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Synchro909 · 03-03-2020, 04:40 PM

Another factor that influences economy which is not mentioned so far is gearing. My '28 Tudor has a 3.54 diff and Mitchell 26% O/D and B engine. The end result is not good. It is comfortable at 60 mph but even if I see an incline on the horizon, it slows down. Because the motor is lugging in O/D, it guzzles fuel. I have had it as low as 13 mpg - that is not much more than 10 miles per US gallon. I'm on the lookout for a standard gear set (3.78:1)

03-03-2020, 04:40 PM	#19
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,043	Re: Miles Per Gallon Another factor that influences economy which is not mentioned so far is gearing. My '28 Tudor has a 3.54 diff and Mitchell 26% O/D and B engine. The end result is not good. It is comfortable at 60 mph but even if I see an incline on the horizon, it slows down. Because the motor is lugging in O/D, it guzzles fuel. I have had it as low as 13 mpg - that is not much more than 10 miles per US gallon. I'm on the lookout for a standard gear set (3.78:1) __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.