"Modified Gas Tank"

["Robert Dervin" <rjdervin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Modified Gas Tank"
Excellent idea! Has anyone ever done this, or are there vendors that will do 
this? I would love to bump up my '58 from 23 to 30-35!


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>Subject: Re: IML: single or dual carb setup              MPG versus MPLBS
>Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:26:52 EST
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>Hi   Remco       I use to get 14 to 15 mpg on a single 4 barrel 475 cfm
>331cid and my 55 2 door was a little bit too slow for me. So I went ahead 
>and
>installed a new intake manifold the only one I could find [WEIAND] and 2 
>new
>4 barrel 500cfm each ,carbs . The car runs great its a lot faster from the
>start and top speed but now the gasoline runs a lot faster out of the tank 
>to
>, I expected that. With a little sporty driving my gas consumption dropped 
>to
>8mpg around town 10 on the highway!! I have no idea how propane will 
>perform
>for you after you modified your 394 into a dual carb setup. I don't mind 
>the
>higher usage of gasoline since mine is strictly a hobby car its just the 
>many
>more stops to a filling station that's inconvenient. Maybe I will look into
>the possibility of having my gas tank enlarged to 30-35 gallon up from the
>factory 20. Hope  that will give you something to think about Sincerely
>Dieter 55 Newport 2 door
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