If I Had An Early 80s 4 Door Dually Truck With A Carb 454 And Drove 8 Hour Many Stops ?

[blackandgold51]

If I had an early 80s full ton silverado/sierra 4 door dually with a turbo 400 transmission and carburated 454, and drove 8 hours from New Orleans Louisiana to Dallas Texas how many stops I have to make to fill up gas?

PS I drive 5 mph below the speed limit

 

[bigblock72]

If I had an early 80s full ton silverado/sierra 4 door dually with a turbo 400 transmission and carburated 454, and drove 8 hours from New Orleans Louisiana to Dallas Texas how many stops I have to make to fill up gas?

PS I drive 5 mph below the speed limit

A truck like that will probably get between 8 and 10 mpg so you will use approximately 65 gallons of fuel so assuming both tanks are full and working properly you will need to stop once for fuel.

 

[FOR MUD]

It depends on your badder vs age and how much coffee you drank before leaving.

 

[brans87]

I would stop least 4 times. I am only 40 but need to stretch my body out mainly legs,piss and get more to drink.

 

[obijuank5]

You're going to pour fuel out the window with that truck. My 84 dually got 6 mpg loaded or not at hwy speeds.
Assuming your tank switchover valve doesn't work you might need to stop every 100 miles.

 

[nvrenuf]

You're going to pour fuel out the window with that truck. My 84 dually got 6 mpg loaded or not at hwy speeds.
Assuming your tank switchover valve doesn't work you might need to stop every 100 miles.

This ^

I bought a crew cab in Phoenix and drove it to Mobile, it got about 12 mpg's w/ tbi and overdrive running just under 70 mph. Many stops.

 

[Justin V]

As many as it takes, and then one more.

 

[jeff in co]

12 times....

 

[rampage]

Is this one of those games where, if we guess correctly, we win your truck?
I guess twice - once before you leave and another after halfway there.

 

[skunked]

The more important question, is there a woman riding with you? Chances are, she'll need to pee more often than you need gas.

 

[blackandgold51]

Is this one of those games where, if we guess correctly, we win your truck?
I guess twice - once before you leave and another after halfway there.

No big dummy *Fred Sanford's voice*

 

[blazinzuk]

If you slow down you can count on 8 ish. If you plan for that you should be good.

My suburban (89 tbi 454 3.42 gears turbo 400 31" tall tires ). Gets 10 at 65 at 75 it gets 8.5

 

[blackandgold51]

Is this one of those games where, if we guess correctly, we win your truck?
I guess twice - once before you leave and another after halfway there.

I sold the suburban already since you said that

 

[H20 Toie]

its 500 miles so i would say one stop will do it

 

[tRustyK5]

The more important question, is there a woman riding with you? Chances are, she'll need to pee more often than you need gas.

That could be a very close correlation actually...