Discuss 460 mpg efficiency.
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From: Gridley Ks
Discuss 460 mpg efficiency.
I've heard so many different versions of 460 mpg. How much is reality?
Me personally.
79' eclb dually 600 edelbrock, C6 3.55 gears - 12mpg
97' ccsb efi E4OD 3.55 14mpg
78' ECSB f150 fomoco quad 3.55 12mpg
These are unloaded hwy. How does yours do?
Me personally.
79' eclb dually 600 edelbrock, C6 3.55 gears - 12mpg
97' ccsb efi E4OD 3.55 14mpg
78' ECSB f150 fomoco quad 3.55 12mpg
These are unloaded hwy. How does yours do?
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The one in my sig registers a solid 14 unloaded highway with 4.10's but the tires are a bit too small, I think it's in the 13's somewhere. My other bricknose was a 302/5spd with a fiberglass topper and it's best was in the high 15's... makes the bigger engine look like the better choice.
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My '90 F350 4x4 CCLB, 460 5-spd, 3.55 gears with stock 235/85 tires, getting around 11mpg (several tanks) mixed highway/city.
I'm hoping to see a bit higher on a longer trip, but I usually take any one of my other vehicles that gets 2-3x the fuel mileage on the longer trips.
I'm hoping to see a bit higher on a longer trip, but I usually take any one of my other vehicles that gets 2-3x the fuel mileage on the longer trips.
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From: Gridley Ks
That was sorta my thinking. I here of guys saying the get worse with a 5.8. The other day was telling me the 460's were useless gas hogs, and I've heard a lot of that. Bur in my experience they do well with stock tires. A friend if mine was getting 16 in 98 with a new leftover 97. It was a ECSB 2wd with 3.55's.
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On what highway can you go UNDER 60MPH and not get blown off the road or ticketed for obstruction of traffic?
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Haha MPG Efficiency and 460s...never thought Id see that in the same sentance...LOL J/K I get about 9.3 mixed hwy/city on an stock '89 4x4 Auto but I dont think my trans is kicking into high gear, 2800-3000rpm at 55mph just dosent seam right....LOL
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I'm running a 3000rpm at 65mph 4.10 gears 2 wd
