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What\'s Your Gas Mileage
Now that I've go the Jeepster smog checked and running right I've been averaging about 18 MPG for two tanks of gas (23 gal tank). Trying to figure out if this is the best that I can do. Here how the truck is set up.
Original 225, rebuilt in '95 .030 over, new Delco dist timed at 5 BTDC (dwell at 30), stock 2 barrel rochester, performance air cleaner installed, T-14 3 speed, 3:73 gears. Driven 17 miles one way to work daily average speeds 65-75 for 13 of those miles. Other four miles are stop and go.
Tried the pointless distributor and didn't like how it ran, might have been a bum distributor but I got tired of screwing with it after a year. Yes is was for an odd fire, so I don't want that advice about changing the distributor. The Delco responds well and never hesitates when punching it at 70 MPH to get out of the way of someone who cuts you off here in Vegas (daily occurrance).
Any ideas on how to maybe get it a little better now that gas prices are starting to soar again. Summer is here and the oil emipre isn't going to give us a break I don't think. Let me know what everyone else is getting on their beasts and your set ups.
Thanks for any input you may have.
Mike, '70 Pick-up
Las Vegas, NV
Now that I've go the Jeepster smog checked and running right I've been averaging about 18 MPG for two tanks of gas (23 gal tank). Trying to figure out if this is the best that I can do. Here how the truck is set up.
Original 225, rebuilt in '95 .030 over, new Delco dist timed at 5 BTDC (dwell at 30), stock 2 barrel rochester, performance air cleaner installed, T-14 3 speed, 3:73 gears. Driven 17 miles one way to work daily average speeds 65-75 for 13 of those miles. Other four miles are stop and go.
Tried the pointless distributor and didn't like how it ran, might have been a bum distributor but I got tired of screwing with it after a year. Yes is was for an odd fire, so I don't want that advice about changing the distributor. The Delco responds well and never hesitates when punching it at 70 MPH to get out of the way of someone who cuts you off here in Vegas (daily occurrance).
Any ideas on how to maybe get it a little better now that gas prices are starting to soar again. Summer is here and the oil emipre isn't going to give us a break I don't think. Let me know what everyone else is getting on their beasts and your set ups.
Thanks for any input you may have.
Mike, '70 Pick-up
Las Vegas, NV
