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Re: Re: [T3] Woodburn show and drags


The early Notches get better gas mileage, lighter and more aerodynamic.
Still that seems a bit high, unless your at altitude or cruising at 55 for
long periods.  So its not just me whose foot gets heavier with age eh?

Keith

>
> > really jim?  i get 30-34 in my notch with carbs and 1904cc.  i figured
the FI should get 30ish...
>
> Really. I've never gotten more than 27 unless it was downhill and/or a
> tailwind. It depends a LOT on your speed, however. So as my foot (and
> everything else) has gotten heavier, my mileage has gone slowly down over
the
> years.
>
> Last summer, however, I had to finish a couple hundred mile trip on a bad
tire.
> I slowed down to 50-55 and saw the mileage come back up to 27, a figure
(and an
> average speed) I had not seen in years.
>
> How fast were you driving when you got 30-34?
>
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