Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.

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Is that city or Hwy matt? My 82 auto is a pig on gas.....I can reack 26 only with HWY driving....

matt <matt@safearmy.com> wrote:
Don't feel bad. I can only manage about 26 mpg in my 8v automatic.
Matt
1981 Mars Red
1984 Wolfsburg
1987 8v Auto
Louisville, KY
-------Original Message-------
> From: "Dan Bubb" 
> Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> Sent: 01 Jul 2005 17:21:59
>
> Well, with a 4 speed your mileage isn't suprising.
> My 84 always got about 28 mpg no matter how I drove it with the close ratio
> 5 speed.
> Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GGehrke" 
> Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> 
> 
> > I don't remember the exact year of your car, but know it's a MK I.
> > So, I assume 1.6L, regular mechanical/vacuum advance distributor, CIS w/O2
> > sensor, and wide ratio 5 speed tranny (FF, FN, FO type stuff).
> 
> 1.8 8V (swapped in by PO) which is, I guess, CIS-lambda (has O2
> sensor) with original 4spd tranny. I have a 5spd in my other car that
> I might swap this fall.
> 
> And Roger: Me, own a MkII? absolutely not. :-p
> 
> > Last, get some lowering springs so the nose of your car isn't up in the
> > air
> > causing all the air to go under the car and cause a lot of extra drag ;^)
> 
> yea yea, i know.
> 
> And I just realized Cathy must not be checking email yet this morning
> or she surely would have told me to take off my duckbill to decrease
> drag. heh.
> 
> -Grant-
> 
> 
> 
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