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| Re: Max... Distance ? |
Subject: Re: Max... Distance ?
by jmac on 2009/1/20 3:43:39
1800kms round trip (outside Melbourne to Western Sydney and back) in a 1200 coupe to pick up an a15 motor. On the way up it was 40 deg C outside and the motor started running hot so I had the heater on to take some heat out of hte cooling system. Stopped once for fuel and once for food each way, and about a 10 minute break after getting the motor in the boot (bad idea by the way, poor fit through boot lid area)
The drive home was mostly at night, and a hell of a lot easier. Only cost $110 for fuel all up (so around 110 litres for 1800km, and I wasn't exactly driving economically.
One big difference between Victoria and NSW - there are warning signs before speed cameras in NSW, and more to the point, they seem to be in 'reasonable' spots. In Vic if they ever put one near or at an accident blackspot, it'd be purely coincidental. all about revenue down here (and for hte record, I didn't break the law during the drive though I didn't muck about either)
If I had to do it again, I'd not do it before replacing the seat (not enough leg room for me in std form) and possibly a smaller steering wheel for the same reasons.
The motor ran smooth as silk (original factory a12 still going strong since 73!!) there and back, a little warm in the middle of the day, but didn't use water, and isn't using any water or oil back in melbourne! I do think that I could have done it easier with a freer flowing exhaust (1 inch outlet is probably a little restrictive even at highway speeds/throttle inputs.
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