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View Poll Results: ZZ4 MPG Challenge II
17-18 MPG @ 70 MPH 4 28.57%
18+ MPG - better than the old 305! 3 21.43%
19+ MPG 1 7.14%
Forget milage, drive it like you stole it. 6 42.86%
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Old 07-22-2008, 07:54 PM   #1
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ZZ4 MPG Challenge II

Vacationing from July 24-August 2nd. BADBOW is going on its second major trip. The ZZ4 now has 6000 miles since being installed. I may even hit the strip too! It is getting a custom hitch installed for the roll pan. I managed 18.5 MPG out of the ZZ4 after a few adjustments. I'm going to see if I can squeeze 19 and still do 70 MPH!!

Any suggestions for improvements? I'm thinking of backing off on timing to 8-9 degrees. Specs call for 10 BTDC at 800 RPMs. My problem is that my digital tach is not working. It works but I think the ground behind the dash is bad. If I have time, I hope to fix it during this trip.

What ya think?
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