11-19-2005, 09:55 AM
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Chevy 305 and 350 build questions
gfulton wrote:
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"Scott" <homealone.com> wrote in message news:11mrapbrt9cme18@corp.supernews.com...
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"StingRay" <StingRay@Vette.com> wrote in messagenews:H4adnTgILZBkCfDeRVn-jQ@rogers.com...
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"James Goforth" <jamiegoforth@webtv.net> wrote in messagenews:16843-436D86AC-169@storefull-3277.bay.webtv.net...> I know it's not exactly an economy car, but eleven mpg still seems>pretty darn low.> I've had several full-size chevy pickups of the same vintage which>would do better than that, 3/4 ton, 350 4bbl.I agree. I had a '74 Monte Carlo with the 350 engine, 4bbl & dual exhaust& I got close to 30 m.p.g. on highway trips.
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That was about the mileage a Pinto of that vintage got.A Monte Carlo of that year getting that kind of mileagewould be nothing less than a miracle.
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Absolutely. There just isn't any way.
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I had a 73 Malibu SS 350 4 bbl & dual exhaust. Got 14.7 MPG doing a
steady 55 on the NJ Turnpike,
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