Performance and Gas Milage

[Chryco Psycho]

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[mr_bill]

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That's funny... I'll have to steal that!

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Hee

bill

[dodgetkboy78]

Oooorrrrrr

Someone is embellishing.

[mr_bill]

Oooorrrrrr

Someone is embellishing.

It's the whole combo that makes or breaks it.  On the cars you listed you had a 440 (no chance), two cars with 3.55 gears, and a 4x4.  None of those are set up for mileage.

If you have a small block, shallow gears, AND Overdrive, plus a bit of tuning, it's within reason.

I drove my Aspen 1500 miles once a month, so I was very concious of my mileage.  It is possible.  As I set up my Challenger, I'll be swapping to an A-500 with lockup, getting rid of engine driven fan, putting on a nine flowing exhaust, and some taller tires.  We'll see how it comes out.

At almost $3 a gallon in AZ, I don't need high performance, I want to be able to afford to drive it everywhere.

Besides... When you look this good, you don't have to be fast!

bill

[dodgetkboy78]

I thought my 16-18mpg in my 71 dodge was dang good! Way better than anyone else was getting.
Oh well..................................
As far as the 95 ram, they all suck the gas.

[mr_bill]

Actually it is good.  I have yet to top 16 on my Challenger, and it has 2.71 gears. 

[Chryco Psycho]

I built a 440 with 3.91 gear & the 833OD 4 spd , it gets low 20 mpg

[dodgetkboy78]

I think you are right, with the right engine (big), tuned for low R's, and a overdrive, you should do well.
I want to put a 618 behind the 440 in my 69 truck, it has 3.55's, and I hope I get around 18.

Here is another thing about gas mileage.
It depends on where you are at, up here, the longest flat road I can think of is about 2 miles. (and they call it the flats)
Other than that, it is a constant hill climb.