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Re: 10 mpg? gazim #552804 07/05/2009 2:52 PM
Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086 J Joe H 'Bolter
Joe H 'Bolter J Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086	I would expect about 15, my 250 sets about that. Its hard to compare a V8 to a six due to the torque curves and low rpm horsepower. It takes a lot of tuning to get a carburetor to work at very low rpm (overdrive)and still pull the truck. Joe 1937 Chevrolet Inline-powered Streetrod

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10 mpg?	thekid1950	07/02/2009 2:55 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	48bigtrucks	07/02/2009 3:42 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	LONGBOX55	07/02/2009 4:01 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	Wally / Montana	07/02/2009 4:56 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	rustednuts	07/02/2009 6:18 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	crenwelge	07/02/2009 6:40 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	OldSub	07/02/2009 7:05 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	don stocker	07/02/2009 9:57 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	dale937	07/02/2009 11:00 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	OldSub	07/03/2009 12:38 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	joker	07/03/2009 12:53 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	tclederman	07/03/2009 1:17 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	Avette4me	07/03/2009 1:20 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	joker	07/03/2009 2:39 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	Avette4me	07/03/2009 2:58 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	OldSub	07/03/2009 3:21 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	Mr. Lang	07/03/2009 3:29 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	don stocker	07/03/2009 9:57 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	DGERTH	07/04/2009 5:24 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	WE b OLD	07/06/2009 1:19 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	gazim	07/05/2009 1:30 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	joker	07/05/2009 2:35 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	Joe H	07/05/2009 2:52 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	hotshoe36	07/05/2009 5:58 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	thekid1950	07/06/2009 4:39 AM
Re: 10 mpg?	hotshoe36	07/06/2009 6:57 PM
Re: 10 mpg?	Kip's41	07/07/2009 2:56 PM
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