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Coil Update ---- MPG increase? 200 1988

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posted by  Sven's Maintainer on  Thu Apr 20 13:15 CST 2006
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23-25 is typical "good" mpg for auto tranny.
Lotsa folks never see 25.
Standards seem to get somewhere around 30, plus or minus.

"Your mileage may vary" as always - tires, tuneup, and the four tool boxes in the trunk and the cargo carrier on the roof rack all influence things. Not to mention an occasional lead foot, like I have.

My peak of slightly over 28 mpg in auto 245 was at the height of summer with the OEM mechanical fan replaced by an electric one. Winter was more like 22-23 mpg on my 85 mile commute jaunt.
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Sven: '89 245, IPD sways, electric rad. fan conversion, e-codes, 28+ mpg - auto tranny. 850 mi/week commute. '89 245 #2 (wifemobile). '90 244 (spare, runs).






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