The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

ave mpg 700

posted by  FitzFitzgerald on  Wed Apr 28 19:15 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Wed Jun 25 23:15 CST 2014
[RELATED]

While I don't have accurate data for my 780s yet (still working on them and not on the road just yet), the EPA numbers were 17 City and 20 Highway. However, driving the speed limit and driving with a light foot yeilds a lot of improvement. I'm also planning on swapping the Automatic AW-71 transmissions at some point for some AW-71L (lockup) trannys. (as donor parts become available through the local scrap yard)

FYI, I would also encourage the people who reply to this message to post the following information (helps evaluate the numbers a bit better for those of us who will read the info):
1. City MPG.
2. Highway MPG.
3. Engine.
4. Transmission.
5. Sedan or Wagon.
6. Your tire size.
7. Stock tire size (as listed on the tire placard).

The reason that #5, #6, and #7 are on there is because I frequently see Volvos that have the wrong tire size on them. A smaller than stock tire will show better/higher MPGs when in fact they will be lower/worse but the tire size is throwing the data off (the odometer shows 100 miles traveled when it was actually 92 miles of distance, etc).

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
--
'87 Blue 245, NA 237K
'88 Black 780, PRV-6, 144K
'89 Black 780, Turbo4, 94K






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.