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Gas mileage...?

Started by Charger500, November 02, 2005, 10:39:46 PM

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Chargen69

#50
September 08, 2006, 03:16:41 PM
Quote from: 253862656971 on November 02, 2005, 10:53:15 PM
383 4bbl basically stock.  10mpg if I don't put my foot in it in town and don't get over 65mph on the highway.
mine too

6670charger

#51
September 08, 2006, 04:16:51 PM
My 383 4bbl/auto with 3.23's and 440 heads gets 15-16 on the highway.  I can't complain, as my former '88 Ramcharger with 318FI and auto never got better than that, and neither did my former '98 Ford Explorer V-8.  Even my current '04 Pacifica with AWD only gets about 21 on the highway. 
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Lord Warlock

#52
September 08, 2006, 04:21:24 PM
Mileage?  We don't need no stinkin Mileage.....

Driving the charger r/t between Pensacola Florida and Lake Charles Louisiana to work offshore...  (car had two motors during this period of time, a 383 magnum and a 440 magnum)

383 used to get 10mpg City, and 14-16 highway - got better mileage at 75 than 55
440 magnum got 6mpg city, and 11-14 highway - also got better mileage at 75 than 55.

Stealth turbo v6 gets 18 city, 26-28 highway
04 Cobra v8 gets 18 city, 22-24 highway

I only checked mileage on the 440 charger once, and after figuring out its whopping 6mpg city mileage, i decided not to ever do so again ...was too depressing.  (although i did calculate highway mileage to figure out just how far I could go on a tank- drove 25 miles once on Empty)
69 RT/SE Y3 cream yellow w/tan vinyl top and black r/t stripe. non matching 440/375, 3:23, Column shift auto w/buddy seat, tan interior, am/fm w/fr to back fade, Now wears 17" magnum 500 rims and Nitto tires. Fresh repaint, new interior, new wheels and tires.

mr440

#53
September 08, 2006, 05:24:15 PM
About 15 to a UK gallon (12 to a US gallon) 68, 440 Charger, 40 thou over mild cam, 750 Holley, 323 gears. I Can live with that  :yesnod:

adauto

#54
September 08, 2006, 07:54:43 PM
Crate Hemi...tall rear end...please dont ask.........
Never too many! 70 Chally R/T Convert-70 GTX-68-69-74 Charger-68 Dart GTS

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thallium

#55
September 08, 2006, 08:20:05 PM
440. 13.5 in the quarter.  i average around 7 to 8/mpg.

myk

#56
September 09, 2006, 02:33:06 AM
I don't know...     ???

BigBlockSam

#57
September 09, 2006, 10:48:45 AM
i have no idea about the gas miliage on my 440 six pack but i ran out of gas in the drive way , AGAIN! i gotta hook up that gas gauge.  :D
I won't be wronged, I wont be Insulted and I wont be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to others, and I require the same from them.

  [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/347b5v5.jpg[/img

Ghoste

#58
September 09, 2006, 10:57:47 AM
At least the car cares about you enough to only leave you stranded in the driveway.  :icon_smile_big:

Chris 69

#59
September 09, 2006, 01:35:00 PM
383 4bbl '68 Charger: 11-12mpg

390 4bbl '73 Ford F250: 10-11mpg

Daily Driver Bicycle: I haven't calculated the mpg  ;D

Chris

BigBlockSam

#60
September 09, 2006, 04:09:04 PM
QuoteAt least the car cares about you enough to only leave you stranded in the driveway. 

yea she's a good old girl. if she runs out of gas it's my fault. Rene
I won't be wronged, I wont be Insulted and I wont be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to others, and I require the same from them.

  [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/347b5v5.jpg[/img

chargerjy9

#61
September 10, 2006, 07:03:30 AM
11 mpg 73 400 4 bbl stock
1973 Dodge Charger SE 400 4 bbl,727, survivor
1977 AMC Pacer original
2011 Dodge charger R/T Max

Dans 68

#62
February 28, 2008, 06:21:11 PM
Time to resurrect an oldie but goodie thread. I just did my 2nd fill-up today, after an hour and half round trip on the freeway, country roads (Livermore wine country) and residential streets. I was going pretty good (80 on the freeway at times, banging the gears pretty hard on the country roads, but leisurely cruising on the city streets) and attained 8 mpg with the 383 4-bbl. Seems low to me but time will tell, especially after all the fluids get changed and I dial in the engine myself. Oh, and another beautiful day in Northern California!  :icon_smile_big: A photo in Livermore is attached. And as I went to a job site it is all write-off....  :eyes:

Dan
1973 SE 400 727  1 of 19,645                                        1968 383 4bbl 4spds  2 of 259

autodynamics

#63
February 28, 2008, 07:32:06 PM
i get about 16-18 around town and 25 on the parkway in my 69.... :yesnod:

Dans 68

#64
February 28, 2008, 07:42:47 PM
Quote from: autodynamics on February 28, 2008, 07:32:06 PM
i get about 16-18 around town and 25 on the parkway in my 69.... :yesnod:

...and you have a 318 with 2.76 gears and overdrive?  :scratchchin:  Inquiring minds would like to know!  :icon_smile_big:

Dan
1973 SE 400 727  1 of 19,645                                        1968 383 4bbl 4spds  2 of 259

69_500

#65
February 28, 2008, 08:21:41 PM
I just dug up a receipt from my trip over to St. Louis last year. In my 69 Charger 500 with a 440 and 4.11 rear gears, I averaged 12.9 miles to the gallon on the interstate cruising at 70 mph.

wetfeetmi

#66
February 28, 2008, 09:54:16 PM
 My '70 440 4v r/t got 9+ - combined.
My wifes 01 Beetle diesel gets 47 m.p.g.
Our 08 Camry hybrid is doing about 33 (not broke in yet).
It all evens out in the end.

Troy

#67
February 28, 2008, 11:25:32 PM
Quote from: Dans 68 on February 28, 2008, 07:42:47 PM
Quote from: autodynamics on February 28, 2008, 07:32:06 PM
i get about 16-18 around town and 25 on the parkway in my 69.... :yesnod:

...and you have a 318 with 2.76 gears and overdrive?  :scratchchin:  Inquiring minds would like to know!  :icon_smile_big:

Dan
Umm, that would be a Hemi (new of course!).
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,19141.0.html


Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

Troy

#68
February 28, 2008, 11:27:08 PM
Quote from: 69_500 on February 28, 2008, 08:21:41 PM
I just dug up a receipt from my trip over to St. Louis last year. In my 69 Charger 500 with a 440 and 4.11 rear gears, I averaged 12.9 miles to the gallon on the interstate cruising at 70 mph.
My car ran on the gas fumes from your car all the way home... ;) Mine dropped to around 22 that trip - must have been the turbulence.

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

Nacho-RT74

#69
February 29, 2008, 12:31:04 AM
I think WHEN I'M ABLE TO MOVE, so then get somekind mileage, I get about 14-17 mpg out of a 400 4bbl, auto, 3:23 open, bone stock. But driving in Caracas, maybe I can get about 7-8 mpg LOL
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html

70charginglizard

#70
February 29, 2008, 07:30:59 AM
I don't even look anymore.

The way I look at it is
It's a weekend having fun thing for the most part with collector plates so I just look the other way when filling it up at the gas station.

It's a hobby ;)
70charginglizard

Mike DC

#71
February 29, 2008, 09:11:14 AM
   
If people ever really did the math, they'd build a lot more 87-octane motors with EFI & overdrive setups. 


   

autodynamics

#72
February 29, 2008, 10:05:51 AM
i also forgot to mention that i have 3:91 rear in my charger.... the overdrive helps it out tremendously. the motor is pretty efficient also. however if i beat on it the gas mileage really dips...

694spdRT

#73
February 29, 2008, 10:14:05 AM
Quote from: autodynamics on February 29, 2008, 10:05:51 AM
i also forgot to mention that i have 3:91 rear in my charger.... the overdrive helps it out tremendously. the motor is pretty efficient also. however if i beat on it the gas mileage really dips...

You are still getting better than a new SRT8 Charger with that rear end.  Not too shabby. :2thumbs:
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

Ghoste

#74
February 29, 2008, 12:09:22 PM
Quote from: Troy on February 28, 2008, 11:27:08 PM
[My car ran on the gas fumes from your car all the way home... ;) Mine dropped to around 22 that trip - must have been the turbulence.

Troy


Turbulence??   That 500 should have been punching a nice big hole for you to ease through, you should have tried drafting him if you were getting poor mileage and turbulence.   :D :icon_smile_wink:
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