Ancient History

[tom cloud]

>> Do these numbers really bother anyone?  12mpg highway for a 455? I mean,
>> I've read about 46-48mpg from a turbo v-6; 28-30mpg from 5.7L z/28's,
>> and 31mpg from 5.0L mustangs.  While I don't believe any of them; 
>
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>You better believe it: when driving from Dallas to memphis, speed range 70 mph
>to 95 mph, I got 27.5 mpg. Most of the tankful was driving at 80mph. A friend 
>in a '95 Trans Am that made the trip with me had a best of 28.5 (his engine was
>more broken in, mine was fresh at 2k miles). 
>

When I asked this question, I was not impugning anyone's honor -- hope
it wasn't taken that way.  I just want the formula!  (The best story I
have is averaging ~80 MPH from CT to TX and averaging 24 mpg in '88
towncar ==> 302 with 3800 pounds.  But that was not normal.)

Tom