Quote: You guys will probably call me a liar but years ago when I move back here I drove my Hemi GTX back following my wife. She drove 55 to 60 and I never got out of the back 2 barrels. I got an honest 19mpg. I had a mild hydralic cam in it, quick advance curve in the distributer, 2" headers, 4-spd, 3.54 gears, and LR60-15's. That's the only time I ever drove it that nice, it about killed me. Dave
I am the current caretaker of Dave's GTX. The Hemi is currently 472 ci with the stock carbs, a very old (1969?) outdated and unefficient Sig Erson cam with lots of duration, and a very heavy foot on my part. I drive this car ALOT. All over New England this summer and down to NC a couple weeks ago. Even with my hard driving, she still manages just shy of 12 MPG. I am amazed! I really think that even with the current set-up, I could get 14 MPG if I would just calm down for a bit. But, that is probably not going to happen.
