a good excuse for a road trip..... ;)

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10-22-2012, 05:07 PM
billy zz

a good excuse for a road trip..... ;)

ok
as some of you may know.
i just installed a new 302 long block i bought from orielly's AKA checker autoparts.
and yesterday gave it it's 1st oil change after the break in period.
also i did some quick math.
i am getting 19.5 mpg in the city (lots an lotsa stoplights.)
and i am running a 500cfm holley 2 bbl carb
so..
now i simply HAVE to drive somewhere relatively far away.tto see what my hwy mpg is
i am thinking of going to farmington nm about 250 miles each way to visit my bro's in the BLACKTOP KREEPERS C.C.
this will be purely in the interest of the scientifical community you understand.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...s/IMG_0261.jpg
10-22-2012, 05:39 PM
lamin8r

I understand your concern,Billy..Some of us MUST delve deeper into the scientific side of driving old cars a couple of hundred miles....;) You just dont know what you will find,,,,apart from miles of long straight blacktop...yehaa..Go for it..:D:D
10-22-2012, 07:34 PM
billy zz

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamin8r

I understand your concern,Billy..Some of us MUST delve deeper into the scientific side of driving old cars a couple of hundred miles....;) You just dont know what you will find,,,,apart from miles of long straight blacktop...yehaa..Go for it..:D:D

yep
i am takin a bullet for science.
it is kinda like my monster movie reveiwer motto.
i watch em sober. so you dont have to.
10-23-2012, 05:16 AM
Dave Severson

Heck, any excuse is a good excuse!!!! We used to take road trips every Friday, to celebrate the fact that it was the only Friday we were gonna have that week!!!!!
10-23-2012, 06:54 AM
TooMany2count

You mean some folks still worry about MPG??????????

http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7_t3sFml0yc/Th...finityMPG2.jpg
10-23-2012, 07:15 AM
rspears

Good for you Billy, taking one for the team! We'll be eagerly awaiting the results of your experiment, calculated to at least two decimal places, if not three!:LOL::LOL:;) Drive safe, and have a ball!
10-23-2012, 07:31 AM
billy zz

Quote:

Originally Posted by TooMany2count

You mean some folks still worry about MPG??????????

http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7_t3sFml0yc/Th...finityMPG2.jpg

i have a cool bike as well.
but it aint no rod....

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...aaaaaabike.jpg
10-23-2012, 08:08 AM
35fordcoupe

Did you happen drain the oil right out onto the street?! :eek::3dSMILE:
10-23-2012, 08:18 AM
Dave Severson

I had one of them dang things, never could get enough "horsepower" out of the engine to get anywhere!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
10-23-2012, 09:25 AM
billy zz

Quote:

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

Did you happen drain the oil right out onto the street?! :eek::3dSMILE:

no but
knowing me
it is a reasonable question.....:whacked:
10-23-2012, 09:27 AM
billy zz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I had one of them dang things, never could get enough "horsepower" out of the engine to get anywhere!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:

i ride mine around car shows.
10-23-2012, 10:26 AM
rspears

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy zz

i ride mine around car shows.

That's one of the irritations about Good Guys & NSRA events - no bikes, etc! I can see their logic, but then again......