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To: Gutterball who wrote (1241)	2/10/1998 5:45:00 PM
From: (Bob) Zumbrunnen	Respond to of 6464

I'm assuming it was the camber that was 5 degrees off, as caster shouldn't have much effect on mileage. Actually, camber shouldn't either, unless there's too much toe-in. Would think they would've made sure there was no toe-in before the first run. Pretty obvious thing when going for fuel efficiency. BTW, all cars are toed in (well, my track car is toed out 1/16") because toe-in gives cars their tendency to straighten themselves after turns.

To: Gutterball who wrote (1241)	2/10/1998 6:28:00 PM
From: Ken Chapman	Respond to of 6464

Dan, What do you know about how leaned out the car is running? My father was in attendance this A.M. and said that the car had problems at take off, and when shifting gears. He overheard some in the crowd saying that the engine was really running lean. Just curious, KC.

To: Gutterball who wrote (1241)	2/10/1998 6:56:00 PM
From: Gutterball	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6464

TRACK REPORT Our man in the field, gtoland, tells it like it is. Second leg of the test has just been completed. 690 ml in each graduated cylinder were consumed. This is more than the first leg of the test. I calculate it to be about 87 mpg. This is not official I must point out. Here's what happened. The GEO has a trans axel not designed for the diesel engine and they can't change its gears. As such they try to compensate by changing the size of the tire. The first run was with 14" tires (94.5 mpg), the second with 15" tires (about 87 mpg). And you guessed it, the third run will be with 13" tires. They are changing them now. Joe will drive the third leg. It is getting dark so this will probably be the last run. Let's hope they complete it.