mabie this is why

[thevic24]

mabie this is why i get around 8 to 10mpg in the bronco.
3000rpm @70 mph. this is also why it takes me so long to get to lumpkin ga from tampa fl. ;D
how about you guys?

[ford141]

Re: mabie this is why

That's close to what my 79 runs at. Its got 3.55's and 29" tires, C6 3speed. Wouldn't be too aweful bad if I was running a small block, but the 460 doesn't like to rev. I'm considering going to 3.25's or 3.08's. The 460 has enough torque to pull them at lower speeds, it's not really a drag truck anyway, just a cruiser.

[1FastMopar]

Re: mabie this is why

Mabie.... ;)

[thevic24]

Re: mabie this is why

this is an 85 with 3.73 and 31" tires and a c-6 with a nice 351w, yes, not a drag truck but a nice off-road fun maker!! 8)

[JOES66FURY]

Re: mabie this is why

3:91 gears in a 1500 dodge ram with the 360 and 35" tires @ 75mph = 9.5mpg @ anout 2500 to 300 rpm......life sucks....

[JeffMcKC]

Re: mabie this is why

My Drag Week Car 3200 at 60 MPH 5500 stall towing a trailer 10.5 mpg, and runs high nines 8)

[JOES66FURY]

Re: mabie this is why

LOL...I run about high 20's.......

[squirrel]

Re: mabie this is why

The gearing will hurt mileage, but being a Bronco doesn't help, all that weight and air resistance.

[Schtauffer]

Re: mabie this is why

Big Orange (a '76 Chevy w/ 36's, 350 4-speed and 4.56 gears) was good for 6 mpg. That was a one-owner truck with 112,000 miles I bought in Oregon in 2000 for $4000. It rusted out in about six years back here on the east coast. Life sucks.

[smallblockjay]

Re: mabie this is why

My '74 with the stroker has 4.10's in a 14-bolt. I don't know how fast I'm going, because the speedo doesn't work, but I cruise on the freeway at 3400-3600 RPM. Also don't know what the mileage is, because with no speedo, there's not odometer. I'm not sure I want to know. 8)

[Joeys66chevy]

Re: mabie this is why

JeffMcKc your malibu is the shit, thats a real chevy right there.Your car and the F-Bomb make my 66' c10 feel like honda :'(

is it still running the small block it had at Drag week...like a 427ci or something??

[thevic24]

Re: mabie this is why

The gearing will hurt mileage, but being a Bronco doesn't help, all that weight and air resistance.

it is kinda like a box with weels. when i take it to ga, to help with miliage i lock out the vaccume secondaries so they wont open. even with the "black" spring installed, they open a little at 3000 + rpm. but hey, it rides nicer than most so thats ok 8)

[Schtauffer]

Re: mabie this is why

JeffMcKc your malibu is the shit, thats a real chevy right there.

+1

[JeffMcKC]

Re: mabie this is why

JeffMcKc your malibu is the shit, thats a real chevy right there.Your car and the F-Bomb make my 66' c10 feel like honda :'(

is it still running the small block it had at Drag week...like a 427ci or something??

I am putting in my small 23* ( 420 ) motor for the Pump Gas Drags and going to spray it, its not much less power than the 427 and will throw a 200 shot on top of the EFI set up should be over 800HP. I will be getting the 427 ready for Drag Week with a new cam and intake, and EFI this year. I hope to pick-up the pace some.

Thanks guys it means a lot to hear my car thought of in this way.

[bnjny]

Re: mabie this is why

I get about 10-11 mpg on the highway with my small block 'burban. A '88 3/4 ton 'burban. Towing a enclosed equipment trailer...

I've been palying around with some ideas to make it a little more aero... hard to do with a brick, lol...

MAYBE if I play around with some Airtabs, it may make a difference... Also looking into an over drive... Maybe a diesel swap down the road...