Fuel Consumption

[slogger]

Ha Ha, hi Ian been out with a couple of you thirsty boys, it gets a bit boring after a while, stopping at virtually every petrol station, yes Russ (daxman) I do mean you. Also if I give it some clog (northern footwear) all the time, then these figures do drop very sharply, even in my paltry 3.5

Kind regards Lester

Lol.................I can get my TT down to 6 mpg!

[FatBoy]

Lol.................I can get my TT down to 6 mpg!

But probably not as an average.

Paul

[FatBoy]

sounds quite similar to mine wrt edelbrock heads and manifold. i wil be running the Accel equivalent unit instead of the MSD. cant remember which Holley i have have a wide ratio top loader and 2.88 diff. im hoping for 18 on a decent long run then!

The close ratio and wide ratio top loaders share the same 1:1 top gear, so your final drive ratio will be identical to mine. What tyres are you going with, Avons?
With that gearing, 3,000rpm is a touch over 80mph.
I had a drive of a friend's 289 Cobra with quad Webers a couple of weeks ago. This was a proper HiPo 289 with serious pedigree and although it was quick, it didn't have the explosive power of a 427 and had to be worked relatively hard by comparison. I say relative, but it was still very quick compared to pretty much anything else on the road. While I was driving the 289, the owner was driving mine and when we stopped, he described the 427 as a "serious mother f@@ker" and said it was like driving an atom bomb. You'll love it!
It also reconfirmed how pleased I am with the integrity of my car. It drives like a "proper" car with no shakes, rattles or jarring.

Paul

[KevinW]

The close ratio and wide ratio top loaders share the same 1:1 top gear, so your final drive ratio will be identical to mine. What tyres are you going with, Avons?
With that gearing, 3,000rpm is a touch over 80mph.
I had a drive of a friend's 289 Cobra with quad Webers a couple of weeks ago. This was a proper HiPo 289 with serious pedigree and although it was quick, it didn't have the explosive power of a 427 and had to be worked relatively hard by comparison. I say relative, but it was still very quick compared to pretty much anything else on the road. While I was driving the 289, the owner was driving mine and when we stopped, he described the 427 as a "serious mother f@@ker" and said it was like driving an atom bomb. You'll love it!
It also reconfirmed how pleased I am with the integrity of my car. It drives like a "proper" car with no shakes, rattles or jarring.

Paul

- good to hear, and yes, going with Avons, eventually. Have put sorting out wheels on the backbruner, as i really want to try and fire the engine before the end of the summer"

[KevinW]

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[TFatC]

Best I have had out of mine on a run was 17mpg. Knocking around locally it averages around 8 or 9 mpg.

Probably doing a dash to Le Mans in two weeks time (taking the newly aquired 1934 Rolls to the Classic) from Aberdeen so it will be interesting to see the average on a good run.

Forgot to say 427 cu in Chevrolet with forged pistons etc

[slogger]

Best I have had out of mine on a run was 17mpg. Knocking around locally it averages around 8 or 9 mpg.

Probably doing a dash to Le Mans in two weeks time (taking the newly aquired 1934 Rolls to the Classic) from Aberdeen so it will be interesting to see the average on a good run.

Forgot to say 427 cu in Chevrolet with forged pistons etc

Hummm........What 1934 Rolls have you acquired? We had the Rootes Bros 34 Phantom II Continental for a few years, ALY 601. Also had a 1926 Phantom I Open Tourer.

[aaronjb]

- good to hear, and yes, going with Avons, eventually. Have put sorting out wheels on the backbruner, as i really want to try and fire the engine before the end of the summer"

I hope I'll get an invite to that - especially after all the ballache we had getting it in there

[TFatC]

Hummm........What 1934 Rolls have you acquired? We had the Rootes Bros 34 Phantom II Continental for a few years, ALY 601. Also had a 1926 Phantom I Open Tourer.

I have bought the fastback 20/25 bodied by Arthur Mulliner. Aparently he did 10 bodies in this style, 7 went on Bentleys, 2 on Alvis and mine on the Rolls chassis

[FatBoy]

We want photos.