Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Regular grade in that era WAS 91....  :-)

BTW, I consistently run 93, and enjoy the difference... 

David
> 
> From: "matt" <matt@safearmy.com>
> Date: 2005/07/01 Fri PM 02:52:49 EDT
> To: "scirocco-l@scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: Fuel economy and improving it, among other things.
> 
> 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
> 
> -------Original Message-------
> > 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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'83 GTI, Daily Driver...
'87 16V, parts car
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