The cost of gas is the entry fee for driving my Healey. It has been over 20
years since it was a daily driver. Hitting the loud pedal is part of the
fun. I have gotten 24+mpg and I have gotten 14+ mpg....depending on my
mood;-)
Cheers
Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
sent from my Droid, please excuse typos and random self corrections because
my phone has It's own ideas about what word I meant to write
On Jun 9, 2011 2:36 AM, "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> It all comes down to the amount of lead in your RH shoe. An uprated
> engine will usually be more efficient and will extract more power from
> the same amount of fuel. This means that in theory you will use less
> fuel travelling at the same constant speed. However, this is only true
> if you use a feather light touch on the loud pedal but if there is the
> extra power you tend to use it accelerating which will upset you MPG
figure.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
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