Booger Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 what kind of miles per gallon are you getting? Booger is a 218 3 speed no OD. around 16 mpg city/highway combined 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted May 28, 2022 Report Share Posted May 28, 2022 Last time I checked, several years ago, my Dodgewas getting 15 to 16 mpg. 230, three speed with fluid drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug&Deb Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 My 52 Coronet gets 14-18. 230 with Gyromatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 I get about 25 smiles per gallon....... ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanpitkin Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 12 approx from the big 8 in my 48 New Yorker ,about 15 from my triple carb/twin exhaust 41 Windsor convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 17 around town. 19 to 21 on highway with od. 46 business coupe with modified 56 230. 27.75 in. Diameter rear tires 4.11 rear gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 Around 18 or so on my 52 Cranbrook non od trans. Somewhat better with the new carb setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Spyder Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 17.5 today for 45 mile trip. Average speed was 55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Flippen Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Had a nice lady approach me while I was at the Dollar General in the Coronet, asking about my car. One of the first questions she asked was about gas mileage. Told her I thought it was around the 13-14 mpg area, but you really couldn't let thing like that bother you when driving a classic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Last time I bothered checking, which was quite a few years ago when we lived in a more urban environment, I got 16 MPG with the ol' D24. Not a lot of stop-and-go driving up here, with more open road (albeit not highway) cruising. I've noticed a tank o' gas seems to last a bit longer here but haven't checked MPG. I've had folks ask about MPG on a regular basis, seems to me they're looking for me to say something under 10 MPG, because they're always surprised when I tell them the 16 figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkers72 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 I'm in Wes's catagory . My '47 DeSoto all stock engine, Fluid Drive , & Tip Toe Shift gets 13-14 MPG . I only run non ethanol gas but the only choice of non ethanol at the pump is 90 octane . I don't know if octane is a factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 My wife and I made a trip from Worcester to Liverpool UK. About 1/2 way there we stopped to fill up. My speedo cable broke so we had to guess at our distance. We figured 19mpg on a 230 3 speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerJon Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) Just filled up, 11.3 all town, lots of idling. Carb boils over really easily, I suspect that the split manifold does not block off the heat riser. Got 15 on my last tank. Edited May 31, 2022 by FarmerJon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted May 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 hours ago, SteveR said: My wife and I made a trip from Worcester to Liverpool UK. About 1/2 way there we stopped to fill up. My speedo cable broke so we had to guess at our distance. We figured 19mpg on a 230 3 speed In the states (depending where you are) gas is around $4.50 a gal. I was in Europe 2 years ago and of course petrol is sold by the litre. I would Imagine its around 7-8 Euros a US gal. ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin (UK) Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Just did a 500 mile round trip to run my car at the VHRA Hot Rod Races. It's a P15, running a 218 with dual carbs and an ali head. Transmission is OD with a 3.90 rear end. Fuel consumption was approx 20 miles per US gallon for the whole round trip. Driving hard, at approx 70-75mph on the way out, cost about 5% compared to the return at about 60mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Booger said: In the states (depending where you are) gas is around $4.50 a gal. I was in Europe 2 years ago and of course petrol is sold by the litre. I would Imagine its around 7-8 Euros a US gal. ouch! I just realized when I did my calculation I was using the English gallon not the US gallon so my mpg would be around 14 per US mpg Here in England the price of E-10, 10% alcohol is £1.79 per Ltr. That's £8.14 UK and £6.78 US per gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 A few years ago I took my '38 Dodge pickup on an old car tour. It was in upstate NY and was 700+ miles in length. The truck has the original 218 engine. We pretty much kept the max speed to about 45 MPH as a Model A was leading the group. My mileage on that tour was a bit over 20 MPG. Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booger Posted June 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 19 hours ago, Robin (UK) said: Just did a 500 mile round trip to run my car at the VHRA Hot Rod Races. It's a P15, running a 218 with dual carbs and an ali head. Transmission is OD with a 3.90 rear end. Fuel consumption was approx 20 miles per US gallon for the whole round trip. Driving hard, at approx 70-75mph on the way out, cost about 5% compared to the return at about 60mph. Thats the beauty of having OD. Those are decent numbers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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