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Old 02-10-2017, 07:43 PM   #20
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Re: 78 K20 Gas Milage Suggestions

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Originally Posted by rich weyand View Post
Make sure your vacuum advance is on manifold, not ported, vacuum. Ported vacuum will cost you mileage. At idle, there will be vacuum on a manifold vacuum port, but not on a ported vacuum port.
Ported just means you don't see the vaccum until you crack the throttle open, which is required to move the vehicle down the road, so mileage will not be affected. It will affect your emissions and idle quality though.
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