general questions

[mike123]

yea so this is more general questions then about camaros , for one what types of modifications would help gas besides like gears , headers exhaust wouldnt help would they just help flow which would prolly allow me to burn more gas ;x
and what kinda restrictions(like for one tbi over tpi) are there on a lets say a 93 350 sbc tbi ? bad way to explain it hope someone will understand lol'

ohh i guess i should mention i have a set of vortec 062 castings in teh garage just collecting dust , this is an everyday driver not sure if i should put em on they've been modifed and not sure if it will effect the reliablity

[Xenostalgia]

93's have lt1's not tbi's i believe. could be wrong.

[Nate355RS]

I'm kinda thinking that headers might help out with the gas milage because they flow better. Seems like it would take less power to send the same amount of exaust gases throgh the headers than the restrictive stock manifold. Might be off on this but it seems to make sense

[blindeyed]

Originally Posted by Xenostalgia

93's have lt1's not tbi's i believe. could be wrong.

Yeah, Xeno's right. 93-97 came with the LT1's. You might be thinking of 92. And even still, 88-92, the only TBI that was offered was on the 305's. And yes, headers would help improve gas mileage.

[mike123]

yea my mistake there wasnt supose to be a question mark , it is tbi , i didnt really specify but its a 1993 GMC 1500 pickup
wouldhave posted in the correct forum but lets face it camaro forums are much better plus it is general stuff

[blindeyed]

Well uh. You would probably get better answers to your questions if you posted in the right forum. I personally know nothing about GMC pickups.. Oh wait, actually, I know they look identical to Chevy's pickups.. but, that's about it.

[Savage Messiah]

Same shit. Intake, exaust help with gas milage. Tuning can help. Depending on some things gears could or couldnt help you.

[89IROC&RS]

ok im confused, are you looking for better gas mileage, or getting more gas into the chamber?

[philly rs]

i know my car gets better gas miles with all the new crap i did. made it to atlanta from tampa on a tamk and a half of gas...now thats hot as hell in a camaro

[mike123]

well i want better milage cause i drive it everyday and do a good amount of driving , and with gas being an average like 2.60 out here it hurts

Well uh. You would probably get better answers to your questions if you posted in the right forum. I personally know nothing about GMC pickups.. Oh wait, actually, I know they look identical to Chevy's pickups.. but, that's about it.

and i gave the answer to that the previous post , and just because you may not know anything about chevy or gmc SBC 350's doesnt mean anyone else cant give some advice

[89IROC&RS]

anything you do to make more power without adding fuel to the mix will give you better gas mileage. a high power capasitive discharge ignition system, thermal coatings to keep the energy of combustion from seeping away as heat into the cooling system. doing everything you can to reduce friction, and all that will add power and give better gas mileage.

[Earlsfat]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

..doing everything you can to reduce friction...

A little vasiline goes a long way.. wait a minute, sorry. I was thinking of something else.

[Viper_Storm]

Originally Posted by Earlsfat

A little vasiline goes a long way.. wait a minute, sorry. I was thinking of something else.

lol, him and earl prefer peanut butter.

[jesus058]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

anything you do to make more power without adding fuel to the mix will give you better gas mileage. a high power capasitive discharge ignition system, thermal coatings to keep the energy of combustion from seeping away as heat into the cooling system. doing everything you can to reduce friction, and all that will add power and give better gas mileage.

The thermal coating; How does it works?

[jesus058]

Some ideas:

MSD, K&S air filter (Cool air), headders, big size exhaust pipe & if you have the money change the valve's rockers arms by ones with rollers.