I was not trying to be a dick. I was just saying my 2 cents. I get people ask me all the time whats the mpg. I say the same thing if that is a issue that is not the car for you.
Yes, I'm actually pretty happy considering E85 commands at least 35% more fuel wot than gasoline. You averaging 11mpg on gas is eye popping....you been a bad boy! Lol. Mine kind of driving style.
Also, possibly like you said....that bigger 2.9 has more parasitic loss, even over a 2.3.
I know with the blowers on the work bench turning over the 2.9s was MUCH harder by hand. My Eaton I could spin with two fingers the 2.9 I had grab firmly and muscle around to spin. So the engine's definitely going to feel that.
Although my 11 comes from the right foot more than anything.
Well being as u asked it costs $9.11 a gallon it lasts about 3 hrs the way i drive it. Like i said i drive it to have fun. Thats about 130$ a tank.
One more note on the tune...Kevin told me the 22psi E85 commands as much fuel wot at 3000rpms than the 17psi 93 tune does at any point across the rev band :burnout:
if you post a thread about it, you're worried about it. You bought/drive a supercharged v8. Out of boost my car probably does 18-20mpg
In boost I probably get 10.
buddy's KB car gets about the same.
To get horsepower you need fuel, simple as that. Higher horsepower requires bigger injectors = more fuel consumption.
I know with the blowers on the work bench turning over the 2.9s was MUCH harder by hand. My Eaton I could spin with two fingers the 2.9 I had grab firmly and muscle around to spin. So the engine's definitely going to feel that.
Although my 11 comes from the right foot more than anything.
Looks like someone's thinking 4 stage supercharging
Think about what the crank snout has to endure turning that mass while being rapidly accelerated and decelerated trying to keep up with the tachometer. The inertia of a 4.0 can't be pretty :uh oh:
Yes a lot more which is part of the reason I refuse to loose the stock lower with the cage. Also when I had my block apart in 09 I had the snout of the crank double key'd which I thought would help. However I've since read conflict when researching the topic and not sure which is true.
So some guys say the key is important and that's why you double key. Others I read say the key is nothing more than to align the pulley during install and it's the press fit that keeps it in place. If that's true then when I double keyed my crank all I did was remove surface area for the press fit. Who knows.
It's been running strong for years so I'm not worried. Just interesting food for thought. As for the pic... I should have thrown some nitrous bottles up while I was at it. Didn't think of it at the time
I know with the blowers on the work bench turning over the 2.9s was MUCH harder by hand. My Eaton I could spin with two fingers the 2.9 I had grab firmly and muscle around to spin. So the engine's definitely going to feel that.
Although my 11 comes from the right foot more than anything.
Who want's an AX275 :banana:
http://www.svtperformance.com/forum...-4-5l-275ax-07-2014-gt500-supercharger-4.html
:uh oh:
Since I went E85 and 2.6KB, I see an average of 12-13 MPG.
Now matter where I go or what I do, I see 12-13 MPG average, around here.