- 21. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: CalSpeed@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:25:27 EST
- The "Cruise Control" that Patrick is rreffering to is the Throttle lock that is located in the car. Actually, I must admit that I used it several times while on a roadtrip across the desert. It actua
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00395.html (8,780 bytes)
- 22. Re: gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: R Haug <haugchiro@moscow.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 16:38:05 -0800
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- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00396.html (8,825 bytes)
- 23. RE: gas mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Ryan, Richard" <RRyan@frk.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 17:45:40 -0800
- 100 KPH = 62 MPH Dick Ryan ex. 24022 (650)312-4022 Risk Management Dept. SM 2000/2 FAX (650)312-5830 Did I miss a posting or two about mileage? I looked in my official, bad-english Datsun Sports Serv
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00398.html (8,881 bytes)
- 24. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: SRAPL311@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 06:45:40 EST
- Perhaps someone on the list knows the answer - it has been too many years for me to swear that I remember correctly. I seem to recall that on Otto cycle farm tractors under heavy load, such as plowin
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00408.html (8,508 bytes)
- 25. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Dat2000srl@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:46:25 EST
- Perhaps Mike is correct about the efficiency and torque, etc., But I would think the Nissan engineers took this stuff into consideration when they decided how to gear the car. Or do you suspect they
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00429.html (8,594 bytes)
- 26. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Marc Sayer <marcsayer@home.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:06:11 -0800
- This mixes several data into one pie and obscures the results. With any car, once you get past a certain speed, the cd will have the largest affect on mileage. Gearing will override that only at the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00431.html (9,491 bytes)
- 27. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:34:59 -0800
- I guarantee if you drive any car in 5 th gear(Overdrive) you will be replacing the clutch, much sooner than you should. Not to mention the extra load on the motor and gears. Now if 5th gear was the f
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00432.html (9,230 bytes)
- 28. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: snyler <marc@animalfirm.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:27:25 -0600
- Is that coefficient of drag, or cubic displacement? At 60 mph, a 1961 Bluebird will probably get better mileage than a 2001 5 liter mustang, the Bluebird having a much lower engine displacement (and
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00433.html (8,030 bytes)
- 29. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Marc Sayer <marcsayer@home.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:51:13 -0800
- As I said, mixing a lot of data into one pie obscures the relevance of each datum. I also said "for any car," which means the data are really only relevant to one vehicle at a time, and can't effecti
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-02/msg00436.html (9,589 bytes)
- 30. Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Kyle Hagemann" <kwhcpa@addler.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:53:54 -0800
- Hi gang I just checked the mileage of my '69 U20 (SU): 16.4 Now that's just one tank, so it's subject to averaging, but <G> does that seem about right? I've got a heavy foot (no surprise), and most o
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00042.html (7,991 bytes)
- 31. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: jon_wissler@pngc.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 15:23:14 -0800
- I'd like to think I am getting in the 20 to 23 mpg in my 69SRL with stock SU's and header. And I don't particularly drive with a soft foot either. "Kyle Hagemann" <kwhcpa@addler.net> Sent by: owner-
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00043.html (8,450 bytes)
- 32. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Ben Zech" <motormite@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 00:15:33 GMT
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- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00045.html (9,474 bytes)
- 33. Re[2]: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:51:57 -0800
- Around 24mpg on my 2000 stock SU's, mostly freeway with a heavy foot. On long trips I'm getting 27mpg. I haven't calculated the city driving, probably in the teens as a lot of it is 5mph rush-hour st
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00049.html (7,478 bytes)
- 34. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Stoll" <dgstoll@mint.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:23:03 -0800
- '70 1600, 93,000miles not rebuilt as far as I know- 31mpg at 60mph on highway or 50-60 mph on back roads 26-27 at 65-70 interstate dave stoll -- -- Original Message -- From: <jon_wissler@pngc.com> To
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00057.html (9,531 bytes)
- 35. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Dennis Currington <dc311@mail.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 22:01:09 -0800
- I know those of you who have ridden with me won't believe this, but I get a steady 24 mpg in my Solex 67.5 driving 65 miles a day to and from CDM. And that is NOT at the posted speed limit (I have do
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00069.html (7,875 bytes)
- 36. RE: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Neff <neffster189@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 07:48:57 -0800 (PST)
- OUCH!! Before I put new carbs in, I avg'd 23 in town, 27 highway. I'm now avg'ing 26mpg in mixed city/highway driving. I don't think my speedo's right, so I go with the flow on the highway; reads: 85
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00077.html (8,294 bytes)
- 37. RE: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:08:42 -0600
- On the road from California to Texas I averaged just under 33MPG. The engine was very high compression, which may have helped. Pat -- - Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" - P
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00079.html (7,677 bytes)
- 38. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "William Hatfield" <jhatfield@zianet.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:16:48 -0700
- Hi all: Yeah I agree with Dan OUCH!! I can't hardly believe the U-20 gets such mileage. I drove to Ft Worth a while back (430 Miles in 6 hours and 20 minutes) and got 31.38 miles to the gallon with m
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00085.html (9,068 bytes)
- 39. Re: Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:53:41 -0800 (PST)
- Wow Bill that's really good from the V-6. My Turbo gets about a gallon for every 3 minutes of running time. If course for me thats flat out on the autocross course. Last weekend was 8 45 seconds runs
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00086.html (10,099 bytes)
- 40. Gas Mileage (score: 1)
- Author: "Henry Bahn" <hbahn@home.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:07:18 -0500
- About 6 - in the race car WFO at 7500 RPM! JH Bahn
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2000-11/msg00095.html (7,353 bytes)
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