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My 79 460 got ABOUT 20 mpg until i checked it close ,then it was 10 mpg--.
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20 mpg!
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He does say it's a 6 cylinder...and 300's have been known to approach the 18-20mpg range with the right gearing and right trans. With some 2.75-3.08's and a 4spd, I bet he gets closer to 20 than you guys think. Hell, I can routinely get 14mpg's hwy out of my mildly built 400's.
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Well I'm getting really good mileage around town. I need to check it, but I bet I'm close to 20. The hwy mpg's are crap because I'm doing 70 with 4.10's and the TC isn't efficient. Can't seem to drain the tank around town. I'll run the gps on the next tank and let you know.
