Re: Re: RE: 318 upgrade options.

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2007 - 19:55:26 EDT


Yup 10-12. 12 if I drive like my grandma, 10 if I drive like Adam or
Mike..;-)

Don Rey wrote:
> 12mpg Barry? Mine being a gen1, this isn't exactly apples to apples,
> but I avg 17mpg even with my LEAD FOOT (and when I don't have vacuum
> leaks). It's a stock 94 engine (minus the mechanical fan) in a light
> ol' 89 truck.
>
> I'd probably get more if I ever scrape off the half ton of steiger mud :)
>
> Don in CT
>
> On 8/7/07, Rick Barnes <rascal@scrtc.com> wrote:
>
>>I get 19 from my 98
>>
>>Rascal
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Hop *
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:55 PM
>>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>Subject: RE: DML: Re: RE: 318 upgrade options.
>>
>>
>>My '97 gets 13-14 and 8-9 towing.
>>--Hop
>>97 cc 4x4 318 3:55 rancho 3"
>>PA 3" 32x11.50 BFG's
>>http://home.swbell.net/hopsdak/dak.html
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Ray Block" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net>
>>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>>Subject: RE: DML: Re: RE: 318 upgrade options.
>>>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 19:33:19 -0400
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Barry Oliver
>>>>
>>>>Mike Sykes wrote:
>>>>
>>>><snip>As far as PCM and injectors, there are guys out there runnin'
>>>
>>>stock
>>>
>>>>>injectors on Mopar Performance PCMs and pullin' 24mpg out of 408s.
>>>>
>>>>OMFG, I am barely getting 12mpg from my stock 318...
>>>
>>>Sounds like you might be doing something wrong, Barry. Even with all my
>>>mods, my 318 pulls down 20 mpg on highway trips...with 300-350 pounds of
>>>race gear in the bed. (4000 lbs total) Before the head work and high
>>>stall converter it always got 22. (same trip each year to race out of
>>>state)
>>>
>>>Personally, from experience, I'd call BS on the 24 mpg from a 408. :-)
>>>



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