[T3] Old Type IIIs

[James Lingenfelter]

   Ahhhh, I see exactly what you're saying; however, as I just added  
to this original email, my odometer hasn't worked in a while anyway,  
so now I can only check the mpg's when I really know the mileage of  
certain routes. Sadly, I actually don't know my tire size. I know,  
I'm pathetic. They're the stock wheels, and SHOULD be stock tire  
size, but I can't swear to that. I had some black Empi 8 spokes with  
smaller diameter  tires, but they would NOT clear the rear fenders.  
Speaking of this problem, how DO these people put the 5.5" wheels on  
these cars with an appropriate tire width????

On Feb 23, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/23/2011 10:13:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jimmyandcher at yahoo.com writes:
>
> So  I stand by the 40mpg. In fact, a few weeks
> ago, I got over 30 IN  TOWN.... and I'm talking big-city, stop-and-go,
> never-get-over-40mph  kind of in-town. When I lived at higher
> elevation and had it jetted  smaller, I could do even better.
> I do have 1 question, what size front tires are you running? I'm only
> asking, because tire size does have a direct input on the number of  
> miles being
> recorded. On my own cars, I have to do a tire size calculation to  
> get the
> numbers right, otherwise I get really good mileage. My front tires are
> 195-60-15's, and stock are 165-80-15's, so there's a big difference  
> in size.
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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