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Eliasj123 · 03-30-2007, 08:10 PM

I know it's been talked about before. But, I just thought I'd start a thread to see what people are getting with what combo.

Today, I got 10.2 mpg's all freeway - C20 - 350 w/ Powerglide .. DOH!!!!

Elias

chevy283 · 03-30-2007, 09:44 PM

I got 10.5 mpg with my 65 c10 on the freeway that with a stock 2 barrel, 283-700r4, and 3.73 gears.

Havn't check it since i got the tbi.

rodnok1 · 03-30-2007, 09:56 PM

I get around 12mpg as long as I keep it under 65, that's with 2x450 holleys and 3:73's. If I drive like I want to I get about 6...

wild one · 03-30-2007, 10:34 PM

Just figured it out last weekend - 12.75MPG on the freeway at 60 MPH. I run a 400 small block in my truck with a th350, 4.10 gears and a 27 inch tall tire.

SIR · 04-02-2007, 02:11 PM

...don't care...I rate mine on "fun per mile" 350/350 -3:73 ratio 15 " wheels.....

Eliasj123 · 04-02-2007, 02:55 PM

LOL.. I hear you..

I'm starting to care because I'm starting to drive my '64 almost everyday.

My I should dust off my '55 sedan. At least the gas gauge doesn't work right and I wouldn't be able to figure out the MPG's

Sometimes denial is the best policy..

Elias

kwkenuf · 04-05-2007, 06:39 PM

These trucks are as aerodynamic as barn doors.... around town I get 17.5. During a recent 800 mile parts run to Salt Lake City I got around 14..... 80-85 mph the whole way..... 2003 5.3/4L60E

rickf · 04-05-2007, 07:33 PM

My 64 C10 w/ 230L6 got 16 mpg empty at about 55 mpg freeway. MPG dropped fast when a load was added. Poor little engine had to work so hard.

My dad has some mid-90's Chev PU with 350, not sure of details, but we did talk about MPG once, he got 20 MPG on freway when he first got it. Over the years it dropped to about 17. (Needs a tune up?)

My same 64 C10 now has a 350, don't know the MPG, the speedo/odometer has worked for a decade.

forcedinduction · 04-10-2007, 10:58 PM

Just did a recent round trip of 238 miles through towns but mostly 60-70 mph and got 16.8 mpg with my 66 longbed fleetside. The combo is a warmed over 355 SBC with an RV cam and a 650 Holley mated to a S10 5 speed with a .73 5th gear and 3.73 in the back with a 29" tire. I was happy!

desertrat · 04-11-2007, 10:20 AM

My gauges don't work.

Eliasj123 · 04-11-2007, 12:59 PM

I'm jealous of you guys who get 14mpgs +...

I would drive my 64 everywhere if I got 15 or 16 mpg...

Elias

k14burb · 04-11-2007, 01:22 PM

I get about 8, maybe 8.5 on the highway. . . . . . OUCH!

03-30-2007, 08:10 PM	#1
Eliasj123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 108	How many MPG's do you get?? I know it's been talked about before. But, I just thought I'd start a thread to see what people are getting with what combo. Today, I got 10.2 mpg's all freeway - C20 - 350 w/ Powerglide .. DOH!!!! Elias

03-30-2007, 09:44 PM	#2
chevy283 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: wilson oklahoma Posts: 367	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? I got 10.5 mpg with my 65 c10 on the freeway that with a stock 2 barrel, 283-700r4, and 3.73 gears. Havn't check it since i got the tbi. __________________ 65 c10 tore apart 70 c10 305/350th

03-30-2007, 09:56 PM	#3
rodnok1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Linden, North Carolina Posts: 617	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? I get around 12mpg as long as I keep it under 65, that's with 2x450 holleys and 3:73's. If I drive like I want to I get about 6... __________________ 64 Panel Rebuild Pics Clutch Replacement and Borg Warner T10 Trans Rebuild 64 Panel 1/2 Ton 350cubes/400hp BorgWarner t-10 3:73 Auburn Posi

03-30-2007, 10:34 PM	#4
wild one Registered......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Livermore,CA Posts: 288	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? Just figured it out last weekend - 12.75MPG on the freeway at 60 MPH. I run a 400 small block in my truck with a th350, 4.10 gears and a 27 inch tall tire. __________________ 1966 C10 panel-400 small block/TH 350 combo Nothing is fool proof to a talented fool! Popcorn: Pops at exactly 444 degreese Expands to 44 times it's original size Has a 4 year shelf life

04-02-2007, 02:11 PM	#5
SIR SIR Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: grants pass oregon,usa Posts: 658	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? *...don't care...I rate mine on "fun per mile" 350/350 -3:73 ratio 15 " wheels.....* __________________ 66long low fleet http://community.webshots.com/user/LVNR66

04-02-2007, 02:55 PM	#6
Eliasj123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 108	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? LOL.. I hear you.. I'm starting to care because I'm starting to drive my '64 almost everyday. My I should dust off my '55 sedan. At least the gas gauge doesn't work right and I wouldn't be able to figure out the MPG's Sometimes denial is the best policy.. Elias

04-05-2007, 06:39 PM	#7
kwkenuf Retrofit Management Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 73	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? These trucks are as aerodynamic as barn doors.... around town I get 17.5. During a recent 800 mile parts run to Salt Lake City I got around 14..... 80-85 mph the whole way..... 2003 5.3/4L60E __________________ My retrofit fleet -1966 Suburban 2002 Tahoe drivetrain, firewall, floor, chassis and interior in progress -1965 C-10 shortbed stepside, 2003 5.3/4L60E conversion. Power steering, tilt wheel, power front disc brakes, 2.5/4 inch drop, relocated fuel tank and battery, 2002 Silverado buckets and console. Swap Pics -1968 Camaro 95 LT1/4L60E lots o' mods Web Page -1961 Corvette project Corvette Corrections frame, C-4 suspension and brakes, 02 LS1/T-56, Never ending body workPics

04-05-2007, 07:33 PM	#8
rickf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 318	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? My 64 C10 w/ 230L6 got 16 mpg empty at about 55 mpg freeway. MPG dropped fast when a load was added. Poor little engine had to work so hard. My dad has some mid-90's Chev PU with 350, not sure of details, but we did talk about MPG once, he got 20 MPG on freway when he first got it. Over the years it dropped to about 17. (Needs a tune up?) My same 64 C10 now has a 350, don't know the MPG, the speedo/odometer has worked for a decade.

04-10-2007, 10:58 PM	#9
forcedinduction Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manvel, Texas Posts: 69	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? Just did a recent round trip of 238 miles through towns but mostly 60-70 mph and got 16.8 mpg with my 66 longbed fleetside. The combo is a warmed over 355 SBC with an RV cam and a 650 Holley mated to a S10 5 speed with a .73 5th gear and 3.73 in the back with a 29" tire. I was happy!

04-11-2007, 10:20 AM	#10
desertrat Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pahrump, NV Posts: 1,079	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? My gauges don't work.

04-11-2007, 12:59 PM	#11
Eliasj123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 108	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? I'm jealous of you guys who get 14mpgs +... I would drive my 64 everywhere if I got 15 or 16 mpg... Elias

04-11-2007, 01:22 PM	#12
k14burb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: So. NV. Posts: 154	Re: How many MPG's do you get?? I get about 8, maybe 8.5 on the highway. . . . . . OUCH! __________________ ‘66 Suburban 4x4 LQ4/4L80e Dana 60’s ‘67 Camaro RS/SS convertible 350/700r4 ‘74 K10 Stepside 402/TH350



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