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08-11-2016, 15:20

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Outboard motors history

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Posted By a64pilot

Outboard motors history

Wife's CTS-V regularly returns 22 MPG, and it makes over 500 HP, 0 to 60 in a little over 3 sec and just under a 12 sec quarter mile.
In the 70s nothing could turn under about a 14 sec quarter...

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08-11-2016, 14:23

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Outboard motors history

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Re: Outboard motors history

What I remember best is they wouldn't stop, remember turning one off and it kept Dieseling, rattled and stunk bad?
You had a good one if it lasted 100,000 miles

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08-11-2016, 06:55

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Outboard motors history

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Posted By a64pilot

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People remember things that didn't happen.
There were very few if any cars in the 70's that returned 40 MPG, the VW bug averaged about 20 MPG for example.
I believe you will find ads for 1970's...

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08-11-2016, 05:22

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Outboard motors history

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Depending on boat, I'd assume a great many do get at least 10 MPG.
Fuel efficiency is interesting, today's automobile motors are far more efficient, but people have elected to drive larger and...

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