Re: Mileage figures

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.net>]

At 02:58 PM 9/18/97 -0700, you wrote:
>With talk turning to MPG on RFG (love those acronyms) and another thread
>on vac leaks and running lean, I guess something's going on here. I made
>the run from Tempe-Tucson (around 115 miles) in under 90 minutes and got
>28 mpg (I've seen 31 on the same jaunt) and had an all-time high of 35 mpg
>avg running around for the day in northern AZ. And in town, it gets around
>23 unless the air is on, when it gets 22. This is an MC engined 5kt. 
>So does quattro really take more off the efficiency than Audi claims or do
>I drive even slower than everyone says I do. And yes, these are calculated
>figures, not from the dash display.

Considering I would do the same drive in about 65 minutes (gotta slow in
Eloy), I'd say its mainly the driving style. You may be running a bit lean.
I typically see 20 in town, 26 on most trips (75 mph) and 22-23 combined
hwy/city.

A boost/vacuum guage installed really helps to see them leaks once you get
the norms down.

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