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85 d2500, couple questions

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Default 85 d2500, couple questions

its a standard 4-spd, think its got a new exhaust on it(sounds sexy as hell). what kind of mpg would i expect to get? also what steps should i take to make sure i get the max mileage i can? any help would be very much appreciated, thanks.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 04:34 AM
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What size engine and carb? If you got the 360CID with the 4-BBL you can expect to roughly get between 10-12.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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310 2-bbl
 
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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did you mean 318 2-bbl? the truck could get anywhere from 10-20 mpg depending on how well it is tuned. the better it is tuned the better fuel milage you get.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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ok thanks, do you have a link that i could get some info about tuning?
 
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