Posted by ShadetreeRet on October 14, 2012 at 09:42:38 from (184.4.21.191):
In Reply to: ot mpg of hot rods posted by ericlb on October 14, 2012 at 06:22:36:
Oldtanker said it best, too many variables. You just can't say, "I'm gonna build this and it will get x-miles per gallon. If you just throw something together, chances are fuel mileage will suffer, but if you research the project before you start, you can build a rod that will run and get respectable fuel mileage. I bought a new 1962 Falcon, small 6 cyl. It got respectable mileage. Friend of mine bought a new 1963 Falcon Sprint with the 260 V8, 4 spd. It would run like the wind and got better mileage than mine! Better power to weight ratio. It's also HOW you drive it. I bought a 1964 Impala with the 250 hp. 327, 3spd. Decent mileage. Just to see what it would do, I tuned it up one day, filled it with hi-test, and kept my foot off the floor for that tank of gas, 20 MPG! That even surprised me!
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