FYI: Just finished a 380 mile two day tour to eastern Washington. I'm guessing average speed about 50. Over two passes, and 35000 ' to puget sound energy's wind farm. My car is a two door , two people, luggage, and a small dog , ha ha. I'm ..125" over, with B head and carb, and counterbalance and lightened flywheel. Also Aries muffler, and 32,000 miles, and no overdrive. I got 20.2 mpg over all. Firrst time I've ever checked mileage accurately. I felt pretty good about it.
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A finely tuned A runs well
any pics from your trip?3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Minerva got a consistant 20 MPG, with ALL town driving. After installing a Weber, I never checked it.
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I just went for a ride over the weekend. Went 85 miles and averaged 16 mpg. I'm happy with that.png "roll eyes")
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This was at the wind farm outside ellensburg
the second picture is coming down whites pass with mount Rainer in the background.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I enjoy seeing the windmills generating electricity. We have several of them in Minnesota and Iowa. Even though the blades appear to be turning rather slowly, the blade tips are traveling at over 200 MPH. Those blades are much larger than they look.Originally posted by Chuck Sea/Tac View PostComment
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Wow i never realized that they are spinning that fast, it looks like they're creeping along.
Nice facts.
Chuck thanks for sharing the pics and I'm glad you got the resizing worked out3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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I just did a Google search on wind charger blade speeds and found this chart listing several of them. Top speed is 232 MPH, but most average in the 160 to 180 MPH range.
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It takes a 7 mph wind to start, and at 55mph they turn the blade pitch and gear reductions and point the housing into the wind.Comment
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Well, I tested my new Marvel against my B carb with expanded intake manifold. I do have Overdrive and used it. I drove exactly 50 miles on my gps and odometer which were within .2 miles. I burned 2.18 gal of fuel at 55 mph for the entire trip. That comes to 22.9 mpg. Works out to 1920 rpm at 55 mpg with overdrive. Mitchel 26%
3.78 gearing. I have never gotten better than 19.5 mpg with...10-07-2019, 02:48 PM -
In town driving I get 15 to 16 mpg. On the highway I get 19 to 20, seldom over 20 lately. I have hit 24 mpg a few years back but I can’t get over 20 this summer. No overdrive.
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I image that was the claim from the company selling these gizmos back in the day. I've never seen one like this before, but I have seen the small spinning propeller that JC Whitney used to sell. They called it a "mini supercharger".
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What has been your longest road trip, how many days and how many miles per day? This I'm sure will vary due to age and derriere. One couple in our club drive has driven all over the country from state to state. What's your longest trip?...04-02-2018, 09:02 AM -
Does anti-freeze really help a Ford Flathead Four run cooler in the Summer? I found from reading posts, seems this is as controversial as which oil?05-12-2017, 08:51 AM
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I must say I have run professionally rebuilt Tillys and Zeniths. I have found a rebuilt Marvel though not correct is the most trouble free carb so far. It gives you more get up and go, will never starve at sudden stops and idles really really nice. The one thing I learned was they are more GAV...meaning you open it up a lot more. My Zenith works good now but if you use your vehicle a lot for touring...05-29-2019, 06:14 AM -
Today's drive was, I believe, the best enjoyment from any time before. I had no concerns or worries. She kept real cool, plenty of get up and go, ran great and I lost no coolant. The last time I made that same trip I used up a gal of coolant. That problem seems to have been corrected.
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Although I use to get 18 mpg whereas now it's dropped to 14 but I don't adjust the GAV to more lean on straightaways....
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Annual Fall Colors Tour to Seward. Meet at 9am Carrs Huffman.
Photo shots on the way at Canyon Creek, Summit Lake, Tern Lake! Lunch at Christos in Seward. Shopping at quilt store, chocolate store and ice cream at Harbor Creamery, then return home....Starts09-30-2017Ends10-01-2017LocationSeward, Alaska09-21-2017, 01:05 AM -
I went 480 miles in a day once. It was painful and torturous. I loved every second of it. I even changed my oil at a gravel roadside turnout. I started the oil draining before I even made my lunch sandwich. Last summer I was returning from a two day drive and I found myself so tired I could not keep my eyes open. I pulled off the road and slept in my truck (feet out the open window) for three...02-15-2018, 05:27 PM
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ok I am thinking about taking a road trip in an original unrestored 31 Coupe. It’s gonna be about a1800 miles round trip. The car has been well taken care of it’s whole life and has 89,000 miles on it. Other than routine maintenance wheel bearings and a good greasing what should I definitely check out before I set off on this adventure. I drove the car about 80 miles about 7 years ago. I had...05-19-2018, 10:04 PM
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