How can I improve the gas mileage on my 1974 Dodge Dart?

I just bought a 1974 Doge dart and it gets terrible gas mileage. I know that older cars usually have less than steller gas mileage but I drive the 10 miles to work and it burns up a fourth of the gas in the tank. So does anyone have any idea how I could improve my gas mileage?|||ok tune it up new air filter then fix your choke pull off and adjust your choke obviously your choke is out of adjustment and because of this you will need plugs wires wouldn't hurt air filter help check your points with a dwell meter and set your timing


good luck|||Do a tune up on it, and check to see if there are leaks from the fuel tank and such. Maybe down grade to a 2 barrel, if its equipped with a 4 barrel carb.|||Hydrogen booster.|||Carburetor and or choke adjustment. In cold climates a poor choke setting can waste a lot of gas. A rich carb setting can rob gas





Spark plugs. Old - out of gap plugs can use excessive fuel. Get the platinum ones and set the gap carefully.





Check the timing. Timing too late can cause the driver to press the the accelerator pedal further down to try to get more power.





Use non-ethanol gasoline - it gets better mileage.|||aww man that is a sweet car. yes, horrible gas mileage is characteristic of the muscle cars of those days. i would say, do a basic tune up on it. this consists of changing your fuel filter, air filter, and basically just checking all the fluids under the hood and determining whether or not they need replaced. also, dont forget to check your tire pressure as it can differ your fuel consumption up to 20% if your tires are lower than the recommended pressure. some characteristics of your car are just things that contribute to bad gas mileage and take major downgrading to improve it: a few of these are: dual exausts, 4 barrel carburetors, open headers, etc. anyway, hope it all works out for you. good luck.|||Make sure that the air filter is clean and the fuel filter is clean good spark plugs and wires these are some of the easy things. some more would be tuning up your carbuerator and i have always had crappy fuel economy with edelbrocks my top choice would be a holly if you have any further qestions email me at trenton11194@yahoo.com|||It should get 22 miles to the gallon, it has a small tank,14.5 gallons and may deceive you here,but should get no less than 19 mpg, they have a low rear end gear ratio for better pickup due to the weak 6 cylinder motor, and the car was made for around town,





I would replace the plugs, cap and rotor, and fuel filter and ignition timing