My Mothers new 83 concord 4dr sedan 258 auto got 28 mpg highway, STOCK! It should be no problem tomatch those numbers with a 4.0L I wouldin't doubt I'm aproaching that number with the 4.0L 5 speed in my American. As I'm still on the first tank of fuel this summer and have somewhere approaching 300miles on it and the gauge still shows between 1/4 and 1/2 tank! Mark Price mprice@xxxxxxxxxx Morgantown, WV 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase 65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car! 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 23:03:15 -0600 >12km/litre or 12litre / 100 km? (the usual metric measurment) :) >12/100km is 'only' 23.5 per imp.gal. > >Thanks again for the bumper, Dean. > >Ken > >Quoting reitand@xxxxxxxxx: > >> So last night I was browsing the 'net looking at AMCs (actually >> it was TeamAMC's collection I was perusing), when my girlfriend >> walked in and looked over my shoulder. >> >> After the usual "Are you looking at cars AGAIN?" bit, she said, >> "You know, the only thing stopping me from driving one of those >> is the gas mileage." I pointed out that AMC did make economy >> cars and showed her some Gremlins and Spirits. She didn't care >> for the Gremlin too much but didn't mind the Spirit. >> >> She said, "If you can make one of those get 12km/L (28 MPG in >> American terms), I'll drive it. And it has to have AC." >> >> Up until this point, I figured the possibility of her driving an >> AMC was somewhere between slim and none. She's somewhat of an >> enviro-nazi, hence her concern about mileage (and emissions). >> >> I'm thinking the ideal AMC for her would be: >> >> - Spirit hatchback >> - yellow (her fave color) >> - five speed (she actually prefers manual, whereas I'm strictly >> an automatic driver) >> - 4.0L inline six (from mid-90s Cherokee?), fuel injection >> - air conditioning >> >> The primary goal is economy, performance is secondary. However, >> I don't want to completely sacrifice one for the sake of the >> other - hence my desire to avoid the four cylinder which may be >> somewhat anemic. >> >> Is 28 MPG (highway) a reasonable expectation for a 4.0L in a >> Spirit? Is it even a feasible installation? I'm thinking of a >> mid-90s or so Cherokee donor, so as to get fuel injection and >> somewhat up-to-date emissions control. Ideally I'd obtain the >> engine and five speed tranny from the same donor vehicle so I'd >> know they work together. >> >> I haven't rushed out to buy a Spirit or any parts yet. This is >> just speculation right now and may never come to fruition, but a >> guy can dream, can't he? Anything to keep her from buying a >> Smart Car! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! >> >> Dean Reitan >> Calgary, AB, Canada >> 1972 Matador, 304 >> >> ============================================================= >> Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > >