You are right on my old man knew a guy in the mid 70's who was getting
65-70 mpg out of a chevy big block. Thats when most were getting 10mpg.
One night at a bar he was bragging it up and a few days later a GM rep
came by and swiched the carborators. That technology has been around for
ages. Tell next time---Charlie
On Thu, 23 Jan 1997 mahoneyr@syr.lmco.com wrote:
> Folks
> consider all the Gas milage variances from the Ground thumping muscle cars
> to the family junker winter rats, to the 50mpg commuter cars!
> Doesn't anyone ever wonder why, with all of the modern technology that
> Detroit (;^} or wherever has, that these places don't make engines
> that get 100 Mpg or better? IMHO, the technology is there. (maybe not for
> 100mpg but certainly higher that 14!).
> The reason this doesn't happen is that EXXON among others owns Controlling
> interest in companies like GM. They'd only be cutting thier own throats
> Their opinion is (in my opinion),The Environment be damned. Its the
> almighty dollar that is most important! Let our kids worry about the
> planet!
>
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