Carbed Festys

[denguy]

What kind of mpg are you getting with your stock 4spd carbed Festivas?
iF you have swapped in a 5spd what are you getting with that setup?
Thanks

[georgeb]

Consistent 40-plus. As high as 46. Mostly rural. Slightly under 40 in winter. Carbies rule!

[shadetree]

Swapped five speed , gets 46-48 . With water vapor I'm seeing as high as 54 .
Highway and country road mixed .

[htchbck]

5 speed swap in mine has been netting about 40, I've seen higher, and also lower depending on my driving habits and where I'm driving. I drive it "normally", I don't hot rod and I don't hypermile. Up here in the mountains I have averaged about 40 with all my 5 speeds, EFI or carb'd. On our beach trip I pulled a 47 on one tank, that was all straight flat highway at about 60MPH though.

[loknlode]

wow, I feel deprived - I'm doing 36.5 in town don't know on the highway since the tune up. (was 40.6 before) its a 4 speed.

I may do a lot better if I didn't leave it running while I'm at the customers house when delivering. probably just a quirk of mine but I always figured it was better to burn a little gas than to start it 15 more times a night and "burn" the starter/fly wheel. I figure it idles about 3-4 minutes tops at each stop. I don't leave it running at the store.

I think I'll filler up one day and let it idle for 1 hour and top it back off to see what it does burn gas wise.

[link5186]

Must be nice, so far the best we've got out of my wife's carbed 4 speed is 33.6 MPG. It's been trending up lately, though and I think we've still got a few bugs to work out.

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[getnpsi]

I delivered pizzas of and on for years. Have yet to lose a starter in an older car or a newer car, just sayin. I know when fuel injection starting a warm car is immediate but it is with carbs as well.

[litesong]

wow, I feel deprived - I'm doing 36.5 in town don't know on the highway since the tune up. (was 40.6 before) its a 4 speed.

S. Carolina has about 260 stations selling 100% ethanol-free gasoline, altho they are spread thinly in upper S. Carolina. Go to pure-gas.org for addresses, details & a great zoomable map showing the minority of stations(10 in every 350) selling 100% pure gasoline in your area. Get the ethanol out of your tank. Get 100% pure gasoline in your car. With accurate 'before & after' records with the switch to 100% pure gasoline(not 10% ethanol blend), our 3 cars' mpg increased 8%, 7-8%, & 5% & engines are smoother, quieter & need less downshifting while ascending hills.

[litesong]

Swapped five speed , gets 46-48 . With water vapor I'm seeing as high as 54 .
Highway and country road mixed .

You've got few stations selling 100% ethanol-free gasoline in W.Virginia. However, in Gore, VA, the closest to you, there is a station selling 100% ethanol-free gasoline. Get some there if you travel in that direction. Your mpg will go up & your car will thank you. Cars are starving on 10% ethanol blends.

[Nerd Racing]

25 mpg was what I was getting in my 4 speed. I suspect it had a blown head gasket though. I'll be happy to get that with the BPT and AWD though lol

[litesong]

What kind of mpg are you getting with your stock 4spd carbed Festivas?
Thanks

With accurate records, my carbed Festiva increased its mpg from 42.1mpg to 45.5mpg with a switch to 100% ethanol-free gasoline from 10% ethanol blends. The Florida Keys has 100% ethanol-free gasoline, but only in 90 octane, I assume to cater to heavy rigs carrying campers or trailers. Find some 87 octane 100% ethanol-free gasoline, if you can & you will see a difference in mpg, smoothness, quietness & a bit extra power, needing less downshifting for hills. In the Florida Keys, no hills but you got to have some rising entry ramps.

[newcomb]

Im averageing x25 to 30 in town

[litesong]

Im averageing x25 to 30 in town

You've seen my posts. Go to pure-gas.org to find addresses, details & a great zoomable map to the 4 stations in Fayetteville selling 100% pure gasoline(not 10% ethanol blends). If you have accurate records, you'll see your mpg go up & you'll have a bit more power, needing less downshifting to ascend hills.