Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.

[matt at safearmy.com (matt)]

I just use regular. It's 87 or 89 I can't remember. The car runs just fine. In fact I consider it a waste of money to run a higher grade of fuel in a stock 8v. The engine was designed to run prefectly well on regular grade. 
Matt
1981 Mars Red
1984 Wolfsburg
1987 8v Auto
Louisville, KY

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> From: "Neptuno" <neptunonc@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> Sent: 01 Jul 2005 18:35:10
>
>  93
>  
>  _ROGER CONCHA _ wrote:
>  what gas are you using tony?
>  
>  On 7/1/05, Neptuno wrote:
>  > Is that city or Hwy matt? My 82 auto is a pig on gas.....I can reack 26 only with HWY driving....
>  >
>  > matt wrote:
>  > Don't feel bad. I can only manage about 26 mpg in my 8v automatic.
>  > Matt
>  > 1981 Mars Red
>  > 1984 Wolfsburg
>  > 1987 8v Auto
>  > Louisville, KY
>  > -------Original Message-------
>  > > From: "Dan Bubb"
>  > > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
>  > > Sent: 01 Jul 2005 17:21:59
>  > >
>  > > Well, with a 4 speed your mileage isn't suprising.
>  > > My 84 always got about 28 mpg no matter how I drove it with the close ratio
>  > > 5 speed.
>  > > Dan
>  > >
>  > > ----- Original Message -----
>  > > From: "GGehrke"
>  > > Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > > I don't remember the exact year of your car, but know it's a MK I.
>  > > > So, I assume 1.6L, regular mechanical/vacuum advance distributor, CIS w/O2
>  > > > sensor, and wide ratio 5 speed tranny (FF, FN, FO type stuff).
>  > >
>  > > 1.8 8V (swapped in by PO) which is, I guess, CIS-lambda (has O2
>  > > sensor) with original 4spd tranny. I have a 5spd in my other car that
>  > > I might swap this fall.
>  > >
>  > > And Roger: Me, own a MkII? absolutely not. :-p
>  > >
>  > > > Last, get some lowering springs so the nose of your car isn't up in the
>  > > > air
>  > > > causing all the air to go under the car and cause a lot of extra drag ;^)
>  > >
>  > > yea yea, i know.
>  > >
>  > > And I just realized Cathy must not be checking email yet this morning
>  > > or she surely would have told me to take off my duckbill to decrease
>  > > drag. heh.
>  > >
>  > > -Grant-
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
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