I personally believe there is some sort of "barrier" around the current 29'ish MPGs that most mid-size vehicles get today.
Heck my parents owned an older Ford Crown Victoria for several years and it always got 29MPG on the highway. They traded it in when it had 243K miles on it and got a small Subaru...but guess what...it is 10x smaller and still only gets 29MPG...hhhmmmm Makes me wonder why Ford can build a full-size car 10 years ago that gets the same MPG as a compact car of today. This is the reason why we (USA) don't drive compact cars. Bring back the diesels and we would instantly have vehicles getting 40'ish+ MPGs at the mid/full-size size and we (USA) would buy them up! Oh too bad, CARB won't get us....come on people! |
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My wife's 2003 Taurus 3.0 V-6 puts out almost as power as my 1996 Bronco 5.8 V-8 did...although it gets just a *BIT* better MPG than the green monster did. ;) Now...if CARB doesn't like diesels...then let the rest of the country have 'em and the heck with CA! Too bad most of the new diesels are cleaner than the vast majority of the gassers running around in CA...too bad they use less fuel...require fewer parts to maintain...much better to pursue short-term gains. |
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i drive consistently 35%city/65%hwy(at 70mph with the a/c on). my guess is i'm WAY over 29mpg hwy@55mph and a/c off. BTW, fill out a garage page. i'm interested in your olds' FE. do you like your intrigue? my 88 has an incredibly low $/mile ratio. |
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29 to 34(5mpg increase)~17%. agreed, that IS way over. makes sense. my olds FE peaks @ 50mph(TC lockup) @ 1500rpm. scan gauge on wife's car(same motor) confirms that. |
Mine locks at the same engine speed at ~40mph, the difference being mine was a shorter 4th because it's a 3L. Like theclencher said, it's a pain to regear autos since they're finicky and will just unlock/kickdown too much. But... if ya don't mind a manual, 50mpg@50mph is no sweat, and at 70mph it should be in the high thirties. :thumbup:
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i would love to see a big 3.8 buick fitted with a nice tall 5 speed stick and see what she'd do!
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*cough*4300 w/ a T56*cough*
All bolt's up and will fit in anything a SBC fits in IIRC. Supercharger kit's available, etc... |
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i wuz thinking of the fwd le sabres and such that get 30 already is there a fwd stick tranny for that? would also throw out about 20 of those belt driven thingys |
I think the trans out of a 3.4L fwd would bolt up, but don't take my word for it. I also think a 3L I4 diesel/manual trans will fit in the Camry w/ the right mounts, so I tend to be optimistic.
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