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Re: Mileage?
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Originally Posted by 79Silv4x4
I HATE these mpg threads. Everyone wants to claim better mpg than the newer trucks that have fuel injection, OD, computers, etc. Please don't insult me--18mpg out of one of these bricks (especially with a carb)? Maybe, possibly, on a downhill run with a tail wind. . .
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Last time I checked my 20 years old 4500lb aerodynamically-challenged landyacht rolling on studded offroad tires gets about 24-25mpg freeway, which is more than what many V6 engines are advertised at - tis all about how you tune it and how you drive it. My Chevy had a vacuum gauge in it, that's what I used when driving uphills and such - that, the tach, and the slapstick. I also spent tons of time making sure the carb works at its best, and really my whole engine was set up as a low-revv stump-puller. The fact none of your 15+ trucks never got that fuel economy don't mean tis impossible. Of course I highly doubt I'll be able to duplicate the results on a different 350, every engine is different.
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