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10-22-2012 04:07 PM #1
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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.
a hot rod is whatever i decide it is. 
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10-22-2012 04:39 PM #2
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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..
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10-22-2012 06:34 PM #3
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yep
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..
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.a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.
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10-23-2012 04:16 AM #4
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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!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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10-23-2012 05:54 AM #5
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You mean some folks still worry about MPG??????????
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10-23-2012 06:31 AM #6
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i have a cool bike as well. Originally Posted by TooMany2count
You mean some folks still worry about MPG??????????
but it aint no rod....
a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.
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10-23-2012 06:15 AM #7
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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!
Drive safe, and have a ball!
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10-23-2012 07:08 AM #8
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Did you happen drain the oil right out onto the street?!
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10-23-2012 08:25 AM #9
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no but Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe
knowing me
it is a reasonable question.....
a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.
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10-23-2012 07:18 AM #10
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I had one of them dang things, never could get enough "horsepower" out of the engine to get anywhere!!!!!
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10-23-2012 08:27 AM #11
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i ride mine around car shows. Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I had one of them dang things, never could get enough "horsepower" out of the engine to get anywhere!!!!!a hot rod is whatever i decide it is.
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10-23-2012 09:26 AM #12
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That's one of the irritations about Good Guys & NSRA events - no bikes, etc! I can see their logic, but then again...... Originally Posted by billy zz
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