Re: 40% mileage increase on 68 302

I'm figuring an extra 4 MPG per gallon (the difference between 9 and

Also, a honda hybrid i can't insure for full coverage at $120 a year, nor get away with a $60 registration fee ESPECIALLY here in the People's Republic of California :)

And God help you if you want to fix something like an alternator! On my car that's a $40 part and 20 mins of easy labor. What's it cost on the Honda? :)

You may get lousy mileage but you make up for it in a whole lot of areas compared to a new car.

sucks--but

without

And try that tornado thingie too, itll get you another 500 HP to go along with your gas mileage

And dont forget your toilet paper oil filter!

Don't be an ass.

Since you obviously know more than I do regarding what mileage my car gets, maybe you've been coming over at night to dump extra gas in my tank?

If you've got answer on how anything ELSE could be responsible, I'd love to know.

Same car. Same gas from my local station. Engine rebuilt a year ago and getting a constant 9-10 MPG city, Summer, fall, winter, spring, and summer again, through several different oil changes until I drop the triobotech in, then IMMEDIATELY up to 13 MPG thru 2 tankfuls with no change in driving habits and no highway driving. I did NOTHING to the car except change oil brands to Quaker State, and drop in the tribotech. And, as I mentioned, our local car call-in show mechanics swear by the stuff, and if this is an example of what it does, i can see why

The best I ever got out of that car on a regular basis was 12 MPG when we had the better gas going, I kicked in some additives to the Premium i was running, and drove like a grandma with a little combined city/highway thrown in. Otherwise it was 9-10 MPG in normal city driving with normal, unmodified 87 octane california gas. Again, I'd like to hear YOUR explanation because if it's something else, everyone here would love to know what it is, starting with me.

It's hard to bitch over saving $7 a tankful, whatever the hell has caused my new mileage bonus

did you ever try rejetting the carb?

no i put on a restored autolite that is 100% stock since I was going to show the car, but the more I drive the more a Holly sounds good to me

My bad Vince. I read your first post in a hurry, and assumed you were just pushing a product, similar to other spams i've seen. Bad case of typing first, thinking second.

I apologize.

Matt

NP--i don't blame you for being skeptical. The tone of my post probably reveals how shocked i am myself about the whole thing

It sounds like you have more tuning issues than anything else. 9 mpg from a 302 is horrible. Thats worse than my bigblock. Definately tuning problems.

trust me--that car is tuned and timed perfectly. I mean perfectly, including pertonix ignition and carb adjusted using vacuum gauge for maximum efficiency. Now rejetting might help, but no adjustment could.

When i got into the discussion before, another califorina driver, as i recall, had mentioned his motor was pulling about the same mileage down in san diego.

our freakin oxygenated gas here in this state i'm sure is 90% of the problem

Fine. All claims that have been made by ALL the other additives, none of which has been proven effective by indisputable means. If this stuff actually worked, why wouldn't industry add it to all oil and cut the nation's fuel bill by "X" percentage? Also, what are they calling the teflon they are using (like ALL those additives) in it? I'm sure they have some cutesy name.

-Rich