Nope, don't plan on doing anything to the engine. Just curious. Don't use the car too much around town as the fuel milage isn't that good. But on the highway I get about 24mpg at 75 mph. Modified curve in the distributor, and lockup converter work in those conditions. Car only has about 155,000 miles on it. I bought it new in 1988, has never been kept in a garage, so paint doesn't look so good, but not rusted. Just surface rust, where the paint is worn.
No, I removed the "lean burn". Had 3 computers go bad. The vacuum advance circuitry would not function. Never stopped the engine, but you could tell it was bad, as the fuel mileage would take a nosedive. Used an early SB distributor, and 2 bbl carb. Rejetted the carb with the help of an AFM, and recurved the dist. Using the GM 4 pin ign module, and an "E" coil.
I screwed up when I scrapped out the 5th Avenue I had. I let the lock up 904 go to the scrap yard.
I find keeping the rpm below 2000 is best for mileage. Even my wife's newer Buick.
lol, yes, the low rpm’s help. That’s why I mentioned A1A which is a very slow going route here in Florida. As long as you don’t get hammered with lights when you “Get into town”, you can do very well. In my truck, as long as I’m not in a crowded area where the larger population is, the interstate (I-95) is more relaxed, less cars. I can back the speed down a bit. The best I’ve done in the empty parts of I-95 has been 24 mpg. Nominally it’s 22.
Yep, 48 mph in a 25, you'll get run over.
When I lived in Jax, back in the 80s, we'd Roll A-1A up and down the Coast.. Man, the were Good Times!
It’s a nice ride. Good views, good restaurants, I like it. My sister in law used to live beach side in Indiatlantic if I spelled that right. A block and a half from 7-11. The pizza joint on the beach has fellas from Queens NY making pizza. Did some surf casting, eat some fish… ummmm Lol!
