Ever consider this ?
Racer
Joined: May 2008
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From: Sacramento California
My short answer is no.
If you really are worried about saving fuel, you could try an EV conversion. This company sells an adapter plate for small block chevys:
http://www.canev.com/KitsComp/Components/Components.htm
In addition, you can install a solar power generation system on your home to go totally green and recharge your EV with solar power.
http://www.solarhome.org/
Now you are dirving for free! (less the cost of the solar home kit, car conversion, and install costs)
If you really are worried about saving fuel, you could try an EV conversion. This company sells an adapter plate for small block chevys:
http://www.canev.com/KitsComp/Components/Components.htm
In addition, you can install a solar power generation system on your home to go totally green and recharge your EV with solar power.
http://www.solarhome.org/
Now you are dirving for free! (less the cost of the solar home kit, car conversion, and install costs)
Racer
Joined: May 2007
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I don't care about gas milage in the vette, except to figure out if I can get to the next gas station... 
I just raise my consulting rates to cover the price of gas. I sent out notices to my customers last Novemeber that I would be tying my hourly consulting rates to the price of gas. They didn't really find that amusing. I was hoping to scare off some of them but they just bit the bullet and keep calling me back to do more work.
VT1.
I just raise my consulting rates to cover the price of gas. I sent out notices to my customers last Novemeber that I would be tying my hourly consulting rates to the price of gas. They didn't really find that amusing. I was hoping to scare off some of them but they just bit the bullet and keep calling me back to do more work.
VT1.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,634
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From: Northern NJ
St. Jude Donor '04 & '05
If you can't afford a vette, then you can't afford a vette. Sell it while gas is still under $5 a gallon, because if it goes above that this summer expect the high C3 prices we've been enjoying for recent years start to slip. When it comes to motor swaps, tranny swaps, and the like, the cost of the motor will likely outweigh the fuel savings anyway. I mean what are you going to pick up, 2 MPG? Five? You would have to drive thousands and thousands of miles to start seeing savings.
Oh and I also love it when the people that are driving behemoth SUV's tell me I should get a more economical car. I ask how much they payed for "that". They say 30K. Then I ask what kind of mileage they get. I'm told 15 mpg or so. So I then tell them that I could buy 6+ of my 84 vette for what they payed, and I get 10mpg more too. I seldom get any further flack after that.
Here's a better solution. Take the money you would have spent on the motor and buy oil stocks with it. Then when they skyrocket this summer, like they do EVERY summer, cash out before summer is over and wala, you just made enough money that your gas for the rest of the year is free.
My energy stocks and funds have risen so much over the past couple years that I probably couldn't drive enough at $10 a gallon to spend it all. Quoting a very old saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"
Racer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 398
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From: Sacramento California
Yep, same logic I hear when people tell me that I'd get better mileage if I sold the 84 driver and bought a econobox. The 84 gets approx 24 - 26 mpg on the highway. Econobox gets what? 30+ mpg. So five or so more MPG for how many thousands of dollars it would cost to buy the econobox? How much would I really be saving? Must be that new math or something.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Denver, CO
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
if its not driven much, then i dont see an economical reason to do so.. if you were driving 10k+ then you would probably see results within the first year. as far as mods go though, have you considered FI vs. Carb
you probably throw a good chunk of money at this as well, but you keep the engine, get better MPG and better performance. HORRAY FOR ALL!
you probably throw a good chunk of money at this as well, but you keep the engine, get better MPG and better performance. HORRAY FOR ALL!
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 3,246
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From: Bay Area CA
Lock out the rear barrells on the carb. instant economy. Use a solinoid to unlock them- then if youi need the power- say there's a rice convention down town,, you got it on tap. use a covered swithc,, put a sticker on it that says "power".
Racer
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Sacramento (Citrus Heights) California
And we really don't have the right to gripe because Europeans pay (as was mentioned earlier) upwards of $8/gal.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Sebastian Florida
I had an '85 firebird with the 2.8 v6 and 5 speed. I put in a 350 and th350 tranny. Went down 1 mpg. If I had put in a 200r4 I would have probably gone up in mileage. And the car was way more fun with the v8.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Tampa FL
Even if you could get a 4 MPG gain, which is huge, you would have to drive 28,000 miles to save $1,500 on gas.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Warren IL
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Springfield Illinois
Shelf the V8??? Might as well throw it away cuz all it will be is junk... Gas prices will not go down and will continue to rise unless we (USA) start relying on ourselves for oil. So basically what it comes down to is leave the V8 and enjoy it while you have it. Hell by the way these liberals are acting by 2020, you will not be able to drive you vette anymore because the exhaust is not as clean and pure as water.
Racer
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 258
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From: TN
I love driving my corvette with the top down and I am not concerned with high horsepower anyway so this has been a thought . Since the price of fuel is getting outragious, why not shelf the V8 and put a six or even a four in it during this fuel crisis and wait it out and hope things get better so you can put your original engine back in. That way you can still enjoy riding your vette and save on wear and tear on the original engine. Wa Da Ya Think ? Crazy or smart ?
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