Re: [Amc-list] Things to do with beer can cylinders

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

My 74 Gremlin has had a vacuum gauge since almost new. Highway cruising is about
10" vac. (or 20" boost) and gets 30 impg (25 USmpg) at 65mph.
I've put a gauge in almost all my other cars too.

Ken 


Quoting Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> Sounds like some great mileage! I have to get a vacuum gauge some day.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > My drive to work is a great test bed for tweaks and changes since it's
> > so damn constant. I usually drive the American 60 - 65mph with dead-on
> > 60mph the goal (probably 70% spent there) for 45 miles each way. I get
> > 22mpg average (2008 calendar average). I tried to keep it above 10
> > inches on the vacuum guage.
> >
> > This past week I decided to drop to 55 - 60mph, emphasis on 15 inches
> > vacuum.
> >
> > Woo woo! 26 mpg!
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