Any ideas on what MPG a 65 BJ8, non-restored motor should be getting?
I just did a highway mileage check and got 18.
I'm thinking I should get better. I set the carbs up by the book. The plugs
are dirty brown, not black, but the exhaust smells rich and spits little black
specks all over the trunk and my pants.
Greg
65BJ8
Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity.
On Jun 9, 2011, at 8:52 AM, I Erbs <eyera3@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@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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