<VV> Transvair MPG Was Anyone running 3.27 gears w/95hp PG?

[Mark Foltarz]

Bill,

  I seem to have been getting about 17 mpg on the last 'big' trip.'
 
  Typically loaded down with old ham radio junk , camping gear, tools etc.

  Speeds about 65 - 70 - sometimes faster.  Oh ! the stares from drivers in disbelief that a VW bus was passing them .

  I do have a plug fouling problem. The carbs need work .  And no doubt there is some inefficency in mpg there. 

  I have begun collecting parts for a Megasquirt conversion and Marty Scarr from this group ( who  has been very patient with my questions ) has given me some very useful information.

Mark



----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com>
To: Mark Foltarz <Foltarz at rocketmail.com>
Cc: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 9:09:14 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Anyone running 3.27 gears w/95hp PG?

Most folks with VW engines in Westies seem to get mid-teens on the 
highway at 50-55mph (though some claim much higher numbers); my 
110/PG/3.55 Westy got 19 mpg overall in mixed use (completely loaded 
down with extra fuel, tool, parts, tow bar, rooftop AC, microwave, full 
camping gear, etc) on the wife's 10,000 mile trip and does slightly 
better than that on the highway at 60-65mpg in "non-safari" loadings... ;-)

Bill

Mark Foltarz wrote:

>I  own a    110 / 3.27  transvair powered  1975 Westfalia VW camper.
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>I am very happy with the setup. Certainly head and shoulders above the original VW power plant.
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>My only compliant is the fuel consumption. But that is more likely a matter of the weight of my right foot.
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>Nice and flat here in Florida so climbing is just not a concern for me.
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>Mark
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