autumnwalker Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 He also had one of the largest engines ;) Not "one of", it was "the" largest. Also the heaviest vehicle by, I'm willing to bet, a good margin. I'm surprised that the other rigs burned as much as they did and / or the H2 didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Not "one of", it was "the" largest. Also the heaviest vehicle by, I'm willing to bet, a good margin. I'm surprised that the other rigs burned as much as they did and / or the H2 didn't. Carb vs Fuel Injection and use f the skinny pedal. Ram5.9 stands out with poor mileage because he tries holes that few others will, and the skinny pedal is at (or close to) the floor in most of these sections. Slow & steady wins the race (in terms of fuel economy as well), but I have a nice vid of Ram 5.9 in a run-off ditch pushing liquid that was above his front bumper. Not a single other vehicle tried that line on that day. Probably burned a good 2-3 litres on that pass ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWood Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 The other vehicles were a JK, ZJ and the suburban. The H2 did better than both the JK and ZJ I believe. That would be fuel injected motors, one V8 and one V6. Also we are talking about the Ledwig Rally I do believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 The other vehicles were a JK, ZJ and the suburban. The H2 did better than both the JK and ZJ I believe. That would be fuel injected motors, one V8 and one V6. Also we are talking about the Ledwig Rally I do believe. Did you miss my comment about the skinny pedal? ;) FWIW, I have friend who owns a 70.5 Z28 (split front bumper). He gets 12 MPG on secondary roads and 6-8 in town. Numbers matching & stock! Average 3-4 at the strip (yeas, he races it hard!) Smiles per gallon, not miles per gallon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Umm maybe not the biggest motor, I think my 6.6L might be the biggest, with only an 18 gallon tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Did you miss my comment about the skinny pedal? ;) FWIW, I have friend who owns a 70.5 Z28 (split front bumper). He gets 12 MPG on secondary roads and 6-8 in town. Numbers matching & stock! Average 3-4 at the strip (yeas, he races it hard!) Smiles per gallon, not miles per gallon! 10606244_10154510791305487_9048080586828710996_n.jpg i think its the most pointless comment i ve read all year. who brings their car to a drag strip and doesnt race hard??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUXterra Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 i think its the most pointless comment i ve read all year. who brings their car to a drag strip and doesnt race hard??? Read it the other way...who brings a numbers matching 70's car to the strip to use it for what it was built for? Same can be said for a 4WD's built today. My point "between the lines" was that a 70-80's V8 sucks when it comes to mileage; even in a RWD vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e36m3 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 yeah i know that. a buddy of mine had a 79 aspen r/t with a modified 360. we went for a cruise last year with a bunch of guys. my buddy's brand new camaro ss with bolt ons burned as much fuel as my modified M3 with 3.64 gears instead of 3.23, around 15$ of gas. my buddy with the aspen burned 45$ of gas lol oh and both the m3 and camaro were a lot faster than the old car. carburators are garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Umm maybe not the biggest motor, I think my 6.6L might be the biggest, with only an 18 gallon tank. I was talking about vehicles at the rally, not on this board; I think the 7.0L 430 in Guy's Bronco takes that title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I was talking about vehicles at the rally, not on this board; I think the 7.0L 430 in Guy's Bronco takes that title. Guy's Bronco would be downright scary if it was fuel injected. It has almost scary power just the way it is B) ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oh I wasn't sure, yea it has mine for now, until this one goes I will be putting in a 460 and have it built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram5.9 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 TRUXterra, is my boy in the pan in that video? And yes when I have a good day on the trail I do burn a little bit of gas. Just part of running a 360. Wouldn't trade it for the world :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'monster Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Guy's Bronco would be downright scary if it was fuel injected. It has almost scary power just the way it is B) ! It is fuel injected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'monster Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oh I wasn't sure, yea it has mine for now, until this one goes I will be putting in a 460 and have it built. Ya Guy's is a mutiport fuel injected 460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Ya Guy's is a mutiport fuel injected 460 Right on! I stand corrected. I thought it was carburated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hey, there is nothing 'wrong' with a carbuerator! Yes, with Electronic Fuel Injection (don't forget there used to be mechanical fuel injection) and an Open Loop (?) Ozygen Sensor downstream in the exhaust, you can have great starting, driveability, and low fuel consumption with EFI. But given a constant, like an engine running at a steady air temperature, atmospheric pressure, level(!), etc and a properly jetted carb, I've read, heard on HP TV and I believe, there isn't much or any measurable difference between a FI and a carb. Lawn mowers, weed whackers, and many many things still use carbs! I know when my 350 and QuadraJet is warm it starts with just a bump of the key, quicker than many EFI engines. :biggthumpup: As the pistons go down, the fuel is 'sucked' in from an already full fuel bowl. No gazillion sensors and high pressure fuel pump! (I'd take a brand new direct injected engine and put it in my truck if it were cost effective! But to pay relatively big bucks to add an aftermarket system to mine? Not worth it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Well i agree, cost to much to make mine anow efi, but I will be adding a electric fuel pump next time my fuel pump dies. Now the good news I pulled my axels out of my truck and they are not broken so now I have a spare set. And the bad news, with them not being broken it means I will be ordering a center section for my ford 9" and I will have to wait a while to fix that. I will be ordering http://m.summitracing.com/parts/cur-9al411s But I will have a rear locker when finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'monster Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 So did you pull the third member to see what is broke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I was thinking about it, but don't know if I wanna know, I am just about to go back outside and pull it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 But I don't know anything about rear ends and would not have any idea what the parts are called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 If you have it apart I could drop by after work / early evening and have a look. When I'm heading over to work on mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoecanadian Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I got pictures now and it don't look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sar4x4 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah, that toothed shim doens't look quite right! Are you up off Mt. Edward, I might be going by within the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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