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To: Bryanw92
Very interesting!! Is that an estimate or actual combined mileage?

Actual mileage, about Albuquerque to Las Cruces.

What is the engine displacement?

IIRC it's a retrofit of GM's standard 350 engine. (link)

Is it normally aspirated?

Yes. To drag that huge hunk of steel around with mileage figures like that, you must drive very, very slow.

Though I do try to keep it under 75 due to some overheating problems (I have a busted overflow tank I need to fix).

My 23 mpg car actually gets 28, if I drive it right. But I paid good money for 306 hp, so I use it—often! :-)

True, you can get a lot of difference in the style of how you drive.

125 posted on 05/05/2013 11:53:01 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

>>Actual mileage, about Albuquerque to Las Cruces.

Oh, OK. That explains a lot. I could get 38 mpg on that drive. What do you get around town? That’s where I got my 23 mpg figure.


126 posted on 05/05/2013 11:56:04 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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