Well, maybe either my head is stuck up my ass, or you guys just aren't really getting the better MPG's you think you are. OK, so my car isn't exactly stock, but it's not overbuilt by any means either, it has only the basic upgrades and enhancments. I still have my 2:79 gears as well. It is only a 3spd which is fun in town but hard on the highway. I'll have to check it again this summer with a pertronix, but I'm pretty sure I've averaged around 8 in the city and 10 on the highway using super all the time. I do lean on it from time to time istead of running steady simply because I bought it for fun not economy, but I don't think granny shifting is going to double my results either.
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I'm sorry that your car gets such crappy mileage but I know for a fact that I was getting the mileage I claimed because I used to check it religiously.....this was back in the late 70's early 80's just after the second gas crisis and we all kept an eye on mileage. I even verified that my speedometer was correct. When my car was bone stock with the 2 barrel carb and crappy single exhaust the best I could get on the highway was 15-17 mpg....so the mods I spoke of earlier netted me about 7 mpg on the highway. My driving style was also fairly conservative and when I beat on the car the gas mileage dropped accordingly....but the numbers I reported were my averages during normal to and from driving.Pakrat said:
Ronstang said:
You guys are lucky, maybe it is my driving habits then. What I'll have to do is try a different technique at next fill up and see if it makes a difference. No slight revving at lights, no WOT bursts and then drifting along, just a steady pace. I'll report back in a few weeks and we'll see. At the least I think this will be a worth while experiment for sure. 
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