Re: Re: Gas Prices, name your own, WAS: Gas Out

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 19:20:33 EST

Slow down? Truck goes slow?

I shouldn't say that. After dumping $29 into the tank tonight, I made a
conscious effor tto keep the tach under 2000 on the way home.

But, uh...at 70, I turn 2000 RPMs (3.55 rear end) So how am I getting
14-15 on the highway? Is it because I'm pushing so much more air out of
the way per unit of time at 70MPH than you are at 60-63? I'm sure the
auto vs. 5 speed is a big difference too.

GS- wrote:
>
> Here's a good V8 mpg trick....S L O W down. I'm getting 19.8 mpg
> at 60-63 mph, RPMs are about 2200. Hey, don't laugh, IT WORKS! You
> can always blow someones doors off if they diss you.
>
> GS -
>
> 98 5.2L 5spd
> 3.90SG
>
> >
> > you 6'ers make me sick!!! :)
> >
> > I get maybe.. and I mean *MAYBE!!* 15 mpg.. That's being EXTREMLY gently,
> > on the highway at 65mpg.... in other words, I never see that 15mpg.. duhhh
> > :)
> >
> > Ken Allgood
> > 97 cc slt 5.2L
> > 

-- 
-andy

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