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Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver pft #913157 01/20/2013 2:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	This question about mpg is asked regularly. If you get a truck with a 3.55/3.90 rear end and drive it mostly between 55-65mph you should be able to get 15-18mpg. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	pft	01/20/2013 1:51 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	Flxible	01/20/2013 2:35 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	tclederman	01/20/2013 2:46 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	Mr. Lang	01/20/2013 3:25 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	Denny Graham	01/20/2013 3:47 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	DMGfifty	01/20/2013 3:56 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	crenwelge	01/20/2013 6:20 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	tclederman	01/20/2013 7:01 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	Cletis	01/20/2013 7:05 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	LONGBOX55	01/20/2013 8:09 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	Ed Hotaling	01/20/2013 8:49 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	crenwelge	01/20/2013 9:32 PM
Re: Whats needed for good gas mileage/daily driver	pft	01/20/2013 10:23 PM

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