<VV> Corvairs and fuel economy

[Mark Durham]

Ray, keeping your engine properly tuned is important.
I would say a Pertronix II with a higher capacity coil will give you
more firepower in the cylinder and hence a better fuel burn.
Less restrictive air cleaners.
A 5W30 oil, preferably full synthetic (both will help)
and lastly, on the cheap end, keep your tires inflated properly.

On the more expensive end, I've heard a good EFI conversion can bring
better mileage. A tuned port injection system I know of gets close to
30 on the highway.

Mark Durham

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:27 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III
<corvairgrymm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings Vairfolk,
>
> Tonight on my way home I got to thinking about how fuel costs are so
> drastically effecting my life... primarily in that I need to really think
> twice before driving any distance for recreational purposes.  Currently a
> round trip to the nearest shopping center costs me nearly $10 in gasoline!
> (around 20mpg).
>
> I own and drive ONLY Corvairs, and I wouldn't have it any other way (except
> maybe a tow vehicle to bring new ones home with!), but the mileage isn't
> fantastic and I have to run premium to avoid pinging.  I know a lot of the
> strategies from the econo-run events won't translate over well to real world
> driving but I figure you guys must have learned some tricks that can be
> applied to a daily driver.
>
> So let's have it!  How can we get maximum MPG from our Corvairs with minimal
> investment?  Since the whole point is economy let's try to avoid any costly
> modifications, or at least put them at the bottom of the list =)  What kind
> of mileages have you attained and by what methods?
>
>
> --
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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