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What type of miles per gallon are you guys getting? 350s, stock engines, whatever, give me an idea.

well back when i had the stock 4-banger in mine i think i was gettin around 15 - 18 mpg. Never finished my 350 build-up so i cant say there. But my 99 dakota with a 360 in it gets 12 - 13 around town and 16 on the hiway but it also weighs 4000lbs so its a little heavy compared to a LUV.

I am getting 28 city / 38 highway. But that is not accurate cause I was following a 18 wheeler.

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haha!

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I am getting between, ready for this??? 6-8MPG with the V-6, turbo 350 and the stock rear end. Didnt take any gear ratios into account when building the truck.
I use about a half a tank going from one end of town to the other and back!!

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283 SBC

Best I have got was 9 miles to the gallon, but thats because I drove to town at 40 miles per hour. The worst I have got was less then 5, but that involved 80-90 mile an hour speeds and 4500-5000 consistent rpm's....

Gas mileage was the last thing I was hoping for when I did that conversion....

With the sb 400/th350/2.75 rear gears, i figure im getting around 8 m.p.g. on the Hwy. Im still looking at tuning the motor even better and changing the secondary spring in the 4 bbl to delay it's action and the motor is still too fresh. I hope that i'll gain some mileage after break in and some more fine tuning.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

BTW, thats Imperial Gallon's, not US Gallons. Imperial is a bit bigger then the US gallon.

Tilted... What type and size of carb are you using? When i had a stock, 2 bbl V-6 with the stock axle, i could get around 15 m.p.g. But that was when the speed limit was 55. I didn't have to put my foot deep in to the pedal to cruise down the Hwy but the r.p.m.'s were spinning at 3500!

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

thanks for the input. so with the stock engine im looking at about 20 mpg highway?

About that. I will do some scientific tests on it when I get it on the road 100% of the time. 13.8 Gallon tank here should run ummmm bad math skills.

13.8 Gal * 1.83 = $25.25 in gas, so we should see what it will run in miles.

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Well I have the stock rochester 2 barrel on it, can never get it adjusted right to keep it running and my foot is always heavy when I drive it, cuz you just got to, right??? Plus I dont know if it being on oddfire V6 makes a difference or not, but I know you can find any aftermarket parts for them!

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RIP R.J.B.

355 V8 3 speed M. 2.55 gears.

are you ready.







16mpg----18mpg


my stock truck gets 20mpg



I cant deside what to drive

V8 or 4

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4.3l V6. 5 speed MT 2.55 in the back.

Tall gears sure make a difference!
Tilted... My first motor was an odd-fire too. And i couldn't get it to idle worth a crap either. At speed the motor would have an occilation you could feel. It's inherent to V-6 motors and more pronounced with odd-fire design engines. It was nothing akward, in fact i got acustomed to it. If i didn't feel the occilation, i knew something was wrong with the truck.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

Cool!!! I thought it was just me being paranoid about the motor blowing up at any minute like the first one did!! Learned the hard way to never buy a used engine out of a car you have never seen before .
Glad to know the vibration is normal!

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RIP R.J.B.

If the odd-fire seems like 3 Harley Davidson engines sandwiched together, it's running right. I got it from a dude that bailed out of a conversion project and it lasted for years and years. It was pulled from his Moms car and it sat in his garage till i bought it. It's a good, strong motor.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

OK, I got a 15 gal fuel cell in mine. A .40 over 350 with a 00012 cam from lanaiti. A set of 4.56 gears with 31x 16.5 / 15 tires... I can fill up the tank and get on I-75 go from my house to Tanger outlet for the crusenite. its 76 miles away. once I get there I top off the tank and only get 6 gals in it.
So if my math is correct that means I am getting 12.6 miles to a gal at 3400 rpms( approx 60-65 mph) . then still go 12.40's at the track with only 87 octain pump gas...

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305/700r4, with 4.10 gears im gettin 14-15mpg. motor has alot of miles on it too.

I get 30 mpg w my two 80 luv 4x4s,both have stock engines w 4spd, ones freshly rebuilt other has 63,000 miles on it. I get no more or no less an it doesnt matter if its in town on hiway loaded or empty i get 30 anyway i go w either one....i know kinda boring huh (LOL)

between 1 and 2 mpg on racing$ 6 00 gallon fuel.with 5 gallon fuel cell on full 434 inch roller.4 88 gear..5500stall/ tci /500nos hp d cheater system not made for milage just go fast....look for me in the pro street nats this early fall representing all the luvs with a small block.will keep posted on what happens.800 inch motor shit when i shuck em........feel the luv.....and they can kizz my azz..........have out ran 800 c i big chiefs..cause i can hook my luv.....get em out the whole with a 1 .20/sometimes better..truck getting painted..motor getting new rings k motion springs etc......i will be running the 1/4 instead of 1/8th so we will have to change our set up a little...try it out on1/4 track..truck will run somewhere in the eights in 1/4 but need to get to high sevens to do some damage to other competitors...truck not set up to go that fast......do our best and still have fun and go to cruise ins..hehe,hard to run againt fib glass caged/lenco drag cars ..with a license..they need to change the rules a little.....but thats the way it goes.lol..need to add chute ..baa humbug that sucks

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