Fuel Comsuption

deereoftheyear · Post by **deereoftheyear** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:42 am

TakeItToTheLimit wrote:
oscar89 wrote:Would there be something in the clutch setup of the TF that helps w/ the economy?
Simply an efficient engine coupled with an efficient drive system on a light weight sled.

I would love to hear some more stories about the Horicon MPG challenge at the reunion. Pictures would even be better!

-Rich

What's the Horicon mpg challenge?

Post by **Matt** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:09 am

This has been sitting on my computer for quite some time, but this looks like a good time to post it: It's a 1983 Snow Goer fuel mileage test. It's a PDF, but still quite large, so if you are on dial-up, go grab a snack while it downloads.

http://www.jdsleds.com/articles/fuel.pdf

Post by **Matt** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:16 am

Actually, the date of that fuel test is Feb. 1982, but it threw me off because they used 1983 model pictures.

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:27 pm

Yaha thats a good size file even for moderate high speed.

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:45 am

The article stated that these sleds were modified for gas mileage. Wonder what was done?

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:12 am

Were those unmodified sleds Rich?

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:07 pm

Good stuff thank you Rich.

oscar89 · Post by **oscar89** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:09 pm

jdmatt wrote:This has been sitting on my computer for quite some time, but this looks like a good time to post it: It's a 1983 Snow Goer fuel mileage test. It's a PDF, but still quite large, so if you are on dial-up, go grab a snack while it downloads.

http://www.jdsleds.com/articles/fuel.pdf

Wonder what sort of modifications were made to these sleds. Man these JD sleds are getting twice the economy of stock.

79 Spitfire · Post by **79 Spitfire** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:13 pm

How many miles would I get out of my 79 spitfire with a full tank?