<VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 110hpCorvair

[Ron]

The 110 should get better mileage due to it's higher compression and more 
advanced timing.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun McGarvey" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 
110hpCorvair


> Why would you get better mileage in a 110 over a 95?
> Right now, I'm driving a 95 (on regular) that gets at least a few mpg 
> better
> than ANY of the 110s I've driven over the years.
>
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <FrankCB at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:52 AM
> Subject: <VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 110hp 
> Corvair
>
>
>> Let's remember that all the LM Corvair engines  EXCEPT the 95 were
>> designed
>> to run on PREMIUM fuel.  In my opinion, it's  foolish economics to detune
>> your
>> engine thereby reducing both power AND  fuel economy just so you can run
>> on
>> regular gas.  Let's say that premium  fuel costs about 10% more than
>> regular
>> fuel.  (Here in northern  NJ it's less than 10%)  I'll bet that by using
>> premium
>> fuel  you'll better your gas mileage by MORE than 10% without having to
>> detune
>> your engine (retarding the ignition or adding thicker head gaskets). 
>> If
>> you really want to save gas, then drive slower or put a 3.08 rear end 
>> gear
>> in
>> your Corvair differential or switch over to EFI and use a wideband O2
>> sensor
>> with feedback to lean out your cruising A/F mix.  Or, to avoid retarding
>> your
>> spark, you could add a water injection system to eliminate pinging.
>>    Frank "full of alternatives"  Burkhard
>>
>>
>>
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