[Healeys] gas mileage

[E.A. Driver]

Hi Jim
This is a tease of a question, and I must agree Magnus's comments. I 
have a road/rallye DWR camshaft and a few other modifications, in the city
I average about 14 mpg (imperial measurement) while mixed town/country 
it is approximately 21 mpg. Straight highway  driving at
speeds between 70 to 75 mph I average 26-28mph ,the variation is related 
to wind direction and wind speed.  In addition part of the
low mpg in the city may also be attributed to the electronic fuel pump I 
am using, it is 4 psi rather than the recommended 2.7 psi.
I have used albeit infrequently regular with approximately 10 percent 
ethanol and note a 2-4 mpg decline in performance.
Kind regards
Ed
Saskatoon
Historian, AHCUSA

healeymanjim at hansencc.net wrote:
> before they started messing around with gasoline and ethanol, etc., i would get about 22-24 back and forth across the usa, depending on speed driven, naturally.  now i am lucky if i get 18-20 on long hauls and i get about 14-15 around town, but i do not drive it like the family sedan, so i pay the price.  as i told my friend with the BJ7 when he complained about gas mileage, "hey, its a sport car, and we are sports, what more do you want".  hjim
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