How about a mileage thread?
Karlos99:
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Catbox:
You are assuming that my odometer actually works.
Mine has read the same 43,932.6 since I bought it....
I have put 60-80000 miles on it since I have had it.
andrewlandon67:
Quote from: Karlos99 on January 04, 2021, 21:55:49 pm
Quote from: andrewlandon67 on January 02, 2021, 23:42:55 pm
Quote from: Karlos99 on January 01, 2021, 20:26:50 pm
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Not a looker I know but Got my bus back on the road in January 2020 after a 2 yr full resto and since then I’ve covered 2970 miles in it according to the new smiths electronic speedo. couple trips to SantaPod but mostly commuting thanks to the pandemic :-\ had many more trips planned but nearly all that got cancelled. Owned the bus for 13 yrs in total, can’t remember how many I’ve done over the years but it does get used as much as possible, I must normally put 7-8k a year on it at least.
I switched from 44’s to IDA’s while doing the resto and was excepting a bit of a drop in fuel economy but on my trips to the pod (140 miles) it’s averages about 25mpg which I’m very happy with ;D
That's a badass looking bus, and 7-8k miles per year is nothing to sneeze at, especially running IDAs! What kind of motor do you have pushing that thing?
Thanks man, appreciate that 8) it’s a 2110/90.5x82, FK10 cam, straight cut gears, 1.4 rockers, cb 044 ultramag heads (42x37.5) 10:1cr, full weight flywheel, IDA’s on scat tracs, a full Mallory CDI ignition & an A1 1” 5/8 sidewinder exhaust. Built 091 box and Porsche turbo brakes. Far from the fastest bus around but it’s still pretty damn quick though and eats miles like a modern car which is exactly what I wanted
That sounds like a riot compared to most of the bay windows I've driven, and 25 mpg isn't far off of what I've seen out of my grandma's '70 with a stock 1600DP.
Karlos99:
Yeah it is good fun and nice to drive too. No 3rd progression hole nonsense here ;) I’ve thought about efi turbo in the past and as great as 250+ Hp would be I love the sound of an N/A engine and it’s simple, if it plays up it’s easy to fix. I think the good fuel economy can be put down to a 091 box with .77 4th, does 70mph at about 3200 so nice low revs for cruising and never gets hot either. So for all the people who think you can’t run a big cam or ida’s in a bus.... here’s proof you can ;D
andrewlandon67:
Quote from: Karlos99 on January 06, 2021, 13:57:04 pm
Yeah it is good fun and nice to drive too. No 3rd progression hole nonsense here ;) I’ve thought about efi turbo in the past and as great as 250+ Hp would be I love the sound of an N/A engine and it’s simple, if it plays up it’s easy to fix. I think the good fuel economy can be put down to a 091 box with .77 4th, does 70mph at about 3200 so nice low revs for cruising and never gets hot either. So for all the people who think you can’t run a big cam or ida’s in a bus.... here’s proof you can ;D
The way I see it, the EFI Turbo stuff is good for show cars that will never need to actually prove anything other than the owner's wallet size, or all-out drag cars running single digit 1/4 miles. The rest of us who just like driving our cars can keep running carbs and enjoying motors with character 8)
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