That's what I get with my '87 pick-up. 3.55's and O/D. Have the timing way advanced, and run premium to keep the pinging at bay. Gutless as sin, but great mileage.
According to AJ, that suck ***. His 11-1 - 367 cubes small block gets 32 mpg’s and does burn outs for a hundred feet, spins tires in second and chirps third.
And I get almost 20/hwy with my 273 4 barrel.
On a trip from Reno to Orlando 18 mpg avg
I’m not exaggerating or telling tales. 27.8 miles per gallon averaging 60-70 mph. I would have not believed it myself had I not documented it. I traveled 78 miles and used 2.8 gallons each direction. I was assuming I would get 16-18 mpg. That’s why I documented everything to settle my curiosity.
Not sure at this time as I just bought the car. What ever most 72 Scamps came with is most likely what I have.
Those Magnums are pretty efficient. (the 318's anyway) 2 barrel or 4 barrel? Most times the 4 barrels will get a tick better mileage if you keep your foot out of it. All depending on carbs of course.
Yup and all you ever see in these forums is how crappy the fuel distribution is on the slant 6 manifold. Yet, that was a huge engineering point from Chrysler. They hammered on how much better their manifolding was than the competition and they were right, IMO. The runner lengths are deceiving when viewed from the outside. You have to look where they branch off from the inside. Once you do that, you see how much closer to equal length they are. ......much closer than any of the competition of the day.
While I will certainly agree it is entirely possible to do it on one trip, that is not the correct way to figure fuel mileage. Fuel mileage is calculated over time with many different trips and then averaged together. You cannot just take one trip and decide you're getting 28MPG. That's not how it works.
What planet are you living on ? My average miles per gallon that particular trip was 27.8 miles per gallon. There are no exceptions or variables for that particular trip. That is how it works. Based on your philosophy. People can’t estimate fuel mileage accurately until a vehicle has 200k miles and is being crushed. I simply stated that I traveled 156 miles and that miles per gallon is a very good indication what the fuel mileage is for my car. Would other trips consume better or worst average miles per gallon ? Absolutely, more or less by a few miles per gallon
No, you cannot average ONE trip. It doesn't work that way. Go look at any window sticker. It states MPG as an average. That's always how it's been calculated. Go back and look at all the responses here. Mine was the one who called you a liar the LEAST and yet you go off on me? How bout screw you and the horse you rode in on? You just made the list.
