Re: [MV] Fuel economy....I don't understand

From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Sep 22 2002 - 16:03:05 PDT


Ah, yes!

But the bigger engine will be in high gear more often
for a given load/road!

Joe

--- tom-nooneofconsequence <milveh@carr.org> wrote:
> i think this is a very simple conclusion...your
> vehicle is already
> grossly under powered and getting about as poor a
> mileage as is possible
> for the size of the engine. therefore increasing the
> load has no real
> effect as it cannot get much worse. my m-35 that now
> has 1000 miles on
> the clock, still gets 10 mpg, but now at 62 mph
> rather than at 50. but
> the engine is now 641 cu in. i'm happy..........
>
>
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