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Im selling my 72 4-door dart since I have no funds to continue restoring it. It has a rebuilt 318 with only 7,000 miles on it. 904 auto transmission. Full length headers, daul 2.5" flowmaster exhaust. 8,000 rpm sunpro tach. 6,000 rpm flex fan with 1 3/4" spacer. radiator was recently redone. 7...

And just because I dont want to reply to this thread anymore. For anyone else who refuses to believe my experience driving my car, or refuses what anyone else has explained to what the cause may be..Then this is expecially for you..Well, I have a secret...My dart defies the laws of physics, they...

"now i understand your thinking but revving the motor takes more gas... well that would be true if it was running less efficent than when the overlap and scavenging was sucking in extra fuel at the lower rpm than needed..." I believe what 805moparkid is saying right there, is what is...

I agree with you. I wouldnt doubt your bike got better mpg at 75 in 6th as apposed to 6th at 55 because as you said it was working at optimal rpm of the engine to make power. It probably uses a tiny bit more gas, but you are also covering more ground faster, Giving you better mpg so the little...

Ill just say my car gets 15mpg at 80mph. I just know I don't get 17 or more mpg going 60. Perhaps its the way my carburetor is tuned? Or it being out of tune? I know I have a vaccume leak under the hood somewhere because I can hear it, but it doesnt effect the way the car drives so I dont bother...

Well I dont know what to say. I drive a 30 mile round trip twice a week. And whether I drive 60 or 80 on the highway, $10 worth of gas puts my gas gauge at the same spot as it was before I took the trip. (gas has been $3.79-3.85 per gallon here) If there is a difference, it doesnt show on the...

And as 805moparkid said: "the motor needs to run in its rpm range first... so with a big cam hyw gears are gonna kill you... you need to be cruzing at 3 grand or so going down the road... ive heard different theories as to is you shoulds run when the cam "cleans out" or peak tq... i think its...

The only moron is you for assuming you are the "expurt". When you obviously arnt. There is not a drop in fuel economy in my dart driving 60 compared to 80. If anything it gets the about the same, or very slightly better. My friend owns a 04 inline 6 Lexus is300 with instant fuel economy on a...

In my stock 318 '72 dodge dart with a 4bbl eldelbrock intake, 600cfm holley, and headers/dual 2 1/2" exhaust with 2.76 gears I get 15-16mpg going 80mph. I get worse mileage at 60mph compared to 80mph. at 60 im barely turning 2,200rpms. At 80 im turning 2,900-3,000rpms.

You cant go by what you see externally. Our old cars are built tougher on the outside made of thicker metal and steel. Behind all that tin and plastic on a new car is a strong reinforced frame and structure of the car.

Wow, thanks a lot! :cheers: you've helped me completely with this. Ill go ahead and go that route and get them cheap off of ebay. Thanks again.

Thanks. I just assumed it was a cable. How much does something like this cost?

The column to select what gears feels really sloppy. It has a lot of play in it. Is there some way I can tighten the cable so it takes all of the slop away? Its a 904 automatic transmission. Thanks.