I know I'm no longer part of the hobby, but this discussion made me giggle.
I have an old TR6 ad that bragged about fuel economy of 16 MPG in town and 21
on the highway. Gotta remember these are archaic engines with so-so fuel and
ignition systems. The best I ever did economy-wise (not that I ever worried
about it) was maybe 17 MPG. If we want fuel economy we would be driving around
in old 3 cylinder Chevy Sprints. (So slow that it you go buy bananas in one of
these, make sure they're really green.)
It would be interesting to know what mileage the folks with TBI motors get.
Missing the hobby.
Jim
--- On Tue, 8/9/11, Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net> wrote:
From: Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] It can be done
To: "Lee Daniels" <lee@automate-it.com>, "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 1:11 PM
Lee---This topic pops up every now and then, and there's so many variables
that contribute. Here's a few:
Road congestion.
Top gear ratio (4th only, O.D or 5 speed)
Average speed during mileage check.
State of engine tune.
Additives in the pump gas being burned.
Here in the stop-and-go Los Angeles area, I'm doing good to get 15mpg in town.
If I behave, this can go up to 26 on the highway. (5 speed) On a recent trip
to Idaho and back, I kept a close check and for the 2,800 miles, used 111
gallons of gas. A shade over 25mpg. (and less than a quart of 20W-50)
As they say, YMMV.
Dick
'73
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Daniels
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:34 AM
To: 6pack
Subject: Re: [6pack] It can be done
Just curious, approx. what mpg did you actually get? My '74 is running well,
but I can't seem to get get better than 18mpg, something's not right.
> Okay, not 75 mpg ... let's try 75 mph.
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