Think this is the best I'm gonna get (Broke 26 with tank)

[Domman56]

Still drivin Tank alot cause as it stands it's still more efficient than the mercedes at this point. But this mileage was awesome I went to the gas station filled the tires a little past their max pressure and added a little air to the rear shocks so it sat at the right ride height..
Got on the freeway then got off to check my mileage on it after a 50 mile drive to get my sister 26.4MPG! stayed in the slow lane at 60 the whoooole time tryin to keep those 2 barrels from pourin too much fuel in . I don't think the car will do any better than that without some aero mods but i was pretty proud of the big ol thing

[Domman56]

Oh just checked my math rounded wrong
26.32 MPG to be exact

[piers.singer]

I'm not a master of eco-modding old yank muscle, but that sounds like a very impressive figure to me! Have you done any engine mods for economy or is it standard/performance tuned? Also, why not trying dropping to 55 to see if you can get another mpg or two?

[bgd73]

that is good.

I wonder what the 200r4 auto would do in the el camino...

[gone-ot]

...well, it sounds like NOW you've got some better "real" numbers to post for your car...EPA be damned!

...FWIW the "best" that I ever got on my 70½ AAR Cuda 340/6BBL was 16.1 mpg, but "typical" was more like 10-12 mpg! And (of course) that was right in the middle of the first OPEC oil embargo!

...one difference between you and my car was the number of 2BBL's--mine had 3x2BBL and yours has 1x2BBL (ha,ha).

...so, congratulations on your 26 mpg!

[Domman56]

Originally Posted by piers.singer

I'm not a master of eco-modding old yank muscle, but that sounds like a very impressive figure to me! Have you done any engine mods for economy or is it standard/performance tuned? Also, why not trying dropping to 55 to see if you can get another mpg or two?

It's pretty much standard performance tuned
K&N air filter Advanced timing for 91 octane gas
Flowmaster muffler with Turndown at rear axle and it has a 3 speed auto with overdrive in it

and i was drivin 60 cause i actually had somewhere to be lol Maybe next time I'll drop it to 55 and see if it yeilds any better MPG

[Domman56]

Originally Posted by Old Tele man

...well, it sounds like NOW you've got some better "real" numbers to post for your car...EPA be damned!

...FWIW the "best" that I ever got on my 70½ AAR Cuda 340/6BBL was 16.1 mpg, but "typical" was more like 10-12 mpg! And (of course) that was right in the middle of the first OPEC oil embargo!

...one difference between you and my car was the number of 2BBL's--mine had 3x2BBL and yours has 1x2BBL (ha,ha).

...so, congratulations on your 26 mpg!

Wow 16.1 out of one of those cuda's is pretty amazing man

[Mifunego]

Originally Posted by Domman56

stayed in the slow lane at 60 the whoooole time tryin to keep those 2 barrels from pourin too much fuel in . I don't think the car will do any better than that without some aero mods but i was pretty proud of the big ol thing

Factory 2bbl, ugh. I remember mine well ('75 Monte - basically same car). I recall swapping in an Edelbrock Performer 600 4 bbl for a nice improvement in mpg - when I could keep my foot out of it.

[Domman56]

Originally Posted by Mifunego

Factory 2bbl, ugh. I remember mine well ('75 Monte - basically same car). I recall swapping in an Edelbrock Performer 600 4 bbl for a nice improvement in mpg - when I could keep my foot out of it.

Whoah wait you got Better MPG with a 4 barrel?

[comptiger5000]

A spread bore 4bbl like a Quadrajet can give better mpg than a 2bbl.

It's the difference of a 2bbl with mid-size barrels, or a 4bbl with 2 small barrels and 2 big barrels. As long as you can keep your foot out of it enough to keep the secondaries closed on the 4bbl, it can be more efficient.