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Re: expected fuel mileage for 1500 Spit

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: expected fuel mileage for 1500 Spit
From: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:28:15 -0400


In message <002401bff501$94f94600$1a8e42d8@roach>you write:
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>I just did the calculations with my gas receipt...
>35 mpg, mostly city driving with a highway run in there as well.
>twin 1 1/2 su's, stock exhaust with original cat convertor still on...
>pretty amazing for 50 year old technology...

I have 1 1/4" SU's on my 78 and are getting 25mpg (and that is imperial
gallons) mix of city and freeway.   How do you people get such good 
numbers?  

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