Mike's Dart
Dodging The Negative Darting Toward The Positive
Finally fueled up and did the math on my first MPG check! 14.7 mpg with mostly back road driving! That is about right, eh?
It's not out of bounds. You'll get people claiming they got 26 mpg all day every day in their Slant-6 Dart uphill both ways in the snow with the A/C on -- those stories are mostly a mix of rosy memories and fast odometers. Your mileage will improve as you keep tuning and improving the car.
Remove rear seat
Take window glass out
Put more air in tires
Not just the side glass, front & back glass and put on some good goggles!Made me laugh out loud!
Vinyl top gotta go too!Not just the side glass, front & back glass and put on some good goggles!
Might as well put on some big rear shackles so you are always going down hill,
that always helps the mileage.
What's your ignition timing set at, by the way?
Spec (TDC) is good for creating mushy acceleration and poor mileage. Try 5°BTDC with the engine idling at 600 rpm and the vacuum advance hose disconnected from the distributor and (hose) plugged. Then reconnect the vacuum advance hose and readjust your engine idle speed to 750 rpm, making sure both the idle speed and mixture are set correctly per this post.