Lawrie Alexander wrote:
>
> Bill.....Do me a favor and re-read the last bit of John's article. Surely he
> must have said the fuel consumption with a Z-S would be higher, not the fuel
> mileage?
Lawrie,
Nope, he very clearly indicated that the mileage would be higher. I'll
quote: "Expect 25 mpg in all MGs, but Strombergs, in the right
circumstance, can give much greater figures. If the figures are low,
ensure a good tune - and change the carb needles and jets."
>
> In our experience, the early Bs (63 to 67) are the best, the smog-equipped
> SU-carburetted cars a couple of mpg lower than that, then the Z-S cars
> (which I forgot about when I posted my earlier response to Eric) are, in a
> word, disappointing in terms of both performance and fuel consumption!
>
> Lawrie
I have no basis upon which to make a comparison - can only report my
results with a '69 that has been de-smogged and the engine in top
condition. On club outings, in a caravan mode (which is usually pretty
slow) I have been in the lows 30s, consistently. I would tend to
support your conclusions, and I will certainly defer to others who have
experience with the single ZS carb.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>
> To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; Eric Erickson
> <eric@erickson.on.net>
> Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Fuel Consumption
>
> >Dan Ray wrote:
> >>
> >> I would hazard a guess that good "average" fuel consumption for a B is
> >> around 22 mpg. That is...the most I've gotten is 26.5 and the worst is
> about
> >> 19. I would say a good goal for max economy is 23-24 mpg.
> >> Those are U.S., not Imperial gallons. You don't want me to calculate to
> >> metric, do you? :) Actually, I had a neat little application that
> converted
> >> all measurements, but can't find it right now, darn it.
> >>
> >> Dan
> >> 73 B
> >>
> >> >Is there such a thing as an "average" fuel consumption (or "ideal" fuel
> >> >consumption) for a stock, standard MGB? If not, would anyone hazard any
> >> >thoughts on such an average for a mostly city/suburban (some country)
> >> >driven vehicle?
> >
> >I was thumbing through John Twist's Tech manual when I came across his
> >comment on average MGB mileage. John believes that 25 mpg is the norm -
> >for SU equipped cars. With a ZS - in proper condition - he says the
> >mileage figure will be much higher (but he didn't give any numbers).
> >
> >--
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> >
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