What are people getting and with what kind of set up? Engine, carb tires etc? My truck seems to be drinking gas like II drink beer

 

I get 24MPG average w Weber 32/36 and 15 rim w 185-60-15..

 

Bone stock 22r freshly tuned with factory 14s 195/75/14's I'm gettin 28 4-speed Manuel.
When was ur last tune up? Carbed or FI?

 

Nothing on my truck or engine are stock, 28 to 31mpg !

 

dam-28-31...i wish i was getting that much...need a tune up badly

 

Make the engine breather better , K&N air filter & good exhaust is the first step always!!

 

Just got the truck a week and a half ago it definitely needs tuning. I've leaned out the stock carb some but haven't got into timing or air flow but I'm getting half of what I should be getting by the looks of it.

 

i just figured mine the other day and came up with 28 mpg. that's with a bone stock motor that just had the top end of the motor re-built. i live in the mountains so my mileage is prob a bit lower than someone that wouldn't have to pull those long grades up and down all the time. motor has 140k miles on it...

oh and mine's an 87 and carborated

 

About 17to20 mpg.running a little fat . built bottom end built head/cam synchronized weber 34dgev running a 4 speed on 205/45/16

 

Cone intake and swapped to passenger side, fresh plugs wires cap rotor pcv, fresh fuel filter and injectors cleaned last summer, 2 1/4 exhaust from header back. I romp on it everywhere all day long
24 city 33 highway with a tail wind with my stocks, 17's or 18's doesnt really matter

 

I get 22 with my foot in it city driving on 18's draggin' all the way...

 

I definitely gotta dig into this thing. When I got home from work today I've driven maybe 70 miles and I'm under 1/2 tank left. Grrr

 

Just a thought here, but you shouldn't be relying on the fuel gage for the MPG estimate. I have been fighting with my 78 for some time now and its fuel sending unit, which has the float and reostat for the fuel gage. I thought I got it all fixed and it reades accurately for about the first 100 miles, then is quickly goes to zero! So i have to track miles from when I filled last. I do get about 22 MPG with a newly rebuilt 20R, weber carb, and no other mods except the tires are bigger than stock. If I had stock size tires I am sure I would get a whole lot better AND if i tweaked the timing back to lose the "gydeeeee up" then I would surely get around 30MPG.... Just some thoughts though...

Cheers!

 

I'll be calculating when I actually fill again but that gauge has just been dropping like a rock since I filled it as this is the first tank I've run. I've got the starting mileage written down.

 

biggja22, I hear you brother about it falling like a rock. Thats exactly what mine does after 100 miles. I would almost bet money that your engine is not consuming more that you think. I would also bet that it needs a tune up as well like you stated and that will certainly help. In my own experience, I have never seen a little 4 banger engine eat gas fast enough to drop the fuel gage to half in 70 miles. Thats DRINKING some gas. Maybe in a big block chevy that is all supped up or a Ford 460 engine (like I used to have)!!!!!! All good, update your post when you find out what is hapenning!!!

Cheers and good luck!!!!

 

I'm getting 24mpg.

On my 81, I do about 70mph highway speed but my tires are shorter compared to the factory ones. My rev is a hair higher because of it

 

i'm averaging 25.9 ive gotten as high as 27.4

 

I drive for Dominos pizza and sometimes use my toyota for a shift and usually average a hair*under*25mpg. Driving to my grandmas 57 miles away strictly hwy i averaged 29 mpg round-trip in my Toyota. In July I bought a 94 escort with 115k miles for Dominos driving. Average 28-30 ac on in the escort. Not a Ford man AT ALL but I love my Toyota tooo much to put so many miles for dominos. My yota is mostly stock setup such as carb, exhaust, egr, million miles of vaccuum lines, stock tire size. The Toyota has over 200k but the 22r is a fresh rebuild. Around income tax time I do plan on doing 2-1/4" exhaust and Weber 32/36 carb on this '83 like i had on my 93 before some a**hole torched it. I would get a solid 28mpg in my '93 driving for work.

 

I'm getting about 0.0 miles per gallon right now. (the carb is still awaiting rebuild).
My DD, the 85 pulsar, gets 35-40, and i'll likely continue to drive it to work.

 

Mine is kinda not really aplicable but i will add it anyways

Mercedes OM617 turbo Diesel swap W/stock tranny

front 16x8 225/45-16, Rear 16x9 245/50-16 conquest wheels

30-35 in town 40+ freeway

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