and hanging RWB for butchering so many cars
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but honestly… it’s the talent pool behind everything: Engine build from Rick Toombs (retired Ford R&D, Holman-Moody tech) and C6 transmission from Jay Robarge (Broader Performance), Stan Johnson (FPA headers) that formulate the grins and smiles within. A talent pool of parts to make it go.
My vision was a mild street rod to tool around in style on weekends with my wife without complaints from either of us. Unfortunately, air conditioning isn’t an option I checked off, but for shorter rides or mild weather, thumbs up.
I’m currently dialing loose ends and incomplete installs that needed additional parts and attention; suspension, brakes, have to do a cable shifter (oem column is just too sloppy), doing a carb cheater wide band/lean machine cpu install, fuel press regulator, a new fuel filter config, Saginaw power steering conversion to stop the squeak & leak oem nonsense, a few other appointments. Tires aren’t quite right, probably do some thoughtful upgrade with an alignment. All fun stuff for my first year in retirement.
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Sorry, I have no idea what that is!
I am guessing it is some sort of fuel supply pre-pay device, a few garages here have something not dissimilar. No idea what $111 for 16 US gallons implies.
I mainly use a plug in hybrid, which has averaged 177 miles per Imperial gallon over the last 8 years, or an EV. My two petrol cars are powerful V8s and use a LOT of fuel if I drive them.
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$6.96 a gallon is what I make of it. Presumably since the price is in $, that is not Imperial gallons.
And, since we don't know how much of the price is inflicted by excessive tax (at least in my area) that is supposed to fix the roads.
I say 'excessive' because the roads don't seem to get much attention until people are bending rims from the potholes.
Yes, I did assume and write it would be US gallons not Imperial gallons.
I am still not sure what that means, since I have no idea about fuel prices in other countries.
Tax is high here on fuel but I believe it goes into general taxation.
Here I think the roads are maintained by local authorities, so different counties having different budget priorities have different quality roads.
I live in Oxfordshire and it is very obvious when driving into Berkshire that they have higher road priorities than us!
EJ3
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I run premium TOP TIER fuel & it seems to be around $5.00 a gal. here (Charleston, SC USA). In theory, the fuel tax goes to the roads here.
But I don't think that 50% of it makes it to the roads.
14-16 seems to be my 'in town" MPG. But, there is a fair amount of stationary idling done in my use case.
On the interstates, I have seen 25+ MPG in my Chevy Silverado SS 1500 running at 77 MPH.
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We have one of the world's best cars.
55 mpg (UK gallons) on a trip, 45 mpg around town.
£98 per year fully comp insurance.
Depreciated by about £3K over the last 7 years, according to recent used car price checks.
Handles better than MK1 golf GTi.
Cheap to service or fix.
No 911/Ferrari can keep up with it round here (albeit on Cornish lanes - it's narrow!), with its fearsome 75ps and under 1 ton.
I give you the Skoda Citigo SE-L :
55 mpg (UK gallons) on a trip, 45 mpg around town.
£98 per year fully comp insurance.
Depreciated by about £3K over the last 7 years, according to recent used car price checks.
Handles better than MK1 golf GTi.
Cheap to service or fix.
No 911/Ferrari can keep up with it round here (albeit on Cornish lanes - it's narrow!), with its fearsome 75ps and under 1 ton.
I give you the Skoda Citigo SE-L :
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My 2002 SL55 with Kleeman upgrades 600 hp probably somewhere around 590 foot pound torque. Super unleaded in texas right now is 4.36 a gallon also our 7/11 station offers on 7th and 11th $.50 off per gallon, which would put it at 3.86 so now that I’m retired I can get by with filling up once a month. So then I can fill up the Lincoln aviator hybrid on those days as well.
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when i lived in the UK I remember paying approx $9/gallon of premium to feed my Tuscan S. The Speed 6 gargled premium gas.
OUCH !
Yes my Griffith 4.3 big valve had to have 5 star fuel, or an additive, particularly since they made me a special engine (I didn't ask, I was just a F1 engineer and they assumed
)When I passed my driving test petrol (4 star leaded) was 4/- per gallon (Imperial) so I got 5 gallons for a pound, I reckon money lost 95% of its value during my working lifetime - which is a bummer for anybodies savings.
and, if I have not said this before, in my world you are a legend Sir!Yes my Griffith 4.3 big valve had to have 5 star fuel, or an additive, particularly since they made me a special engine (I didn't ask, I was just a F1 engineer and they assumed
When I passed my driving test petrol (4 star leaded) was 4/- per gallon (Imperial) so I got 5 gallons for a pound, I reckon money lost 95% of its value during my working lifetime - which is a bummer for anybodies savings.
I dreamt of driving Formula but funds were scarce to go through the process, also not a lot of opportunities in my homeland. Years later, I started vintage racing and racing on GT3 where I have been quite successful with Porsche and Audi. Now back to vintage and doing some work as development driver (on my free time from my real job).
I am no driver, my interest was triggered by wondering what made one car quicker than another and why, in F1 the car and setup made more difference than anything.
Having been a passenger of plenty of F1 drivers round circuits pre-data measurement I know I have nowhere near the talent required to drive!
True story. I was the fastest qualifier on my GrandAm Porsche 997 cup (affectionally called baby RSR built by Porsche with specs for the USA's IMSA). Full .9 secs ahead of P2. Full Motec data and my crew (well known) starts looking at data, gets the car on the setup rack, makes some changes and sends me out. .7 secs faster... Couple of laps in I asked what he found, his comment on the radio was something like "the platform was purpoising on the fast segments. not anymore, keep that in mind for your braking zone, you should pick a couple mph; I also improved the geometry on the rear suspension, should be better everywhere". We won every race that year!
Like you, he is not a racing driver, he loves data and improving efficiency. We had no wind tunnel, no fear, oil drops strategically placed and high speed runs on a runway.
If history serves right you were huge on data aq, windtunnel testing and we thank you for active suspension! I recently raced a car with active shocks, very interesting.
Like you, he is not a racing driver, he loves data and improving efficiency. We had no wind tunnel, no fear, oil drops strategically placed and high speed runs on a runway.
If history serves right you were huge on data aq, windtunnel testing and we thank you for active suspension! I recently raced a car with active shocks, very interesting.
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