This is all worthwhile to hear. I have been considering getting rid of
my Ferrari and building a good TR3 as a daily driver from all the bits
I have downstairs (at least enough to build two cars). My Ferrari gets
18 in the city and 25 on the highway. I guess I'll keep it.
PS. Diane says I was nuts anyway, and if I sold it she'd buy it.
On Jun 25, 2008, at 6:40 AM, Ed Major wrote:
> My TR3A jumped 4 to 5 (from 21 to 26, open road) mpg after
> installing a
> Pertronix and a dizzy clean up.
>
> Ed Major
> '58 TR3A, '68 TR250
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <emanteno@comcast.net>
> To: "Terry Stetler" <tlizzard@msn.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] gas milage, etc.
>
>
>> -------------- Original message --------------
>> From: "Terry Stetler" <tlizzard@msn.com>
>>
>>>> I get 18mpg in my normal around town and short trip driving. On the
>>>> highway
>>> at a steady 70 mph with OD engaged it will get about 24mpg.
>>>
>>> All in all pretty poor milege really. I suspect the major culprit
>>> is the
>>> less
>>> than economical right foot, at least in my case.
>>
>> FWIW, on a trip to a VTR Convention one year, I checked mileage
>> with the
>> top up and the top down on my TR6. On that trip, I got 23 mpg with
>> the top
>> down, and 27 with it up. Even on our brick-like cars, aerodynamics
>> makes a
>> difference. of course, I'd rather get crappier mileage and drive
>> with the
>> top down.
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