V8 Gas Milage

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  1. rosalindr

    rosalindr Member

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    I've seen a couple of posts on gas milage for 6's, but nothing on V8's. I bought my Grabber about a year ago, but I haven't been driving far enough to calculate my gas milage -- mostly short local trips of a couple of miles or less. What kind of highway milage can I expect with a stock 1973, 302 V8?

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  2. Dan Starnes

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    Generally high teens.
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    The 302 in my 77' Maverick gets 21 miles to the gallon. I have to add that all the smog junk has been removed and we only run high test gas in it.
     
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    rosalinder. on the flats youll probably get around 18-20. when you start climbing the hill it will probably drop your mileage to around 15.i am assuming you are still on the stock 2 barrel.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    you can expect 25 but will get closer to 17...frank...
     
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    drive in any traffic or any stop and go you aint gonna get jack i don't care what you drive. if you want good mpg get a hybrid. :p
     
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  10. Jamie Miles

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    I hear that! I can easily get 25 mpg out of my 6 cylinder when I can drive along a steady 65 - 70 mph. But the mileage is terrible in stop and go traffic, and unfortunately there is alot of that around here.. It even does pretty good around town as long as I can keep it rolling. I've got into a habbit now where I'll slow down way before a light if I see that it's red so that it turns green by time I get there so I never have to stop. ;)
     
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  11. 71gold

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    ain't that what you should have been doing all along :huh:
    i am sure Tylar has pointed this out to you before :yup:
    ...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    The "WarMachine" doesn't need gas.......it consumes those worthless victims in it's way and sometimes it saves a bite for me;)
     
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    I`ve never checked mine in town...But it got 14.2 mpg running 70 m.p.h.
    up the interstate with a 3,800 stall converter and 4.11 gears with two 4 barrels.
     
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    a little protein never hurts either,mustangs, crapmaros:yup: :evilsmile but mostly rice need the carbs :drink:
     
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    Well, no, normally I would have just went up and stopped at the light like everyone else.
     
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