17mpg city 1980 f100

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09-04-2014, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by specializedtaurusgl

il Assume or hope you have powersteering lol if not good luck cranking that steering wheel with 235s on the front :P

Yes, power steering. That said, I need to tighten the belt. Ford in its infinite wisdom made an aluminum bracket with a steel bolt. So need less to say, its gonna need some brute force..

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Originally Posted by robertc1216

Well I live in houston. Going 55 ish (90KM?), might get me killed, lol. So I have to keep up and go 65-70. which puts my RPMS around 2800. but even in the city 10-11, downhill, uphill. Loaded or unloaded. Same MPG. maybe I should check for a 15 year old gas leak. Always thought they were just thirsty engines.

Thats about right for me too and I think that I am closer to the 18-20 MPG range. Ill take a video..

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