> > SU's are wonderful devices but they are not the world's best fuel mixers.
> > One of the reasons that our LBC's run such terrible mileage
>
> "Terrible mileage"? Are any of us getting "terrible mileage"? I get
> between 25 and 28 mpg (US) from a 1/3 city - 2/3 freeway driving style.
> I don't consider this "terrible".
>
Todd,
25-28 mpg with mostly freeway driving? That's about what mine gets,
and I guess it's not terrible, but for a 1.8L, fairly low-performance
four-banger, it ain't nothing to write home about. My 1.8L,
two-valve Jetta put out 102 HP at the road wheels, not the flywheel,
and got about 39 MPG under the same driving conditions. Maybe we're
back to that whole fuel-injected vs carburetted thread, but our MGBs
are definitely no great shakes when it comes to fuel economy. Of
course, that's not what I bought mine for. If I had wanted good gas
mileage and a convertible, I'd have bought a Geo Metro. Our fuel
mileage is one of the quirks we've chosen to live with, but let's not
pretend it's not there if somebody brings it up.
Scott Gardner
gardner@lwcomm.com
www.lwcomm.com/~gardner
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