That's an interesting MPG variation.
On my 100 Le Mans with larger carbs, fast road cam, etc. I always get 22-24
no matter what, though it is only driven one way: Vigorously.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:52 AM, I Erbs <eyera3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> The cost of gas is the entry fee for driving my Healey. It has been over 20
> years since it was a daily driver. Hitting the loud pedal is part of the
> fun. I have gotten 24+mpg and I have gotten 14+ mpg....depending on my
> mood;-)
> Cheers
>
> Ira Erbs
> IT Consultant
> Portland, OR
>
> sent from my Droid, please excuse typos and random self corrections because
> my phone has It's own ideas about what word I meant to write
>
> On Jun 9, 2011 2:36 AM, "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> > It all comes down to the amount of lead in your RH shoe. An uprated
> > engine will usually be more efficient and will extract more power from
> > the same amount of fuel. This means that in theory you will use less
> > fuel travelling at the same constant speed. However, this is only true
> > if you use a feather light touch on the loud pedal but if there is the
> > extra power you tend to use it accelerating which will upset you MPG
> figure.
> >
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> >
> > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name
> of coudesluijs.vcf]
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