Real world fuel economy test of a 1971 Ford Torino. Car is powered by a 351c big port, 3-speed automatic transmission(Ford C4) thru a Ford 9 inch rear w/3.50 rear gears.

Motor is a fairly fresh rebuild - mild cam(Lunati's version of the Ford "505") w/ crane variable duration lifters(Crane's version of the popular Rhodes lifters), Holley 3310(750 cfm) carburetor, Sanderson short tube header style exhaust.

Drive loop was a 36.8 mile suburban driving scenario, ~70% country highway, ~30% in town driving.

I did perform the test a second time on the same loop and the result was within 1/10th of a gallon consumed.

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