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Old 03-17-2005, 07:06 AM   #1
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How much gas mileage do you get???

I was wondering how much gas mileage people were getting with different engine/trans/gear ratio combos. Tell your MPG and your drivetrain please.

My 97 Chevy 4wd extra cab gets 14.5 MPG with the 350/4l60e/3.42 ratio rears (I think).
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Old 03-17-2005, 07:42 AM   #2
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1969 C-10 short stepside, 350/350TH, 3.73 rear gears, 3700 lbs. I get 16 around town. Never checked the highway but the rear gear would hurt mileage for sure.
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Old 03-17-2005, 07:52 AM   #3
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I reckon about equivalent of 14mpg.. 350SBC, TH400 and I think that's a stock rear end I'm running.
Bizzare thing is I get that ALL the time, towing 75mph everything!! is pretty weird....it only fluctuates by about 1MPG kinda weird I think...
but there ya go....
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Old 03-17-2005, 11:34 AM   #4
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Consistent 16 MPG, stock 230/3spd/3.73. Brian
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Old 03-17-2005, 11:37 AM   #5
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502HO -400 turbo-3.07 Posi=10-11mpg highway (if you keep a "light" foot)
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Old 03-17-2005, 11:38 AM   #6
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350/350 3.42 rear, dont know what kind of mileage , dont want to know
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Old 03-17-2005, 11:54 AM   #7
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307/350 stock rear (3.73?) and a 2BB carb. I only get 12MPG. Hmmmm. Maybe I need to rebuild tha carb?
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Old 03-17-2005, 12:01 PM   #8
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1.6L 4 speed manual trans with a 3.42 rear axle, getting 42 miles per gallon..... Whoops that was my chevette I use to have God I am missing that mileage now.

my 67 shorty with semi modified 355ci, 3 spped manual, 3.73 rear... 15mpg if your really sweet on the right petal..
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Old 03-17-2005, 12:05 PM   #9
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my 4x4 s10 with a 2.8 v6, 5 speed, and 3.73 rear end gets about 24-26 when i am driving back and forth from school and i get between 20-22 when i am at home driving to work
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Old 03-17-2005, 12:09 PM   #10
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Old 03-17-2005, 12:24 PM   #11
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uk72step, I had a 69 4wd blazer years ago and I put the torker 2 cam in and it got 11 MPG no matter what you did. Yes, it's wierd.
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Old 03-17-2005, 12:32 PM   #12
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Thanks a ton for posting this thread. I wanted to see a similar thread, just didn't want to be the guy who started it

I've got a 68 step SWB w/L6 250 with a 1bbl carb and 3 on the tree. I get ~15-16MPG on the highway from what I can tell (65-70MPH). Not sure about city miles. The truck has plenty of 'pep', but I want to put something bigger in it. Not thinking as big as an LS1 or LT1 - more like the 4.8L V8 vortec engine that was in my '03 Sierra. I got 19-21 MPG highway with aftermarket intake and one of those hypertech programmer things.
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Old 03-17-2005, 03:49 PM   #13
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71 1 Ton Longhorn, 402, 700R4, 4:10 or 4:11 rear gear. 11MPG uphill, downhill, empty, full, towing or not. 11 MPG in town or highway..........but, man, can that thing pull my water trailer uphill! I get asked all the time what it has in it, cuz I pass everybody going up the hill.
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:08 PM   #14
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1972 C20 4:10 dana 60 rear 700R4 trans can't remember tire size but they are at least 33" 400 hp 396 she gets about 5 mpg. 1986 K10 10 bolt 3:08 rears 700R4 trans stock 305 gets about 10 mpg...

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Old 03-17-2005, 04:16 PM   #15
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He[[, it's been so long since I drove screamin, I dun forgot

307 w/4brl and HEI / TH350 / 3.73 gears / 275/50/15 skins = 13MPG

With the gate down I can squeeze out 14MPG
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:20 PM   #16
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:34 PM   #17
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72 4x4, stock 95 350 with quadrajet, 350 trans, 31" tires, 3.43? rear end, 11 MPG, 12 with the tailgate down. city & highway for both. but i know i am running rich, just havent taken the time to adjust.
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:53 PM   #18
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Old 03-17-2005, 05:29 PM   #19
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355/350 buit with a dana 60 4:10 rear gear around 5-7 but thats with a 17 year old foot and duel 450 holleys but during those couple miles she hauls ass!!
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Old 03-17-2005, 05:35 PM   #20
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Old 03-17-2005, 05:40 PM   #21
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My '71 with a 350/350 and 3:73's out back, it gets 12 no matter what I'm doing. The '97 pointiac grand prix GTP that I bought two weeks ago get around 20 in town and 26 on the highway, and its supercharged.
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Old 03-17-2005, 06:06 PM   #22
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Old 03-17-2005, 06:19 PM   #23
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'71 4x4 LWB, 350 V-8 with 2bbl Rottenchester, stump pullin' 4 speed and 4:11 gears. 31x10.50x15's, keep it at about 60 and can squeeze out 11+ on a good day. Push it to 70-75 and watch the gas needle move.
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Old 03-17-2005, 06:36 PM   #24
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Man, after reading all of these posts the question should have been, gas mileage, whats that???
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Old 03-17-2005, 06:57 PM   #25
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My 96 350/4l60e 3.42 31x10.50-15, 2wd...average 13-15 around town (depends on foot). Highway around 17-18 @ 70-75.

70 with the 250 3 speed, I think 3.73 probably around 11. But it is not driven much and it takes a while to get it untempermental (long warmups)
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