[Spridgets] Runs great, but terrible mileage

[Jim Johnson]

Maybe an air leak?

Cheers!!
Jim

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM,  <WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com> wrote:
> My Sprite will do over 110mph and mostly I cruise at 80-90mph in 5th  gear.
>  All the acceleration I do is hard and the engine has a 45 DCOE Weber
> calibrated for full race mixture.  I figure that on a steady run I can get
> 26mpg.
>
> For your engine to get 18-22mpg you either have an excessively right
> mixture (black smoke) and drive flat out constantly, even on a 4.2 diff or
you
> have a fuel leak or both.
>
> Your mileage ought to vary...
>
> In a message dated 16/09/2010 18:29:54 GMT Daylight Time,
> tncarnut1 at yahoo.com writes:
>
> 18 to 22
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Cheers!!
Jim
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