Originally Posted by RallyBob
When I drove my Ascona from CT to Mid-Ohio racetrack back in 1995, I got 28.5 mpg for the entire trip. And we all know the Ascona is a brick aerodynamically. That was with a Getrag 240, 3.89 gears, very wide tires (245/50 -13's!), and 300 lbs of stuff in the trunk (spares and luggage), and a constant 72 mph for 11 hours each way. Oh, and the engine was the same one I loaned you for your old blue wagon, with a 38 DGAS and ported intake, so it was making 97 hp instead of 65 hp stock. Considering the extra weight, aerodynamic and frictional drag (tires), and the addition of 50% more power, it wasn't too shabby. And that car was only rated for 24 mpg from the factory...
Bob
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What would acceptable MPG for 2,0 and a 38? I mean, you can live with anything your wallet will accept but with my old Holley/Weber 32/36 I was getting low 20's and the timing was off and what not.
Now that I'm "getting there" with a 38 and timing and all that, I'm getting somewhere near 17 and that's kinda low, no?
At what point do you figure something is really wrong?
Thing runs great and plugs look good to me so I don't think I'm super rich.
Ouch.