mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Some of you maybe know I have a SBC power motor home thing I playing with, and so Linda/me went to a RV show this weekend, of course I"m asking tech questions....
as it exists now, with TimAT's help I have built a 700 overdrive tranny for the thing, and it has a Qjet on the engine, so with that information and it being a Class C motor home, that means cab over sleeper, and in this case 14' of aluminum on a 411 geared dualie rear diffy....meaning that at 65mph the engine will be doing 3600 rpm with a 350/400 tranny....simply not do able on the MPG front....
so talking to one part/service guy, he said 5-8 mpg on a stock vehicle, and condemned the Qj as a gas sucker...BUT he tought with the 700 I maybe get 10-12 mpg at 70,.....encouraging...
so I asked about FI, would it make much diff for the effort, he said it should get about 15 mpg....
I think that's rather high, but so the question is...to keep the FI thought DOO able with some time/effort, and not tossing MONEY down a dry hole...
is it possible to alter the front input on a TPI setup without fucking up the airflow?? specifically I need to put the t-body up top and center on the engine, blocking the front intake position....
actually thinking of mounting it 'sideways' blades one forward, one aft...or maybe another t-body off another engine, really...
anyone??
:thumbs::smash:
I know i'ts a long read, but better toooo much information than not enough...eh??
OH. the reason for the switch is the accessories are about impossible to move due to space up front in the WIDTH dept...no room for the throttle body...Got plenty of height under the dawghouse though...:smash:
as it exists now, with TimAT's help I have built a 700 overdrive tranny for the thing, and it has a Qjet on the engine, so with that information and it being a Class C motor home, that means cab over sleeper, and in this case 14' of aluminum on a 411 geared dualie rear diffy....meaning that at 65mph the engine will be doing 3600 rpm with a 350/400 tranny....simply not do able on the MPG front....
so talking to one part/service guy, he said 5-8 mpg on a stock vehicle, and condemned the Qj as a gas sucker...BUT he tought with the 700 I maybe get 10-12 mpg at 70,.....encouraging...
so I asked about FI, would it make much diff for the effort, he said it should get about 15 mpg....
I think that's rather high, but so the question is...to keep the FI thought DOO able with some time/effort, and not tossing MONEY down a dry hole...
is it possible to alter the front input on a TPI setup without fucking up the airflow?? specifically I need to put the t-body up top and center on the engine, blocking the front intake position....
actually thinking of mounting it 'sideways' blades one forward, one aft...or maybe another t-body off another engine, really...
anyone??
:thumbs::smash:
I know i'ts a long read, but better toooo much information than not enough...eh??
OH. the reason for the switch is the accessories are about impossible to move due to space up front in the WIDTH dept...no room for the throttle body...Got plenty of height under the dawghouse though...:smash: