idle to 4000rpm, GPX or GR is faster and fuel economy

mivecboy · Post by **mivecboy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:38 pm

As you can tell, I'm not that much of a revhead and I always change gear around 3-4000rpm. I'm currently looking to buy a GPX or GR, just wondering if GPX with mivec will be faster and better fuel economy than a GR before 4000rpm? or the difference is unnoticeable? any opinions?
Btw, I'm looking to buy an silver/black manual GPX for around $11,000 in Melbourne. Anyone?

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:44 pm

i wouldnt imagine there would be any difference......

gpx - with the mivec engine only engages the second set of cams over 5.500 revs..... therefore up to this point it should be exactly the same i would imagine.

AJ · Post by AJ » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:29 pm

mivecboy wrote:Btw, I'm looking to buy an silver/black manual GPX for around $11,000 in Melbourne. Anyone?

Best of luck. Manual's are more expensive than tip's and rare. For $11,000 you'd probably get an old tip with about 200,000kms if your lucky. Check out the "cars for sale" section for a rough price guide.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:01 pm

11k is too cheap a budget for a looked after FTO unless you find a reeeal bargain.

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:09 pm

BTW the GPX's burn 9.6L of fuel per 100KM

this link might help you out...
http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/mitsubishi/fto/

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:09 pm

I would say that the GPX would have more power over the whole revrange.
I think the cams in the non MIVEC version would be somewhere in between the low rpm lobes and high rpm lobes in a MIVEC version.
And if the low cam of the MIVEC have less lift/duration that the cams of the non MIVEC then it would also be more fuel economical in that rev range

FTO AUSTRALIA

idle to 4000rpm, GPX or GR is faster and fuel economy

idle to 4000rpm, GPX or GR is faster and fuel economy

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