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Lancialonnie · 11-18-2019, 08:23 AM

I had been daily driving my 72 for a couple of years, commuting 12 miles to work and back. The tired old 307 was burning up the gas getting only 6-7 mpg! And that was with the FITech FI which I installed hoping to help the mileage, it ran better but gas mileage still sucked. When gas went back up to $4/gal here in California it was getting too expensive to drive it daily plus it was gutless with no power and getting worse. I added a 700R4 OD transmission hoping it would help the mileage but it only went up by 1 mpg. My truck sat for a few months but now I have bit the bullet and installed a Blueprint 383 crate motor w/aluminum heads, roller cam/rockers, rated at 430 hp. What a difference! This truck has been reborn and is a blast to drive. I only have about 100 miles on it so far but the gas mileage looks to be greatly improved, it is much quieter and did I mention it is a blast to drive! Next up Dakota digital gauges and then new suspension and then....

11-18-2019, 08:23 AM	#79
Lancialonnie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Vacaville CA Posts: 153	Re: Who here is daily driving a 67/72? I had been daily driving my 72 for a couple of years, commuting 12 miles to work and back. The tired old 307 was burning up the gas getting only 6-7 mpg! And that was with the FITech FI which I installed hoping to help the mileage, it ran better but gas mileage still sucked. When gas went back up to $4/gal here in California it was getting too expensive to drive it daily plus it was gutless with no power and getting worse. I added a 700R4 OD transmission hoping it would help the mileage but it only went up by 1 mpg. My truck sat for a few months but now I have bit the bullet and installed a Blueprint 383 crate motor w/aluminum heads, roller cam/rockers, rated at 430 hp. What a difference! This truck has been reborn and is a blast to drive. I only have about 100 miles on it so far but the gas mileage looks to be greatly improved, it is much quieter and did I mention it is a blast to drive! Next up Dakota digital gauges and then new suspension and then....