I'm getting about 9 MPG these days

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 08/29/2016 at 08:49 • Filed to: Cletus-Vette

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 08:52

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Huehuehuehuehuehuehue

KatzManDu > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 08:53

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9mpg seems low. Maybe the carb is running too rich and you need to break out the timing light (and maybe an HEI distributor?)

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > KatzManDu 08/29/2016 at 08:57

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All things that could be happening. I’m also driving the crap out of it using full throttle for every on ramp and stop light.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:00

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Think it like a game of golf. You’re winning!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/29/2016 at 09:03

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Oh boy!

Eberle-Hills-Cop > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:04

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Is this not the correct technique?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:05

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When David Booth has nothing to say you’re doing it right

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:07

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Seeing that beast on the road makes me happy.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:10

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I love that rusted fiberglass look

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > shop-teacher 08/29/2016 at 09:16

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Driving it makes me EXTREMELY happy.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/29/2016 at 09:16

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It’s just red oxide primer of some sort. It’s a cool look!

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:17

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I bet!

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:22

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Jesus take the wheel.

chaozbandit > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 09:58

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ITS GOT A HOOD

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > chaozbandit 08/29/2016 at 09:59

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Yeah I put the hood back on it. it was causing weird handling at highway speeds. Lots of lift.

crowmolly > KatzManDu 08/29/2016 at 10:11

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4.xx gears, probably a points ignition, M-21. Seems low but not by that much.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > crowmolly 08/29/2016 at 10:13

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The gears are actually in the 3.08 range oddly enough.

crowmolly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 10:17

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Ah, I thought you had 4's.

Did you take it in for a tune, or am I completely-out-there confused?

AfromanGTO > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 10:35

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It needs a street freak paint job!

Die-Trying > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 10:52

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youre not cruising around in the power-band.............. it SOUNDED, in one of the videos of the car that i had watched, that the car has a decent sized cam in it........ those cams are very inefficient in the lower rpms

....now most big cams “clean up”at a higher rpm than idle........somewhere around 2400-2800.......... you hear the change....... this is where you get decent power/ mileage out of big cams.............. after it cleans up, but before the secondaries on the carb open up.......... after the secondaries open up it really starts to pour the fuel.........

on a longer trip, if you were trying for mileage, you ought to be able to pull 14, or 15 out of it....... if you dont lead foot it.......

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Die-Trying 08/29/2016 at 11:01

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Yeah that all sounds right. It’s pretty lumpy down low.

Die-Trying > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 11:08

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if you can keep it between 2800 and say 3500(where the secondaries just start opening anyways) you should get “okay” mileage......

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/29/2016 at 13:08

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I keep trying to pick up a 73, but the ones I liked few through...