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Originally Posted by racprops
I looked into that and learned:
IT was a flying start, IE they were doing about 30MPH when the did the test run.
That they were allowed to do every trick possible as in Hypermiling..IE Cousting.
The car was stripped and had a two speed chain drive.
The engine was heavy wrapped to run super hot.
The carb was from a very small lawn mower, it was just big enough to bearly power the motor.
I believe the fuel was a special blend.
The only trick left out was a down hill run.
So no it is NOT relevant, as it is no way a by any stretch of a car anyone might ever drive.
Rich
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By your analysis and admission, neither is the Pogue Carburetor equipped car which pretty much followed the same formula to 200 mpg. Thus I expect you will desist from bringing up that device as an "example" of high mileage possibilities, in the future.
Xist bringing up the Shell Eco Racer as a parallel to the Pogue Experiment is relevant in that they are similar exercises. Most people who use the Pogue carb as a miracle device do not look deep enough into the experiment to realize it is impossible to separate the other variables that contributed to the 200 mpg end result.