hello...
Well I thought that i would give a report of my car(s)... the one that I
drive the most is the 71 4 door imperial with a hotter cam, larger bore,
larger intake and exaust valves aluminum intake and a 650 holley. The car
runs very very strong and sounds as calm as a stock 440. On my trip to the
Iowa meet in 2002 I was SHOCKED that the car returned a nice, solid 15 mpg.
In town I am stuck at 8.5 mpg every time. and out of town I get 15....seems
funny but that is the car ans I don't really complain at all, considering
it consistantly gets better mileage than my 2001 4x4 Ram with a 360 and 4.10
gears. The ram has never done better than 7 in town and 12 highway. This
is my 3rd ram in the model years from 98 -01 and that is all they have ever
done. So now I think of my 71 Imperial as fuel efficient...LOL........
>From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
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>Subject: Re: IML: Gas mileage..or lack of
>Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:52:45 -0400
>
>I have gotten as much as 17 mpg average in the '56, '62, &'65 when they are
>in top shape, and I am mainly driving on the highway. The other cars seem
>to get around 12-13 doing the same type of driving. If I am just running
>around town in any of them, tank after thank of gas I get around 10 mpg.
>
>Paul
>
>In a message dated 4/8/2004 2:33:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Billimp68
>writes:
>
> > Bill & Elaine,
> >
> > 10 to 12 MPG is about what you can expect for city, or stop & go
>driving, but you might be able to achieve 15 to 17 on the highway. Of
>course, mileage depends on several things, one of the most important is how
>you drive, another would be the mechanical condition of your Imperial.
>Another point that is seldom mentioned, low tire pressure and front end
>alignment, as both, if not correct, will create drag and it takes increased
>power to overcome drag and increased power means less mileage. There are
>more things that could be mentioned, but
> > I will stop with this.
> >
> > Bill/Imp, 68's
>
>
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