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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #30 on: April 11, 2014 - 12:56:13 PM »
    I'm running a naturally aspirated 543 with a torqueflite 727 with a 3800 stall converter and 3:91 rear end & 1,000 cfm carb. I get maybe 8 miles to the gallon. But it's an outrageously fun 8 mpg's!! I don't usually go more that 50 miles one-way on a weekend cruise and I usually only drive it on weekends so I really don't care!!  :burnout:



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    Offline RzeroB

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #31 on: April 11, 2014 - 03:38:28 PM »
    With something as big as a "543" you know it has to be thirsty!

    Curious ... I assume the 543 is made from a 440 block ... but what is the bore and stroke on that monster?
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #32 on: April 11, 2014 - 08:51:03 PM »
    Neat thread.  I feel somewhat better now, too.

    8-10 and I abso-tively am proven uncap able of not goosing it. Tried it, even made a solemn pledge before starting out on several occasions and,well, I don't have any sound system "inside " the passenger compartment, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!  :bigsmile:

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    Offline Skunkworks Challenger

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #33 on: April 13, 2014 - 03:15:55 PM »
    My 70 Challenger R/T has gotten up to 18.5 MPG.  It has a 440, flat top pistons, Stealth heads, Voodo 60302 cam, Thermo-quad 850 carb, 2.5 inch  exhaust with x-pipe, Mopar electronic ignition and 3.23 gears. Like most cars the faster I go the less the mpg.  The 18.5 is at no more than 65 mph and the wife as co-pilot ( :bigsmile:).
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #34 on: April 13, 2014 - 04:43:05 PM »
    Quote from: dodj on April 11, 2014 - 08:49:58 AM
    Yes. A US gallon is 3.96 litres. An imperial gallon is 4.5 litres. It's why Canadian cars 'seem' - on paper- to get better mileage than the exact same US car.
    I figured mine out in US gallons on the way to Carlisle.
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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #35 on: April 14, 2014 - 04:47:11 PM »
    Quote from: RzeroB on April 11, 2014 - 03:38:28 PM
    With something as big as a "543" you know it has to be thirsty!

    Curious ... I assume the 543 is made from a 440 block ... but what is the bore and stroke on that monster?

    The 543 has a 440Source stroker kit. It's a 440 bored .060 over and has a 4 1/2" stroke. It requires an external oil pickup as the crank counter-weight would hit the pickup tube. It's a lot of rotating mass, but then again it doesn't have to spin-up much as it makes peak horsepower at 5400 rpm, so I have my rev limiter set at 6,000 rpm. It's definitely a lot of fun and TONS of torque!

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #36 on: April 14, 2014 - 08:13:34 PM »
    At the risk of unintentionally derailing any thread, I have a question:

    Would swapping my Holley. 850 double pumper out for another carburetor improve my mpg?

    2nd question: would it be enough of an improvement to make the cost of a second carb worthwhile?

    I only cruise a couple of times a month and I'd like to more but, I can't afford to at just 8-10 mpg . . .  :(
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #37 on: April 15, 2014 - 12:08:25 AM »
    back before I swapped my cam from a RV cam to the "hemi grind" cam and swapped the stock intake to the TM6 single plane I would get 17.5 MPG on the highway. Now I'm at about 11 MPG
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #38 on: April 15, 2014 - 10:12:53 AM »
    never bothered to check, but I know its not good.  one day going up a hill I decided to hit it pretty hard.  I could actually see the gas gauge moving.  knew right then I wasn't in no prius  :woohoo:
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #39 on: April 16, 2014 - 12:11:17 AM »
    Haven't calculated for the city yet, but on the cruise to MATS this year I had one leg of the trip where I got 21.5 mpg cruising at 55 mph.  On the other legs I cruised at 70 mph and then averaged 19.5 mpg.

    My setup is a Gen III hemi with 3.73 gears and a 5 speed manual.  The overdrive is what makes the difference.  In my car 65 mph is only 2000 rpm.

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    Offline EFI-Cuda

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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #40 on: April 22, 2014 - 01:10:12 AM »
    I get about 17.5 miles per gallon on the highway.

    The engine is a 5.9 L Magnum motor stroked to 408ci. The compression is 9.2 to 1 with a mild cam. The ignition is MSD. The engine is fuel injected using the 5.0 L Mustang's mass-air computer system which was modified with a custom tune for forced induction. The engine is supercharged using a Vortech Si trim. At 9psi, the engine puts out 670 hp and 644 foot-pounds of torque. When I run 14 psi, horsepower is 710 and torque is 740.

    The transmission is in a 518, and the rear gears are 3.23. The stall converter is a 2100 – 2300 stall. The exhaust system is 2.5 inches with an X-pipe and the flow masters.
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #41 on: April 22, 2014 - 09:47:49 PM »
    Stock 383hp auto 3:23 with 15's. Equals 15mpg @75-80mph. imperial btw ;)
    Had a 74 with a 80 318 added thermoquad all stock pieces except advanced 340 cam. 3:55 gears and 15" tires averaged 21mpg @ 75mph.
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #42 on: April 22, 2014 - 10:22:07 PM »
    I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.  Hard to figure out how you guys are getting these numbers.

    Even my 06 Mustang with 5spd/OD auto, 3.73 gears only gets 20mpg at 70mph?
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    Re: what MPG do you average city/Highway?
    « Reply #43 on: April 23, 2014 - 11:48:44 AM »
    Most of those 318's that are getting such good mileage are 2 barrels. Your mustang simply sucks down more go juice.
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