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286 might be too agressive. I'll go with Matt's sugestion of 270.
Most of my driving is on the country road between Canberra and Braidwood which is 100 kph, 80 k's each way.
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It's heavily policed so I sit on the speed limit + a few k's so I don't need an engine that starts to deliver it's power from 4000 rpm. Yes it's useful for overtaking but I like torque much more.
When I used to have the stock standard MK2 GTI I was getting between 5.8 and 6.0 litres per 100 k doing this drive and that included 10 k's of city driving each trip. Now that it has the 2 litre bottom end with a reco'd head I'm hoping economy hasn't gotten much worse and adding a MK3 downpipe + 270 cam should turn it into a spirited performer while still giving great economy.
Matt's talked me out of converting to LPG, for now.
Cheers
Paul
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I had the impression that this combination is not worth while:confused:
And the 1.8 revs better and more of a fun engine to to have rather than the 2.0 which....mind you has buckets load of torque.
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The 2E in my MK2 averages mid 6's (highway) at the moment, would be interested to know how a mild/270 cam changes your performance/economy.
Stock cam falls on its face at 4000.
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sorry, i meant I have a 268 cam not a massive high lift one ;)
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You've got a 268 cam and it pings? What compression do you have?
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not sure, 2E bottom end and 1.8 RV head time at 6Degs
