i GET ABOUT 16MPG IN TOWN, 22 ON A RUN WITH A 74 IN FULL SMOG MODE
Stuart B.
'74 TR6 & '80 TR8
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> From: James Charles Ruwaldt <jruwaldt@indiana.edu>
> To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: TR6 mpg
> Date: Monday, March 10, 1997 12:43 PM
>
> While we're on the subject of Spitfire economy, how many miles per gallon
> should a TR6 get? The last time I tried to figure out how many mine
> gets, it seemed to be about ten. I can't be entirely sure, because the
> speedometer doesn't work, but I think a trip of about twenty miles each
> way, admittedly some in town and the rest on somewhat twisting, hilly
> roads, used up almost half the tank. The engine sounds perfect, but the
> exhaust smells like it's running a little rich. Is it likely to be
> running so rich it cuts the economy in half?
>
> Jim Ruwaldt
> '72 TR6 (being restored, but will be drivable as soon as the
> transmission's back in)
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