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Max FUEL/cost EFFICIENCY

PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:31 am
by Neckername
I thought I'd go in a different direction than everyone else seems to be going. Here is a topic for cranking out efficient engines. While I would like to mainly focus on fuel, it would be wise to also start thinking of cost efficiency as well for these engines. Here is my 1.8L I4, it has more hp and torque than my 2.0L I4 2008 kia spectra, for less than the same price of the engine too!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:35 pm
by Daffyflyer
Building effecient engines is quite an interesting challenge compared to just all out power I find :)

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:58 am
by Wirenfeldt
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decided to give this a shot..

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:35 pm
by USDMFTW
Only 130 hp with a turbo?

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:18 pm
by USDMFTW
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Corrected to be more cost effective <.<. Reg Gas and 0 on the quality sliders.

Re: Max FUEL/cost EFFICIENCY

PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:23 pm
by Kubboz
USDMFTW, this is supposed to be cheap engine thread. Take a look at your manhours. Take a reasonable worker's wage per hour and multiply it by your engine's manhours and add it to your material cost, and you'll find out the price of your engine kind of makes it unprofitable to use in average cheap car (or even a bit more expensive ones, for that matter)

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
by Neckername
Ok so how do companies today make pretty much the same engine, and still churn a profit? You have to do some unrealistic things in this game in order to get certain things to become a reality. Until we can design on a parts level, and make proprietary parts for our cars so every little bit is our design, then that is when we will really be able to see skill.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:51 am
by 09webbad
I like how USDMFTW changed his/her photo an hour AFTER Kuboz mentioned the appalling man-hours...

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:10 am
by USDMFTW
09webbad wrote:I like how USDMFTW changed his/her photo an hour AFTER Kuboz mentioned the appalling man-hours...


I seen the word efficiency and built on that without reading the full title and corrected myself, is there a problem?

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:46 am
by 09webbad
no, i'm just saying its funny :roll:

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:59 am
by USDMFTW
09webbad wrote:no, i'm just saying its funny :roll:


I should sell it the old way and see if anyone buys it tbh,lol

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:20 am
by vpczifra
Do I win? :D

Still a WIP.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:18 pm
by Juno8
I can hardly get above 20% efficiency....where am I going WRONG!

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 5:35 pm
by Der Bayer
Probably too much fuel and too aggressive cam.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:16 am
by Notchois
Juno8 wrote:I can hardly get above 20% efficiency....where am I going WRONG!


I have the oppisite issue, I have a totally stupid expensive 49.40% efficiency engine, anyone else up that high?