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    Offline Mr. 6pak2go

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #15 on: August 11, 2005 - 06:26:04 PM »
    thats not my car mike!! its a friends he wanted it completely stock the way it came from the factory so thats how he built it!! it runs good its got alot of get up and go i agree with you if it where my car it have 355 and headers and electronic ignition and all that good stuff but its his car and each to there own!!  :beer:
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #16 on: August 12, 2005 - 12:44:24 PM »
    Dont laugh at this one but its true....

    500 CID Stroker motor streetable 650hp....
    .620 lift solid roller cam
    full race port polish 906 heads
    port matched dual quad intake
    dual edelbrock 600 carbs
    3.91 auburn gear
    727 tranny
    coan 3000 stall converter

    2.1 miles to gallon
    2.65 gallon on sunoco 94 octane
    40 miles to the tank.......cruising around.....not jumping on it....

    But who cares........it is awesome to drive

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    Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #17 on: August 12, 2005 - 05:21:47 PM »
    Quote from: 8 PACK on August 12, 2005 - 12:44:24 PM
    Dont laugh at this one but its true....

    500 CID Stroker motor streetable 650hp....
    .620 lift solid roller cam
    full race port polish 906 heads
    port matched dual quad intake
    dual edelbrock 600 carbs
    3.91 auburn gear
    727 tranny
    coan 3000 stall converter

    2.1 miles to gallon
    2.65 gallon on sunoco 94 octane
    40 miles to the tank.......cruising around.....not jumping on it....

    But who cares........it is awesome to drive

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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #18 on: August 12, 2005 - 05:23:58 PM »
     :iagree: :laughing: So that would be 30 miles of MoPar muscle!!  :D One of the best 30 miles around I bet!
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    Offline Chryco Psycho

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #19 on: August 12, 2005 - 11:28:37 PM »
    My Dustr was great , it had
    - 440
    -11:1 compression
    - 590 Mopar solid cam 
    - balanced bottom end wiuth 6 Pack rods & Speed Pro pistons
    windage tray
    -12 qt oil pan
    -2" hooker jheaders
    - 3" exhaust
    - ported "junk" 516 heads  with 2.08 / 181 valves
    - Team G intake & 1050 dominator carb
     -11" clutch & the OD 833 with 430 rear gears & 28x12 rear tires
     it ran 11.7 @ 118 MPH & would pull the front wheels







    Ok get this 14.7 MPG on the highway
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #20 on: August 13, 2005 - 12:11:06 AM »
     :bs: :bs:

    OK, I believe it, I have a buddy with a 871 blown 502 chevelle, he gets over 15 on the hiway.
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    Offline 04lbram

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #21 on: August 13, 2005 - 05:26:53 AM »
    Thanks for the replies all. Keep them coming.
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #22 on: August 13, 2005 - 08:03:14 AM »
    I drove mine for only a short time after I bought it before I tore it down. Although it ran well enough I believe it got less than 10mpg. Specs then were:

    340 bored .030
    Crane cam  222°/234° @ .050". 
    Holley Street Avenger 670cfm
    hooker headers
    727 auto trans

    She is going back together now and with gas hovering around $2.50/gal am wanting to maximize mpg. It will have a stock MP 340 cam. I haven't decided on carb yet but am leaning towards 600cfm. I would be very interested to hear of the small block 17-20mpg+ combinations that are out there. Please post them up. Would really like to hear from the guy running the Ford fuel injection system      
       
    « Last Edit: August 13, 2005 - 06:33:23 PM by miketyler »
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #23 on: August 13, 2005 - 11:29:33 AM »
    havent had mine on the highway yet....lol

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    Offline thenuke1

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #24 on: September 19, 2008 - 04:20:03 PM »
    ive got a 440 magnum and i was trying to find out how many mpgs it gets but looking online didnt help lol

    my dad told me yeterday that it gets 12 miles a gallon i guess its been wasting more gas because of all the turning on and off and how much we've been reving the engine to check for any leaks noises and stuff like that .... now that i actually drive it im sure ill be able to tell how much it gets
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    Offline AMXguy

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #25 on: September 19, 2008 - 05:46:12 PM »
    '70 Challenger 440 six pack 4spd 3.55 gears, 14.3 MPG if I drive like an adult.
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    Offline HP2

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #26 on: September 19, 2008 - 07:03:28 PM »
    73 D200 440 4bbl, mostly stock with lotsa compression, 4:10 rear, auto trans, 16-18mpg
    74 Challenger, 360 4bbl, mostly stock, 3:55 rear, auto trans, 12ish mpg
    78 Aspen, 360 4bbl, not even close to stock, 4:56 rear, auto trans, 5ish mpg

    All depends on how you build em and drive em. Biggest influence on mileage, IMO, compression. More compression= more torque = more efficiency, so long as you do it in a reasonable rpm range.
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #27 on: September 19, 2008 - 07:19:18 PM »
    I smell a 3 year old thread here.    :poopoke:

    Since moving on to a Proform 850CFM carb, my smiles have increased,  :bigsmile:   but my gas gauge is probably moving a little more quickly too.   :eek7:

    Aw heck, if I even get near 12MPG on the Hiway now, I won't complain.


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    Offline Supercuda

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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #28 on: September 19, 2008 - 08:39:15 PM »
    My 1967 Barracuda has a 389 cubic inch (383+.030" overbore) bigblock with 10.75:1 compression, a nasty camshaft, 0-3310 Holley 750cfm carb, 727, and 4.10:1 gears in the 8.25" diff. My gas economy on gasoline (pump premium) was 6mpg, and worse when I leaned on her. With E-85, she gets 8mpg, and I hope to get more as I play with this fuel. With taller gears (I would like to have 2.71 gears again), I should be able to get about 12 mpg from this setup. With my 36-gallon fuel tank, I give my car a safe cruising range of 200 miles.
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    Re: Gas Mileage Post
    « Reply #29 on: September 20, 2008 - 07:06:11 AM »
    Quote from: thenuke1 on September 19, 2008 - 04:20:03 PM
    ive got a 440 magnum and i was trying to find out how many mpgs it gets but looking online didnt help lol

    my dad told me yeterday that it gets 12 miles a gallon i guess its been wasting more gas because of all the turning on and off and how much we've been reving the engine to check for any leaks noises and stuff like that .... now that i actually drive it im sure ill be able to tell how much it gets

    Too many variables to get a figure online.You need to fill it up and calculate your mpg as every car is different.
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