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Will, Here are my tips: - lighten the load - add 1-3 psi tire pressure on 155SR15 tires - use 5W30 synthetic motor - use 75W90 synthetic gear oil if a 4-speed - aftermarket exhaust system - loosen the generator belt adjustment just a little bit John John McMahon Abilene, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will McCreight" <whmcc@attglobal.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 9:55 PM Subject: [T3] mpg > At Dave Hall's website: > > http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/t3hist.htm > > there is the following info: > > August 1968 * > *Electronic Fuel Injection introduced; double-joint rear axle, internal > filler release, hazard flashers. FI Automatic 30 mpg. Radial tyres and > petrol heater as extras. > > > So my question is this...first, are those Imperial Gallons or US gallons,,, and if Imperial, what should I expect as the maximum regularly attainable mpg in US gallons? Currently my FI '70 SQ is getting 23 mpg city (so much better than the 11 mpg I was getting when basically only two injectors/cylinders were firing), and I'd like to up that toward whatever I can achieve. > What should I expect, and what things can I change or adjust in order to improve my mpg's? > Thanx in advance. > > > -- > Will McCreight > whmcc@attglobal.net > Portland, OR > (208) 661-6262 cell > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >