Cascade Crew

wanarunhard · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: its gonna live again

ok so i have had this 86 sport coupe hard top 2.8 five speed camaro for 5 years now and between moving my shop twice and doing custamers cars it has just sat here in my shop half finished, finally i decided to finish it with gas bein 4.50 a gallon and all just to cruise u know, can u guys tell me what mileage i can expect? well anyway im slingin it together between jobs and all i have two engines and misc. parts but i might need a pic of one together If anyone feels so generous. last motor had a serious rod knock. any way im at the point where i can do this finally. thank god but when it blows. and im sure it will its gonna get a 5.7 motor and stick trans but right now i just wana cruise. so maybe soon i can attend some events the club puts on

Xophertony · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:55 am Post subject:

if you keep the MPFI and make sure all the sensors are in good order and make sure it's in top tune you might be able to see 19-23 city and up to 30ish highway if you drive it like a 2.8. if you beat on it and drive in a lot of stop and go you could see as low as 15mpg city. Shocked

my millage in LA traffic SUCKS.

what do you need photos of. i have many photos of my 2.8's engine bay.

good luck with the project. Smile

blue89 · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

Um, ya, I seldom got 24 but I like the gas pedal all the way down.

I'm acquinted with the old 2.8 too so I can help answer questions. Lots of pics in my signature.

Xophertony · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

i have seldom heard of people getting as good of gas millage with thier 2.8s as i get in my 2.8. i don't know why that is, i would say "factory fluke", but my engine is rebuilt. perhaps it was built with economy in mind or something. i might have like 6:1 compression Question

funny thing is, i don't drive it around like an old man or anything. i drive normal.

blue89 · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject:

Its probably in your tune. Maybe you should pass that around! Very Happy

It could also be running a faulty MAF thats leaning it out more than it should. Do you your chip code?

wanarunhard · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: gas mileage

yah well its gettin xlent gas mileage right now sittin on my rack Laughing

but see i only live about one block from my shop. so i dont use a lotta gas.
and furthermore i do junk car hauling for this area so i get a lotta free gas
so thats not so important, but when i go to portland, id like to see some fair mileage my little truck gets about 25 or 30 and its a four cylnder
puddle jumper just a little 2liter engine

Xophertony · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:12 am Post subject: