<VV> MPG Hystery
Padgett
pp2 at 6007.us
Wed Aug 24 08:34:58 EDT 2005
>So how come a professional driver in the Mobil Gas Economy Run got 27 mpg
>and our modern amateurs with a 140 get almost 40 mpg? Is it because they
>kept the Mobil Gas Run honest?
Well the Mobil Economy run had an average speed requirement of over 42 mph
and ran for 2400 miles before Interstates. That a Tempest could get better
gas mileage says to me that the Corvair had to work hard to keep up.
Other factors:
Bias ply vs radial tires
Stock tuning (?)
No electronic ignitions
No synthetic lubricants
But suspect the course was a major factor.
Padgett
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