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May 14, 2007 | 04:16 PM

jdgreen72

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From: woodward/okmulgee, ok

302/460 swap

also, i'm fixin' to swap a 460 in place of a 302, stupid question, but how many gallons per mile is this thing gonna burn?

May 14, 2007 | 05:15 PM

banjopicker66

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My '66 with a 460 and C-6 gets 15 MPG.

May 14, 2007 | 07:20 PM

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mmm. not bad. that's what the 3o2 gets.

May 14, 2007 | 07:37 PM

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Well there are tons off variatons man the 460 could get good or bad first would be elevation/terrain engine in tune right gear ratio and if you keep your foot out of it i dont see a problem getting 15 i might of left some variatons out but you get my drift im sure

May 14, 2007 | 09:21 PM

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i guess if i'm only gettin' 15 out of a 302 2bbl i won't get that good out of my 460, due to my driving conditions. but today i've been contemplating stickin. with the 3o2, it's 2.18 a gallon here.

May 14, 2007 | 09:34 PM

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2.18 send it here i paid 3.23 yesterday. i only get around 8-10 mpg with my 9 its realy hard to keep off the skinny pedal.its been parked in the garage for almost a week now

May 15, 2007 | 09:17 AM

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Of course, I don't drive it like it has a 460 - I am more sedate than most in my driving habits.
But it is nice to re-live the thrill and hit the gas every now and then!