[Spridgets] turbo bugeye engine breakin

oldsaabguy oldsaabguy at comcast.net
Tue Sep 4 12:53:09 MDT 2007


Now there's the ticket!!  Spruce it up..  with real wood, make a  
'woody" out of a Bugeye.. or maybe get rid of those pesky rust prone  
panels for something that won't EVER rust!  Maple!!  Or go class and  
get Cherry or Mahogany..

Lester


On Sep 4, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Glen Byrns wrote:

> The new rebuild is now nicely broken in.  The motor performed well  
> up in the
> Sierra, handling the 6000 ft altitude as it always does.  When I  
> got home I
> ran out the rest of the tank driving to work, so there was a mix of  
> freeway
> and city miles, but on refilling this weekend, I found I had gotten  
> exactly
> 30MPG.  On a turbocharged 1275!  Not bad.
>
>
sn ip

>
> Once all the mods are done, maybe I can fit a few Miyata body  
> panels to spruce
> it up eh??
>
> Glen Byrns


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