Mileage at Speed was: Anyone do a .80 5th gear in a 4k tranny?

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

Hrm, if you find them w12 motors grab me one, i'll throw it in back in the twin :)
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Mileage at Speed was: Anyone do a .80 5th gear in a 4k tranny?


> Daun Yeagley wrote:
> > 
> > --- Joe Doty <rocco2nr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > I get killer gas mileage on the freeway too.
> > 
> > That reminds me, I've been getting pretty good mileage on
> > the freeway myself with the .80.  Averages 33-34 mpg, had
> > one tank average 39 (that's with a stint to 100 mph too!)
> > 
> > =====
> 
> If the revs are in the middle, oh say 3k, the motor is (usually) running
> efficiently. In fact as much as I want the lower gearing in 5th it
> doesn't make too much sense if the motor doesn't have enough HP to run
> there.
> 
> If we could get one of those W-12 motors (I guess in the Back ;] ) then
> it could idle just over 2k and run the light little car down the
> freeway, no problem.
> 
> So, a .80 might be OK, remember- these tractor motors we call the Inline
> 4 can run up and down the Autobahn all day at speed if you take car of
> them.
> 
> TBerk
> 
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