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1. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 07:30:44 +0100; The Spitfire 1500 was advertised as the first sports car to achieve 50 mpg and 100 mph (although not simultaneously!). At 80 mph, as I say, I have had 40 mpg. Had I ever done a long journey at a more; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00002.html (9,220 bytes)
2. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>; Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 14:06:43 -0600; achieve 50 say, I sensible figure. None of the Spits I've had has ever gotten close to 50mpg! 35mpg on the highway was more like it with the first two, though stop/start and city driving was conside; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00013.html (8,952 bytes)
3. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 23:01:06 -0400; Wow that must have been a pretty feather-footed driver who got 50mpg. (or a 50 mile downhill and a generous gallon!) Most listers seem to get around 25mpg, however I suspect most listers are measurin; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00023.html (8,536 bytes)
4. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 08:36:47 +0100; Way back before official fuel consumption testing came in, the only reputable figures came from the car magazines, who would borrow a standard car and see what it would do. The figure of 50.6 mpg at; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00025.html (11,463 bytes)
5. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Bill Gunshannon <bill@cs.scranton.edu>; Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 07:42:40 -0400 (EDT); According to Trevor Boicey: Maybe that was Imperial Gallons. :-) 25!! Now that's disappointing. I have 90K on a motor that has seen no work at all and carburator that is badly in need of a rebuild an; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00026.html (9,778 bytes)
6. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 16:33:26 -0400; Ah. Not to diminish the figures, but "steady state" speed at 50mph is something else.The figure is useful to know but unless you meantion that figure is for "at 50mph" it could be quite deceptive. Th; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00030.html (10,092 bytes)
7. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: "Greg Rowe" <growe58@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 18:35:58 -0400; And of course this is based on the UK model with minimal emissions and safety gear. It DOES seem strange since the AFAIK the axle ratio, while changing for different years or markets, was never diff; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00032.html (9,844 bytes)
8. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: "Tom O'Malley" <tomomalley@meganet.net>; Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 19:38:29 -0400; Snip! It's interesting to compare the fuel economy of the two versions. Most Federal 1500s came through with low compression and were detuned for emissions. While not much of a factor at a steady 50; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00034.html (9,968 bytes)
9. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:38:35 +0100; Most "headline" mileage figures are simply the highest figures that have been achieved. "Autocar" did its test at 50mph, which is where the 50.6mpg figure comes from; the official tests showed that a; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00052.html (12,328 bytes)
10. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Bob Sykes <stan.part@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 10:52:54 -0400; Some interesting numbers in this thread. Certainly the ~50mpg number is under ideal circumstances, but possible. A starting point for the YCV (Yank Conversion Factor) should be on the order of 0.777; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00053.html (9,659 bytes)
11. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 12:03:04 -0400; Perhaps in the 60s, but ABSOLUTELY not today. There is a very specific formula for determining this figure. Combines urban and highway ratings in some preset ratio. I believe in the US it is called t; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00055.html (10,470 bytes)
12. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com>; Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 11:00:52 -0700; It was for a while. But even then, traffic moved at 65+ Now (in california, at least) it is 65 on freeways and 75 on interstates. Traffic on both moves at about 5 mph or 85 MPH, with sudden transitio; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00058.html (9,043 bytes)
13. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: "Ken St.John at Twangdemonium" <stjohnkj@twangdemonium.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 13:08:38 -0700; There has been so much E-mail floating around about fuel economy. I think that it would be interesting to do a poll of listers fuel economy. If enough of you want to respond, I'll compile the data Pl; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00059.html (8,838 bytes)
14. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>; Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 13:16:53 +0100; Spitfire 1500, British (no smog etc.) twin SU, highway driving (50-85mph) 37mpg -- Tim Dafforn University of Cambridge Structural Medicine Unit Cambridge Institute for Medical Research Wellcome Trust; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00066.html (9,299 bytes)
15. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 19:47:31 +0100; 30-34 mpg / town/country road driving in rush hour / 1500 UK engine / Imperial gallon (and mile, come to that). Twin SU HS4s and standard transmission. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00076.html (9,094 bytes)
16. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 19:58:13 +0100; Really? It has been a while since I paid any attention to the figures manufacturers claim for new cars, but I was under the impression that most in UK still refer to the official "steady 56mph" figur; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00077.html (11,933 bytes)
17. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:14:18 +0100; Depends what you are trying to do. If you are trying to compare the efficiencies of UK and Federal-spec cars, that's fair enough, but if you are trying to ascertain the maximum achievable mpg of any; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00078.html (10,961 bytes)
18. Re: Fuel economy in a Spit. (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:28:59 +0100 (BST); 25-30 mpg / city-town/fast motorway driving/ 1500 UK engine / Imperial gallon. Twin SU HS4s and overdrive transmission. cheers John & an ailing Saskia the Spit 1500 http://www.spit1500.co.uk/; /html/spitfires/2001-09/msg00081.html (8,996 bytes)

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