SLANT 6 a GAS GUZZLER?

67 Dart GT Vert. 225 30 over, Clifford headers, & intake, over sized valves 9.5:1 CR, Holley 390, orange box, some un known hot cam, 2600 stall converter, A904. 8 ¾ / 3.55:1 sure grip, and R70/14 tires; 18 to 19 mpg highway (3000 lbs+/-), ~180 hp? Never dyno’ed.

82 Lebaron Mark Cross Convertible 2.6 L 4 cyl., auto, stock everything; 21 MPG highway (3000 lbs+/-), 92 hp.

76 Cordoba, 400 cid., 4V, lean burn, 727 three speed; 19-20 mpg highway (4100lbs+/-), 200 hp.

07 300C AWD stock everything; 23 mpg highway, 4250 lbs., 345 hp.

Dose any of this make sense?

I’m sure if I were to detune, install a torque cam, and taller gears in the Dart, it would bounce to 25 mpg.

Tarted up K Car @21 mpg, its 2.2L, 4 speed cheapo Plymouth cousin would give 32 mpg… No hope for that 2.6 engine…None! This is probably why it is most commonly found, these days, in fork lifts.

Mid 70’s big block giving 19 mpg, not bad. But, with a 1.45:1 rear end, a kid on a 10 speed bike would beat that thing across an intersection every time.

Hemi powered tank with S Class running gear, priceless. That baby will pass a pulp truck on a hill all day long in a snow storm. A few grand more in this thing, and it could fly.

What difference dose it all make? None!

Hey, my wife has a 225 cid Dodge Nitro, that thing gets 18-19 mpg @ 4200 lbs. I bang my head on the door frame every time I get in, I hate the gutless- cramped thing.

I can tell you, not one of these vehicles was purchased for fuel economy. If that was what I wanted, I would be posting on the “Little Itty-Bitty Diesel Euro-Trash / Kitchen Appliance” forum, and not here… Oops!, I think that is where the Fiat crowd hangs.LOL