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shoe box Jack

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To day our gas is now 5.00 gal.I would like to now how to get the max. millage. Last summer my best was 22 mils. to the gal. I have 260 cu. 77 b cam 378 gear with OD. One 94 carb chev. dis. and fenton headers. Jack.
 
Canadian gallons do make a difference as they are bigger but still I'm happy to hit 15 mpg on the old 52 Merc. I don't put on enough miles in a year that gas mileage is going to be a concern.
 
An imperial gallon equals 1.2 U.S. gallons. It has been a long time since gasoline was sold in imperial gallons in Canada as it is sold by the liter (litre) these days.
 
My friends home made hydrogen generator would be the ticket!! You don't have a OBD 2 or 3 to have to manipulate. IS that maybe "imperial" miles to a US Gallon? JK (2nd statement)....amazing mileage though
 
When I drove the 1-1/2 ton truck wit about 2 ton load to flea markets— usually not driving over 55 it got 17-18 mpg, when it was sold and driven to California the guy said he got 15, used 2 quarts oil, and he made it in 4 days, so I figured he drove it over 60 mph. The 39 with 60 hp got over 25 mpg unless it was driven over 70, then it was 20 mpg
I’m going to dig out the plans for the wood gasification system either for my T, or A
 
I've always wanted to build a gasifier too. My neighbor from Finland says a few where around when he was a kid
 
shoe box Jack said:
To day our gas is now 5.00 gal.I would like to now how to get the max. millage. Last summer my best was 22 mils. to the gal. I have 260 cu. 77 b cam 378 gear with OD. One 94 carb chev. dis. and fenton headers. Jack.
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That is entirely possible with that engine, AND, if you drove like they do in mileage contests, you could most likely improve quite a bit on that.
 
Compression, lean mixture , and allot of advance. Best dist for this project would be one of Charlies distributirs and a 2GC carb to start with. But 22 would be hard to beat??
Gramps
 
Re: Gas millage

Crankster said:
Aren't your miles longer though? :)
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According to some people we don't have miles here anymore but kilometres. If you want true confusion try reading the mileage ratings of new cars in litres per hundred kilometres. :confused:
 
Just would like to point out the first post didn't claim any MPG. Rather, he claimed millage which has zero to do with automobiles.
 
AND that millage hurts a fella a whole lot more than a fuel-hungry flattie!

Adding, I just noticed this is my post number 3,232 on the FordBarn!
 
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Check out my post on the 33 out west for the fuel useage in my 33 , it has a 265 engine with stock 33 cam and manifold and 97 carb, it’s towing a caravan
Lawrie
 
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