Re: IML: Imperial fuel consumption - conversions

["Abe Mantell" <mantell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To be more precise, the British Gallon is about 4.5461 liters and

 the US Gallon is more like 3.7854 liters.


Abe


2 '81 Imperials


<-----Original Message-----> 

>From: Bob Zubkowski

>Sent: 9/23/2006 11:34:04 AM

>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>Subject: Re: IML: Imperial fuel consumption

>

>The British gallon is 4.5 liters the American gallon is 4 liters. I do have 

>a conversion chart that was produced here by the Canadian Government and is 

>very easy to use. If someone would like a copy of this I can scan it in and 

>send to the club. Also remember that it is hard to get the proper size tires 

>which were larger so I thin the odometer reading may be off.

>Zub

>----- Original Message ----- 

>From: "Christopher H"

>To: "IML (main)"
>Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 7:22 PM
>Subject: Re: IML: Imperial fuel consumption
>
>
>> Converting this is harder than it sounds, since the standard metric
>> measure
>> is fuel consumption (liters per 100 kilometers, or l/100km), not fuel
>> economy as in the US (mpg, which is a distance per unit of fuel).
>>
>> Top convert mpg to l/100km, divide 235.215 by the mpg.
>>
>> That is, more loosely, 235/(mpg) = (l/100km).
>>
>> For example:
>> 18 mpg = 13.1 l/100km
>> 15 mpg = 15.7 l/100km
>> 12 mpg = 19.6 l/100km
>> 10 mpg = 23.5 l/100km
>> 9 mpg = 26.1 l/100km
>>
>>
>> Note that a lower number is better in l/100km (since it's fuel used to
>> travel a fixed distance), and the two inverse scales of mpg and l/100km
>> cross at roughly 15.3.
>>
>> Why no one has ever developed a shorthand term for l/100km (like lpk or
>> something) escapes me...
>>
>> For the original question, my '67 (same engine as the '66) in normal
>> driving
>> gets about 11 mpg around town and 14 mpg on the open highway. Or about the
>> same as my modern Jeep...
>>
>> Chris in LA
>> 67 Crown
>> 78 NYB Salon
>>
>>
>> On 9/22/06 5:38 PM, Klebert L. Hall at swampyankee@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>> Subject: RE: IML: Fuel consumption in Imperial LeBaron 66
>>>> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:02:15 +0200
>>>>
>>>> Hi imperialist !
>>>>
>>>> I am close to have ready my recovered dreamcar in a few days and I ask =
>>>> myself how many mpg could it run. In this first round I have just =
>>>> updated sparks, wires, filters, oil and so on. The car looks very good =
>>>> but it was sleeping during some fifteen years. As the previous owner was
>>>> =
>>>> died some years ago, I have nobody to ask about the consumption. Which =
>>>> are your experiences about?
>>>
>>> I've never had a '66, but my '62, '63, and '69 all achieved between 10
>>> and 15 miles per gallon depending upon conditions and how I drove them.
>>> Hopefully the English measures will be okay for you, I'm to muzzy-headed
>>> at
>>> the moment to try converting to km / litre.
>>>
>>> -Kle.
>>> '69 Crown 4DHT
>>>
>>>
>>>
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