Fuel mileage

["Robin Giesbrecht" <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes the highest vacuum reading will give you best economy. Very handy tool.

Robin Giesbrecht


>From: Kerry Pinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>
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>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: Fuel mileage
>Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 21:48:26 -0500
>
>I have a question about fuel mileage.  Will running with the RPM on the 
>lower side of the torque curve (about 1800 rpm) when pulling heavy (as in 
>towing) be worse on mileage than shifting down so the RPM is up in the 
>fatter part of the torque curve (about 2500).  At lower RPM the motor seems 
>to be lugging when towing while at the higher RPM the motor seems more 
>responsive and it SEEMS like my foot is not as close to the floor.
>
>If I put a vacuum guage on the car will that show me the best operating 
>conditions for max mileage?  Does higher vacuum = higher mileage?  This is 
>one case where one of those instantaneous mileage computers would be 
>handy....
>
>Kerry
><< pinkertonk.vcf >>

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