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Poor gas mileage

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hex0rz   +1y
Well, I've got my weber carb on now. But, with it, I've got great performance now, but I think I may still have bad gas mileage! I'm not sure what the cause is, but I think it may be either the catalytic converters, PCV valve, or my weber's jets? I was also told its also probably because of the fact I have to warm it up every morning and use the heater. But from 22 to 12? I think there is something else... I've also covered half the radiator to warm it up faster now...
crazymikey   +1y
How many miles do you get to a tank of gas?

My engine is newly rebuilt,I only have 10 000km on it,stock carb,p&p head,bored out,and a 2.25" exhaust with a high flow cat and I get like 380km to empty,which is kinda crappy I think,but it's cheap to fill up,unlike my Rodeo,lol
crazymikey   +1y
looking at your sig pic,your tires might also have something to do with the crappy milage.
89b2200   +1y
Are you sure you hooked up the choke right?
If it's closed all the time, it will kill your gas mileage.
speedster93b   +1y
does it run smoke?
i doubt your pcv has anything to do with it. un plug it and drive around a little while. it won't do anything but might sputter a little oil. don't pull the hose from the valve, pull the valve from the valve cover.
does it run or sound funny? might be an indicator of a plugged cat.
warming up your truck in the morning won't cause your MPG to be cut in half, unless you warm it up for an hour every day...
hex0rz   +1y
I have abotu a 15 gal. tank. When I go to fill up after about 160 miles, I pump about 13 gal.! Thats horrible!

I used to get upwards to 300 miles before I had to fill up. I thought it was my carb, but when I filled up again, the numbers did'nt add up. There has to be something else...

My engine is less than 10k miles on it since its a rebuild. Almost everything has been replaced on the engine, except exhaust, dist., and coil.

Thats why I thought it may be my cats. I took it in to an exhaust guy for a repair, and we checked the cats. They did'nt show anything on the outside to indicate their faulty. But it may have changed now since it was in the summertime.

I have all season tires on now that are bigger than the ones in the pic. But that do'nt necessarily matter. Its the proper inflation, really. And yes I keep them properly inflated.

When I warm the choke up, the butterflies open like they should, but a buddy said they are supposed to be striaght up and down, but they have a slight slant. Dunno if that affects anything?

No, my truck does'nt smoke at all! If I'm not mistaken the PCV valve directs the blowby gases to be burnt off but I actually 'am mistaken it with the emissions hoses from the exhaust.

I'm not sure to as to what it may sound funny as. I notice that the weber sounds alot diff. though, lol. I have great accel. and no hesitation or anything... Who knows... I thought idling uses more gas than running?
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