Yep. A few years ago I drove to Chicago (from DC) in my SVX powered Westy Syncro. On the tollroad we were having trouble maintaining 65 mph. I was wondering why until we stopped for gas, and I realized we were fighting a 30 mph headwind. Fuel economy sucked, but being able to do 65 made the trip a lot more pleasurable (and shorter). I hate to think how slow I would have been traveling with a stock engine. On Nov 29, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Steve Williams wrote: > I don't mind driving in a crosswind or a headwind. It's more work, > but my '84 can maintain highway speeds, thanks to its 2.3L engine. > > It kinda sucks when I need to make time in an adverse wind, because > the fuel economy goes into the toilet. The last leg of my recent > journey, when I was on a schedule, I got 14.1 mpg, down from 22.1 mpg > over a much more enjoyable leg four days earlier! > > http://www.fuelly.com/driver/sbw/vanagon/log |
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