a carburator that got 150-200 mpg. maybe more, this is how the numbers work out every time you fill up with gas it would be time to change your oil
so how much would you pay? and would you buy one?
2006-08-26 20:25:31 · 10 answers · asked by colter_bay 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes and alot
2006-08-26 20:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get 38 mpg on my 88 Sprint with a carbed 1.0 liter 3 cyl. That is to the floor every second I drive it and I cut the 3 banger of fury no slack. I guess if I drove it easy I could get in the 40's,but where is the fun in that, I like hearing 3 cylinders scream for mercy! I'll take an electric vehicle before I buy into the 150 mpg carb hype. I would just use it for work commutes though, I like my dino bone chewing 67 Impala for the weekends! Love to hear that V8 camming and sucking fuel at stoplights! Go baby,GO! I love the smell of CAM2 in the morning! No hybrid makes that rumbling sound I so long to hear!
2006-08-27 03:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by yugie29 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you'd have to convince me that this is not just another fraud - there are dozens of swindlers who have built all kinds of devices from the semi-reasonable to patently absurd that have claimed anywhere from a 20% improvement in gas mileage to a 1000%, but every time somebody tests them they have turned out to be either optimistic or outright frauds.
Vapor carburetors are a prime example. The EPA has tested a few of them and found no improvement - not to mention one that they were worried would catch on fire. Their supposed operating principle is bogus - around 97% of the fuel is burned already, so even if you could burn 100% you would not have much improvement.
Besides which, have you ever wondered why nobody's come out with a 200 mpg fuel injector? I'm amazed at how well this myth has survived while refusing to keep pace with current automotive technology.
2006-08-27 12:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too bad it is against the laws of physics to get that many miles out of a carburetor on a car or light truck. The most you could get out of a carburetor might be 50 MPG on a 2 or 3 or 4 cylinder motor with no torque and very little power, and it better not weigh over 500 pounds. Nice pipe dream, though.
2006-08-27 03:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the TV Show Mythbusters, they proved that those carburators don't work, they are just a scam to get your money and in fact, use more gas than a standard carburator does. So no, I wouldn't pay one red cent for one and no I wouldn't buy one!
2006-08-27 03:29:52 · answer #5 · answered by hargonagain 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's impossible to just swap a carburetor and get that much of an increase is fuel mileage. MPG depends on much more than just the carb. I've heard the rumors, too, and they are completely false.
2006-08-27 03:28:19 · answer #6 · answered by yazukka 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can get 200 mpg or more. Just manke sure when you drive its always down hill okay :)
2006-08-27 03:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way a carb can beat fuel injection for enonomy.
2006-08-27 07:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesnt exist and isnt possible,not even on a motorcycle.
2006-08-27 03:43:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just an f.y.i.,that is not possible.
2006-08-27 09:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by vetteslayer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋