Re: [Amc-list] Amc-list Digest, Vol 22, Issue 73

[Peter Marano <pmarano@xxxxxxxxx>]

>date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:58:31 -0700
>From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [Amc-list] Things to do with beer can cylinders
>To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Message-ID: <49024507.1060402@xxxxxxx>
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>SNIP
>This past week I decided to drop to 55 - 60mph, emphasis on 15 inches 
>vacuum.

>Woo woo! 26 mpg! (280 miles, 10.7gal) OK so now I know how they ran the 
>Mobil Economy Runs. "Normal highways speeds" in 1960, not 2008... I'm on 
>4-lane LA freeways with V8 Lexi and buzzy Toyotas doing 80 in lane 1, 
>not the Lincoln Highway through Ohio. We'll see if this is a new 
>constant or if it's a fluke.

I did that experiment with my truck(2002 Ram 4.7 auto) not long ago.

At 50mph for ~40 miles I registered 23.1mpg at 55mph it was 23.3mpg.

Interstate driving with cruise control, light traffic.  Mileage by computer.

I was waiting for the State Patrol to stop me but they didn't. 


Peter Marano

Kenosha WI

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