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#1 starchland

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 08:47 PM

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 09:07 PM

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0901 Grill block removed (engine heat steady at 234 degrees F, would overheat if traveling over 60mph, not suitable if emergency speed required)

So when he blows his engine from putting 800 miles per week at high running temperatures... how will that factor into his gas money saved?

If I was driving that "lightly" I'd rather put 87 octane to save some money rather than run the engine hot.

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 10:56 PM

ahahah. blocking radiator flow is the stupidest "mod" I have ever heard of. What happens if he gets a bad batch of gas? or a small leak in the radiator? factor of safety just went down from like 1.2 to 1.000001.

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 11:40 PM

:egads: seriously??

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 12:55 AM

lol-His next “planned mod” is a boat tail.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:01 AM

What is a boat tail? I dont get how blocking the air flow into the radiator has increased his gas mileage by like 80% over stock...

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:11 AM

dumb but nice gas numbers.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:14 AM

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:15 AM

oooooh That's gonna be the hot new mod!!!!!!

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:30 AM

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Ummm doesnt higher octane fuel actually burn colder than lower octane?

From what I know we only use higher octane to prevent engine knocking given that it burns at a lower yet steadier rate.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 01:55 AM

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Ummm doesnt higher octane fuel actually burn colder than lower octane?

From what I know we only use higher octane to prevent engine knocking given that it burns at a lower yet steadier rate.

I don't really understand what you're saying.

1. He's running his engine at >230 degrees. That's hot. Engines suffer when hot. Oil doesn't lube well when hot. He can't go over 60mph or put any load on the engine without it getting even hotter.

2. That's regardless of whatever octane he's running.

3. My point was that blocking the radiator to improve aero and improve gas mileage is robbing Peter to pay Paul.

4. If you wanted to save money on gas (without resorting to blocking off your radiator), you could run cheaper gas and drive like a granny... thereby not needing higher octane gas. Temps would be far lower than 230 because of effective cooling.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:08 AM

True.. you would save money with 87, but at the probable expense of engine knocking. Sure you can get away with it but who wants to feed their baby with fuel that knocks them upside the mouth

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:23 AM

I think his factory MPG is too low. We have all gotten better MPG.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:27 AM

Hm. by the way, running lower octane actually INCREASEs gas mielage (as long as the car doesnt pull timing due to knockage). Lower octane fuel has a higher energy content, IIRC.

By the way, is this guy who did this who I think it is? Someone was asking earlier how to get the car to run hotter to get better gas mileage...hmm

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:29 AM

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When I worked at Ford, My delivery truck would get better MPG if I used 91. If I used 87 it would knock like crazy.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 07:11 AM

Remember tho depending on location only premium gas
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 07:16 AM

Impressive mileage without a doubt, but its such a waste of a fine car..
get a prius & sell the S2k to someone who will use it for what its made for

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 07:35 AM

Amazing how most of you have nothing to contribute to his thread. Pretty cool to see that our cars have that kind of potential, I've actually been getting 26-27mpg city only but I don't really get on it at all.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 08:25 AM

Not really that amazing. Discussion forums are there for sharing opinions as well as facts.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 08:27 AM

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True.. you would save money with 87, but at the probable expense of engine knocking.

You're not going to have "probable knocking" with 87 octane if you're driving in a manner that conserves gasoline.

That was the other part of my point.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 08:47 AM

Overheating is a great way to cause all sorts of problems.

With my bone stock AP1 and sport tires at 35psi I was able to squeak out 34 mpg all highway on the way back from the Dragon last year. I didn't have to create hazardous conditions for my engine to do it and averaged 67 mph.

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 09:48 AM

it says there he's already removed the grill block and air dams because it was overheating above 60mph

basically he just has low RR tires and a removed passenger seat now it seems.

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yeah, i read that, but not all manuals are correct.....

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 10:01 AM

what ever happened to just doing and electric motor conversion....
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