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To: redfreedom

I had a full size Chevy 15 passenger van with a 460 and got in the high 20s mpg. My son wrecked it, and I replaced it with a lighter duty and a 350. The smaller engine only got into the teens and the power curve was non-existent.

Bigger is often better and they’re are significant reasons to develop large vehicles. I never could figure why larger vehicles weren’t first on the hybrid path—trains proved the value of that technology the last century...


23 posted on 08/02/2018 6:38:40 PM PDT by antidisestablishment ( Xenophobia is the only sane response to multiculturalismÂ’s irrational cultural exuberance)
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To: antidisestablishment

Your large vehicle would now likely be exempt from CAFE standards. “Large Trucks” etc. don’t have mpg stickers on them for that reason. They are not part of the equation.


27 posted on 08/02/2018 7:01:39 PM PDT by onona (It is often wise to allow a person a graceful path.)
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To: antidisestablishment

How did you get a 460 in a Chevy? Only way would be a 383 stroker. Just saying, I’m pretty sure you meant a 454. The 460 was Fords big block.


46 posted on 08/02/2018 7:56:54 PM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist (The dumber society becomes, the wiser i am in their eyes.)
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