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12-18-2020, 10:49pm | #1 | ||||||
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5-6 MPG
My 1974 C10.
350 with automatic. No overdrive. I think a 3-spd TH350? I'll have to find the rear axle ratio...maybe 3:55/3:73. I STILL thought I would average 10 or so mpg. I ran completely out of gas today. It took 16 gallons and averaging what I drove it last week is how I came up with the 5-6 mpg. Would no overdrive and that kind of gear ratio = those numbers? Would it take a 3:23 or so rear to get 10mpg? I think the lack of a overdrive is what's killing the mpg? |
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My Mustang gets 8mpg.
3.55 with a six speed. Right foot controls mileage. |
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Drive into the lake or to a democrat run town. That mileage demands you take final action.
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Unless you have a really steep gear which you'd notice you may have a leak. I've driven those for decades and never had that bad of mileage unless a BB 4x4 3/4 ton.
I drove the shit out of last one, had 373 gears and wasn't nice to it still got 12 to 15. |
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My 77 gets into the single numbers with the same 350/350 combo.
My full size truck can get about 20 mpg on the highway has the 5.3 6spd auto with 3:42 gearing rolling on twenty's. |
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Our C6 Z had the instant mileage in the gauge, it was a challenge to see how low i could get it. Had it down to 2 MPG A couple times
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that is what my old beater 74 ford gets. I still love putting around close by with it.
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Those old Chevys are cool AF. It’s not your daily I assume so who cares what it gets.
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My '70 big block vette gets about 10 mpg around town, about 14 on the highway. It sounds to me like there is something wrong with your truck.
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I did a lot of both street and drag strip running. Back in the 60s I had a highly modified 67 Dodge RT 440CI auto trans.
Among the many mods were a rear end ratio of 4.33 and a Holly 3 barrel carburetor on a Eldebrock high rise manifold and a Mopar experimental cam.. That car did not get mileage it got yardage. When it was stock it got like 12 highway and 9 in the city if you did not push it too hard. When modified like above it got about 8 on the highway and 4 in the city. Step on it and it got about 1 in the city. Car was quite fast but even though I worked construction the gas cost was killing me I finely put in a 3.91 rear end and a Holly 3310 carb and it stayed that way for the next two years I owned it. Got married in 1970 and had to get a different car. |
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Ram 2500 4x4 with Cummins Turbo Diesel..... city/highway avg is about 24mpg. Straight highway trips I get closer to 27-28.
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5 or 6mpg is indicating a problem...have you checked vacuum or rebuilt the carb yet?
The cure is better heads, 3.03 gears in diff. (if not already there). If you want even better: aluminum intake carb spacer (for heat dissipation) better cam better lifters 2.02 heads 4 speed auto trans 3.03 gears in diff. (if not already there) |
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My '90 Chevy dually with a 454 gets 10.5 mpg city, highway, bed empty or loaded and/or pulling a trailer.
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I'm pretty sure my 'vette has 3.08 gears out back. That should give better mileage than 3.55, but nowhere near double the mileage. |
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