[200q20v] V8 and 200q20v difference

[Phil Rose]

At 10:41 AM -0800 2/5/02, Chris Covington wrote:
>Phil,
>
>You've gotten 28mpg?  I get 20 on the highway, and about 17-18 around town.
>This is with new wires, cap, rotor, plugs, injectors, O2, fuel filter and no
>boost leaks.  And an IA 3 chip.

Yep. On actual, measured fill-ups of at least 10 gallons, I've
routinely gotten 26+ mpg for steady 75-80 mph driving on flat or
gently rolling sections of NYS Thruway. My trip computer has been
adjusted to be well within 5% of actual, and it often indicates 28+
during fairly extended periods (150+ miles) of driving if I keep
speeds down to 70 mph. I've averaged 29-ish on the computer once in a
while (for 50 or 60 mile stretches) if there's a little breeze at my
back :-) It doesn't take much "toe-action" to send the averages into
the toilet. I do concentrate on maintaining a steady throttle to stay
above 26 mpg.

Around town I seldom average better than 17 or 18 mpg. I have the Hoppen chip.

Phil
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Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'91 200q	(130 Kmiles, Lago blue)
'91 200q   (57 Kmiles, Tornado red)
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