My 408 stroker in the Eggplant got 13 on the highway in the past few days
;-) And thats with a cam in excess of 280* duration and over .550 lift.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Berntsen <kenneth@berntsen.cc>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Sunday, November 23, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Re: 4 banger gas milage?
>
>Dude 14-15?
>
>What did you do drive around in 1st & 2nd all the time? The worst I ever
>got was 17 and that was cuz I was pushing the hell out of it.
>
>>
>> i had a 97 RC with the 4cyl and the gas mileage was a joke. if i
remember
>> correctly i averaged around 14-15mpg. my 98 3.9 does better. i think
>> only
>> the 360 gets worse, but at least you get some power as a trade off.
>>
>>> I have a CC 3.9 V6. I think my driving is pretty much 50/50
>>> highway/city.
>>> I have been tracking mileage meticulously for the past 6 months. I have
>>> driven 8,536.1 miles and puchased 481.91 gallons of gas. Thats 17.7
>>> mpg.
>>> If I really tried (kept it at or under 70 on the highway) I could do
>> better.
>>>
>>> I realize that's not exactly what you were looking for, but if a
>>> V6CCAuto
>>> can average almost 18 then I don't think it's a stretch to say a 4cyl
>> 5spd.
>>> can average 20.
>>>
>>> HTH and good luck!
>>> Craig Rash
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