<VV> Vairs and ACTUAL fuel used

[kaczmarek at charter.net]

Bill
Right now, the EUM is a 3 times a week commuter, once the temp falls back into the low 80's, 5 days a week. 
For my commute, 880 miles a month, not counting any side trips. 

I have been experimenting---a little anyway, with my 95 hp engine, what kind of mileage I'm getting with different mixes of fuel. 

So Far, seems as if whether the tank is full of  87 octane, or mid-grade, or 11O LL AV Gas/93 Super premium 50:50, I get about the same mileage. Of course, when running the 
50/50 mix, sure seems peppier runnning about 101 octane!

Getting a bit pricey. 6 gallons Super prem at 2.75/gal
                      6 gallons 110LL      at 3.90/gal

is right at 40.00 for a tank full, where regular is about
30.60 for a tank full. 

Anyone remember the Gulf Gas commercials in the 60's when the guy pulls up to the pump with a Corvair and asks for 59 cents worth???  It's beginning to disturb me .

Hank
> 
> From: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell at cox.net>
> Date: 2005/08/23 Tue AM 06:19:10 EST
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>, 
>         "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Vairs and ACTUAL fuel used
> 
> You might want to ask Smitty how much he paid for gas going out to Portland 
> and back, towing his trailer.
> 
> Bill
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> 
> >
> > Just for the heck of it, it would be nice to have a ball park figure on 
> > how many miles per year is the "average" of all licensed Corvairs.  Maybe 
> >