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Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:36 pm
by Drummerdude48
We have some awesome efficiency turbo engines floating around but just out of interest I'm wondering what the highest efficiency % of a Naturally Asperated engine is? Lets see who can come up with the highest figure :p

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:52 am
by Reaper392
I had an old I4 that I made for economy back when I only had the demo. A few tweaks later and it comes out at 40.69% (0.311lb/hph), although its now its only use would be as an oversized, underpowered generator because some of the modifications that gave a slight economy increase made it drastically worse in other areas. As a 1.9L 120bhp engine (with a rediculous build time) it was at 40.20%
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managed 40.76% with broadly the same settings by switching to an I6 and 40.85% with a flatplane V8. wont bother with screenies though

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:17 pm
by Junny
40% @ 1800rpm is pretty much the same as a modern deisel engine. With a decent cvt or something behind it would power a eco hatch nicely. Good job!

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:00 pm
by theagentxero
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This was my fuel economy attempt, I'm not much for being practical... with my 5.3L Quad-Cam v8

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:26 am
by lztd15
This is my cleanest engine
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Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:29 am
by theagentxero
lztd15 wrote:This is my cleanest engine
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That's amazingly efficient, but this thread is on Naturally Aspirated or N/A engines, and that engine is a turbo.

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:19 pm
by lztd15
theagentxero wrote:
lztd15 wrote:This is my cleanest engine
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That's amazingly efficient, but this thread is on Naturally Aspirated or N/A engines, and that engine is a turbo.


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Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:02 pm
by 07CobaltGirl
Here is my attempt. 10.9L DOHC DI with 40% eco and (almost) runs on pump gas. :D

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I was able to get it at 38% without touching any quality sliders, but to break 40% it had to be touched.

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:43 am
by Razyx
1.4l NA labeled as nut or chestnut hehe.

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Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:48 am
by dchbrown
My attempt using the quality sliders and the year (attached)

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:14 am
by ED209
The best I could do is 45.74% economy

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:11 pm
by nialloftara
Image Just finished tuning this little baby, only have them demo still but here you go. 46.14% @ .274

Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:37 am
by Razyx
I've downgraded the cc.
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Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:06 am
by nialloftara
lowered my cc, put the year up to 2020. tuned to 47%

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Re: Highest Efficiency NA

PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:36 pm
by gsb216200
My inline 6 Turbo engine I decreased it to a 1.6L to fit in the current car bodies and it gets 63mpg in the hatch of course when you decrease the size the fuel efficiency goes down to like 25%
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