MPG
Well I finally sat down and did the math on my gas mileage so far.
The speedometer reads wrong. I think it is fast which means my MPG is actually LESS than the calculated 15.2 =(
But my driving style has been very very aggressive as far as throttle control. I floor it everywhere. My carb has some minor tuning issues so it is acting as a governor.
Also my body is MUCH higher than stock and I am without hood which is a significant increase in wind resistance.
Even with all that-getting around 15mpg is a great improvement over my last tow rig which was 11. the one before that was 10. My 52 GMC got over 15 but it was lowered a LOT and only 2wd. I am willing to take those sacrifices to have a 4x4 work truck.
The speedometer reads wrong. I think it is fast which means my MPG is actually LESS than the calculated 15.2 =(
But my driving style has been very very aggressive as far as throttle control. I floor it everywhere. My carb has some minor tuning issues so it is acting as a governor.
Also my body is MUCH higher than stock and I am without hood which is a significant increase in wind resistance.
Even with all that-getting around 15mpg is a great improvement over my last tow rig which was 11. the one before that was 10. My 52 GMC got over 15 but it was lowered a LOT and only 2wd. I am willing to take those sacrifices to have a 4x4 work truck.
posted by ccpanel at 9:14 AM
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