Gas Mileage From For 1970 To 1979 Trucks

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Old 05-16-2004, 12:29 AM
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Gas Mileage From For 1970 To 1979 Trucks

What Kind Of Gas Mileage Do You Get From Your Trucks
 
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Old 05-16-2004, 08:48 AM
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I have a 1970 F250 Camper Special, 360 2bbl Holley. I went from 7.4 mpg to 9.6 after carb re-jetting (went from #73 jets to #65), a rebuild and a 6.5" power valve. I have a C-6 and 3.54 limited slip diff.
 
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1976 Supercab with 390/c6 12-13 MPG last I checked.
 
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When I had the Holley 600cfm 4-barrel on my truck, it got 15mpg. I recently installed the Holley Commander 950 TBI 700cfm fuel injection; mileage is to be determined.

The rest of my truck is as follows:
360ci FE
Hedman headers
dual exhaust
C6 automatic with valve body shift kit
3.73:1 rear end ratio
 
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Old 05-18-2004, 02:19 AM
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does anyone know if the motorcraft main jets in the 2bbl 2150 carb are standard size and what are there size i can only find hollys can i use holly jets in my carb my carb is a motorcraft
 
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Motorcraft jets are larger in diameter than Holleys, they won't fit.

77 F150 2wd, mild 460/C6 3.50LS rear. 6 to 8mpg
 
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about 8 mpg

78 F-150, 390, 4.11's, 35's
 
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