On a trip from TX to SD during Xmas '97, I got just over 21mpg AVERAGING
just over 73mph (mostly Interstate). I calculated average speed by dividing
mileage (distance) by time between fill-ups, which means I was probably
driving 75 - 80 much of the time. All this in a V8 Dakota. Bet I could get
25mpg if I drove 55 :^)
btw, gas prices in Abilene, TX are $1.03, $1.13, and $1.23 for low, mid-,
and premium, give or take a nickel depending on what side of town and what
station you fill up at....
'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
'84 GoldWing Interstate
----- Original Message -----
> << It is, however, possible for a V8 to get over 20mpg. (We proved that
with
> my old boss's 5.0 Mustang. (Blueprinted sensors, headers, intake and
> exhaust mods, Paxton @ 5psi, and many other mods.) Average MPG on the
> highway for the 'Stang was 24. (Blowers do that when the engine is
> configured properly,)
> >>
>
> More than possible. A friend of mine's old man has a stock 95 Z28 with
3.42
> gears and a six speed. He routineley gets 26 mpg's with the thing. Makes
me
> sick.
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