I went to ABEL Racing yesterday as Wednesday is dyno days.
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I went to ABEL Racing yesterday as Wednesday is dyno days.
So a car today with injection and OD should double that MPG. That was old crude stuff then.. The old carbed civic CVCC engine would get over 50 mpg.
Something went wrong somewhere with the MPG today that cars are getting.
I think it is the deal if they get really good MPG the CAFE standards for MPG will be increased too much and so they play it safe and keep MPG low.
4bt is a putz, good to run a generator though.
I have driven some stock 5.3's and am deeply saddened by the lack of real power for such an expensive and supposed to be well thought out engine.
In modified form they do good though.
If I do not count the stuff I had laying around I only have $3600 in the entire car that includes the 1500 I paid for it and $100 primer.
Which is about 1000 more than I wanted to have tied up in it.
LS gets costly
Build that 283 and start hunting ebay for an old 3x2 intake.
283s and 327s are my favorite SBCs. Yay short strokes. I have a built 283 in my truck and I want to slap a 3x2 on it one day. Old school rules. Cooler than an LS by far.
I might pick up a good 283 block and slowly start putting it together ridiculously. 283 fuelie was one of the first engines to make 1hp per CI.
I take it that is not a stock 3.9 liter 4BT 105HP at 2300 rpm and 265lb-ft at 1600 rpm.
1976 350 chevy is also a putz and many others in stock form.
Please tell me that 3.9 is not running in stock form in that Camaro.
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