Overdrive added 5 MPG for me.
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Samuel Quincy wrote:
> I've got a 59 Chevy Apache 1/2 ton, 235 stock. It's a daily driver and I've
> been driving it for about a year and a half, though I had the engine
> remanufactured in November (would have loved to do it myself but was not
> excited about doing a rebuild on the street in LA!). My question though is
> about fuel economy. I really don't know what I should be aiming for, though
> I have a sense it should be higher than the 10mpg that I get in the city.
> I'm thinking about getting over to a shop with a dynomometer to fine tune
> it. I don't do any heavy hauling to speak of with it. Any of you all's
> suggestions or comments as to what I could do to amp up the economy factor
> would be real welcome. Thanks--
> Sam Quincy
> 59 Apache 235
>
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