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On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 09:58, Aaron Clow wrote: > > > My apologies Jim, this Type IV engine was installed in > a Porsche. I know, even without the change in > aerodynamics/weight, 35 seems really high, but this > was actually his average according to his post on the > aircooledtech forums. He claims he got 44mpg on one > 60-mile section of road. Damn. > > I remember reading on his site somewhere about the > phenomenal gains in mpg to be had with the Type IV, > but I can't seem to find the information there now. > I sometimes drive a 3.0L car with an onboard trip computer. Cruising on the flats, I get 30-35mpg. Going down grade, I get it up to over 70 mpg sometimes. BUT, the average for the car is consistantly 24-25mpg with the A/C running. I have a hard time dealing with 35mpg out of a hotrod T-IV engine. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org