<VV> Leaning Out the Midrange (not humor)

[J R Read_HML]

I agree, he has a leak somewhere and his nose has not detected it.


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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
To: <brentcovey at hotmail.com>; <Mikeamauro at aol.com>; 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Leaning Out the Midrange (Long and Boring)


> In a message dated 12/27/05 7:19:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> brentcovey at hotmail.com writes:
>
>> That car should be at least as easy to propel as the orginal badly 
>> aligned
>> bias ply tire new Corvair was and a regular 110/Powerglide/3.27 gets 
>> around
>> 18-20 in town and 26-28 on the highway.
>
> All,
> While I highly respect Brent and appreciate his sharing Corvair knowledge
> with us all, I have to be critical of these gas mileage figures. They are 
> just
> unrealistically too high!. Chevrolet's own data place mileage figures 
> closer to
> 20 MPG at 60 mph for a 110 hp MT w/3.27.  A PG would be worse. And none of 
> the
> car test mags ever got mileage this high (as Brent's). The Corvair was 
> always
> known for its sweet handling and sporty performance, but as for gas
> mileage......it was always ranked as poor to moderate by them.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
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