Re: better MPG?

Posted by Ken Macfarlane on July 21, 2006 at 20:16:34 from (156.34.93.197):

In Reply to: Re: better MPG? posted by Tim Shultz on July 21, 2006 at 19:28:55:

If you don't want to change gears consider larger diameter but
still skinny tires. Keep em inflated. If you have a four barrel
carb make sure it is a vaccum secondary and get a mechanic to
make sure the secondary ain't opening in your normal driving.

If you don't use the power pop a 2 barrel carb on it. Change out
the fluids for synthetics or atf in the tranny and t-case (jap seals
hold up to this, dunno about the detroit iron) put synthetic in
your rear diff.

For driving technique there is all kinds of opinions but the most
efficient is generally get up to the speed you want to be at
smartly then stay there, pick up speed on downhills and save it
for the next up hill. Drive a bit slower if on freeways. Power
used to fight wind goes up to the power of 3 with speed (the
force goes up squared) the power used to turn against friction
goes up by a square (force is linear increase with speed) all this
means is at low speed your rolling resistance makes a bigger diff
and at speed aerodynamics count more.

Get a tune up, set your ignition as far advanced as possible
without pinging.

Thats a start, won't ever get 30 mpg. Would help to swap an
inline 6 into her if you don't need the power.

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