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Posted By charliemccraney 13 Years Ago
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I haven't checked my mileage since swapping from the Edelbrock to the Holley and swapping from points to an electronic, inductive ignition system.

I just made a 98.1 mile round trip on the highway. I got 16.87mpg doing between 70 and 80 mph, with overdrive. The last time I checked, with the Edelbrock and points, I got about 14.5.

The Y has plenty of passing power, even in fifth. Oh, the future will be exciting

It sounds happiest above 2000rpm. 70 is about 1800. I'm going to look for a 4.11 to swap and I think it will be where it needs to be.


Lawrenceville, GA

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Forum Post I did change springs, following the tuning procedure outlined in the... By charliemccraney ( 13 Years Ago )
Forum Post Charlie, sorry if I missed something but did you go to a holley... By Frankenstein57 ( 13 Years Ago )
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Well I am willing to spend more than the average, probably...
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Fred, Unless...
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