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[Arryn Milne]

I regularly get 500 out of a tank, but my commute is 90% highway, and non 
rush hour at that.  I don't ever recall getting less than 400.  Dad drives 
a V8 through the city, and I think he usually gets over 300 per tank.
Got SJM's 1.8 bar mod in an '86 5ktq in Md.
Arryn


At 04:39 PM 11/27/00 -0800, Motor Sport Visions Photography wrote:
>In a message dated 11/26/2000 Orin Eman <orin at WOLFENET.com> writes:
>
><< I regularly get over 400 miles out of an 86 5kcsq, running 1.8 bar.
>Even for the lead-footed, 280 a tank is bad.  I'd think it's
>running really rich. >>
>
>I have noticed over the years a dramtic drop in fool economy here in CA
>when we went to year 'round RFG II fool.
>
>I too only see ~280-300 per tankfull from my 5ktq (1.8bar mod) but that
>is admittedly with some heavy leadfooting and mostly stop and go around
>town miles. I can and do eek out over 400 miles from a tank but it has
>to be all highway miles to do so.
>
>Ever since RFG II every single car I have owned has had fool economy
>reduced 10-20% here in good ol' CA. HTH...
>
>Interested to hear what others are getting as well, especially in CA.
>
>Mike Veglia
>Motor Sport Visions Photography
>http://www.motorsportvisions.com