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roflwaffle · 09-26-2009, 12:00 AM

With a 350 ya need to practically be idling down the freeway to end up in a decent part of your BSFC map. In order to get near 30mpg ya need to drop from ~1500rpm@55mph to ~1000rpm@55mph, and even then, you'll still only be at ~400g/kWh instead of the optimum around ~300g/kWh.

09-26-2009, 12:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
roflwaffle 101% win Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Where I live Posts: 1,354 Camryaro - '92 Camry LE V6 90 day: 31.12 mpg (US) Toy - '82 Pickup 90 day: 24.44 mpg (US) Thanks: 81 Thanked 63 Times in 42 Posts	With a 350 ya need to practically be idling down the freeway to end up in a decent part of your BSFC map. In order to get near 30mpg ya need to drop from ~1500rpm@55mph to ~1000rpm@55mph, and even then, you'll still only be at ~400g/kWh instead of the optimum around ~300g/kWh. Last edited by roflwaffle; 09-26-2009 at 12:07 AM..