shadango
Well-Known Member
Ok, so my son claims that he is getting only 6-7 mpg around town in his newly rebuilt slant 6 volare.
Running stock style carb - it was a new in box oem from years ago.....
The car seems to run well, to me.....he does let it warm up a bit before pulling out and he does a lot of short trips to and from school and work....2-4 miles each way, so really the car never has the chance to fully warm up.....
I know those short trips hurt mileage and arent great for the engine....same with the longer warm ups....
But to the tune of 6-7 mpg? That seems impossible.
He says he gets better on the highway.....like 17 ish.
When its idling it does smell rich.....haven't pulled plugs yet to look at em....
Hell, my Cuda with a tweaked out , cam'd up 4 bbl 318 gets 8-9 around town and thats with me hammering it all the time...LOL
First I thought it was his shorter winter tires causing the odometer to be off....but he just put his summer tires on and reported this lousy number.
Thoughts??
Running stock style carb - it was a new in box oem from years ago.....
The car seems to run well, to me.....he does let it warm up a bit before pulling out and he does a lot of short trips to and from school and work....2-4 miles each way, so really the car never has the chance to fully warm up.....
I know those short trips hurt mileage and arent great for the engine....same with the longer warm ups....
But to the tune of 6-7 mpg? That seems impossible.
He says he gets better on the highway.....like 17 ish.
When its idling it does smell rich.....haven't pulled plugs yet to look at em....
Hell, my Cuda with a tweaked out , cam'd up 4 bbl 318 gets 8-9 around town and thats with me hammering it all the time...LOL
First I thought it was his shorter winter tires causing the odometer to be off....but he just put his summer tires on and reported this lousy number.
Thoughts??