<VV> fuel consumption

[Mark Durham]

Boy, you guys got a lot better mileage than I did. My 62 coupe 102 HP got a
solid 18 mpg, could get about 220 miles out of a tank.  My current car gets
21.5 mpg with about 1200 miles on the overhauled engine with chrome rings.
So, I'm pretty happy with that. Mark Durham

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 8:42 PM, J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I think 293 is my outer limit (white knuckles looking for gas) in the '65
> vert with top down and doing something around 70 mph.  I put in 13.2
> gallons
> once I found a station with 93 octane.  That was virtually all highway
> driving - not counting a "rest" stop or two.
>
> The tank holds 14gal, but I doubt that you can drive to the very last
> ounce.
>
> Later, JR
> CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
> '61 Rampside Standard 4/110
> '65 Monza Convertible 4/140
> "Keep the Love Alive"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mark at noakes.com>
> Cc: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 10:15 PM
> Subject: <VV> was... Filling tank in early model...now fuel/oil consumption
>
>
> >I guess range is highly subjective because it is based on balance of
> > city/highway driving as well as vehicle specs, driving style, use of gas
> > heaters in earlies, but is 200 miles per tank in the range of normal?
> > What do people normally get?
> >
> > Both my 66 110/4-speed and my 61 Lakewood 102/4-speed consistently got
> > in the upper mid 20s mpg. In prehistoric times when I was an undergrad
> > at college, I would drive the 280+ miles trip to my parents' house
> > nonstop and arrive with 3+ gallons to spare.
>
> BIG SNIP
>
> > Mark N
> >
>
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