is at least 50mpg on e85. This should be doable?
I have some mods like a WAI & grill block... how would this possibly affect FE running on e85 with the higher temps? |
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enyawix
Joined: 29 Mar 2008
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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If you can find a inexpensive cylinder head, have it milled down to increase compression. Compression help fuel mileage.
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COMP
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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update us when you can  |
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jBubb
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| COMP wrote: | | update us when you can |
Will do.  |
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hotrodfeguy
Joined: 17 Mar 2007
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Location: Green Bay WI
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Have a Metro myself and was looking at rebuilding engine. So I am intrested in this project myself |
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Eric68
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| enyawix wrote: | | If you can find a inexpensive cylinder head, have it milled down to increase compression. Compression help fuel mileage. |
Yeah, or dome pistons.
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hotrodfeguy
Joined: 17 Mar 2007
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Location: Green Bay WI
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| If you were to get the head machined down anyway why not have a welder weld up the sides of the chamber a bit? That would bring up the CR. |
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