What ^ he said....
Dang skippy.
What ^ he said....
AHHH! My 67 LA 340 Barracuda gets double digit fuel mileage.I'm seeing whether my 340 duster would get some decent mpg since it's coming along together. Nothing crazy, other than a stock 68' 340 with edelbrock performer intake/600 carb, rebuilt 904 transmission. I honestly forgot the gearing in the rearend, but its in the vicinity of 3:4's. Since it is a 3 speed, think it's possible to get at least 18mpg on the highway?
Some,
to a lot,
of fuel mileage gains
can be found in the cruise timing. Sometimes (depending on the cam) it is possible to run the engine at too low an rpm, and to not be able to give her the ignition timing she desperately wants.
For instance, if you gear your car for 65=2000, and the engine wants 52* of timing...... how are you gonna meet that need? With factory parts, it is nearly impossible. What if your cam is big enough to still be in reversion at 2000? What if, because of that reversion, your Effective Dynamic Compression ratio is just 4 or 5/1?
It's all in the combo, and especially in the ignition timing.
A manual trans, traditionally, has been cited to make about 10% better fuel economy, cruising at the same rpm. Part of that is in the TC slip; and that is why the factories have gone to loc-up convertors. And another part is inside the autos themselves. And a third part is in the transmission ratios.
Another major factor in fuel economy is your running cylinder pressure, which is governed by your Dcr (Dynamic Compression Ratio), the Ica (intake closing angle), and the throttle opening. This runs in conjunction with your carb, and carb size. If you gear your cruise rpm too low, and your throttle opening becomes too large, then she will get up on the mainjets. But now, the airflow thru the venturies will be quite low, because the power-requirement is so low. And it won't take much error in MJ selection to totally negate, or worse, all the work you put into the low-rpm running.
I used to run hi-compression 340s for years, beginning in 1970, in hi-school. 340s were never known for fuel economy except to say it was lousy compared to any other Mopar offering. And part of the problem, perhaps most of it, was the factory 268/276/114 cam.
That's part of the reason, as a streeter, I switched to 360s years ago. And the biggest reason I installed alloy heads on mine, was to get the super-high cylinder pressure..
Watch your trans coolant temps. That 4400 stall with an overdrive could be a problem if it isn't a lock up converter.With My 340/416 sroker with a 750 Brawler on a LD340 intake, (engine dynoed at around 530hp), 727 reverse manual VB with 4400 stall and 3.73 gears with 295/55/15 MT drag radials on the back, I got 16mpg during my 101 mile round trip to Mopars In the Park this year after spending some time tuning/jetting. I was really happy with that!
Since then, I've added a GV Overdrive and my last 140 mile cruising trip, it came out to 18mpg. Planning to put 4.10s in the rear soon and will see what that does to it.
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I've got a temp guage and cooler and so far all is good. Didn’t go over 160 on my last 140 mile trip.Watch your trans coolant temps. That 4400 stall with an overdrive could be a problem if it isn't a lock up converter.
I read somewhere that that's what they got new...I was still in diapers in 1970 so I cant really sayI got 13.5 on my way to the spring fling this year. Stock 340 3.23's with a 25" tall tire going 70 all the way.
How did I miss this?AJ, kinda surprised about the 340 fuel mileage comment. My experience has been the low compression 360's were the gas suckers. I guess it is the overall combo. Do you think that a 360 scienced out combo would make significantly better mpgs over a 340 optimized combo?
with a heavy foot you are rightSeems like I sometimes get gallons per mile vs miles per gallon when doing spirited driving lol
back in 1970 mpg was not something to worry about 30cents a gallon . 15 mpg with a 340 was about average IF the car was in tuneI read somewhere that that's what they got new...I was still in diapers in 1970 so I cant really say