Oh yeah, I get 27mpg when I do this.
On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 01:02:39PM -0700, James Nazarian profoundly declared:
> FWIW I have driven my car from Cleveland Ohio to Denver Colorado and back a
>few times. Each time driving nonstop for 18 to 20 hours and turning 4500 to
>5000 RPM average. My car has never complained one bit about this driving. It
>is a bone stock 71B Roadster.
>
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Mgb1979owner@cs.com profoundly
>declared:
> > I had a question concerning my '79 mgb on the highway. I have a stock
> > engine, with a Weber DGV Carb, and the standard 4 speed w/o overdrive.
>When
> > I get on the highway, I normally get up to about 60-65 mph. When I get
>there
> > I have plenty of pedal left, but I am whining 3400-3500 rpms. I have
>gotten
> > it a little higher, just to make sure it could still do it, but is this
> > normal? I would like to find a cheap, but effective way to get more speed
>at
> > top end with fewer rpms. If this is not normal for this kind of car, I
>would
> > like some help troubleshooting this problem. I have to make a long trip in
> > it soon, from Virginia to Florida, then to Mississippi. I would like to
>see
> > the car run strong without running itself to death.
> > Tony
> > '79 MGB
> >
>
> --
> James Nazarian
> 71 MGB roadster
> 71 MGBGT (the one that is supposed to be a v8)
> 01 Impreza 2.5RS
>
> "Given a conflict, Murphy's law supercedes Newton's."
> -Anon
>
> "Nothing good has ever been reported about the full rotation
> of a race car about either its pitch or roll axis."
> -Carroll Smith
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