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Originally Posted by bluetwo
I don't know if it's common knowledge or not but Corvettes CAN actually get really good fuel economy. I've known about this for years because there was a time when I wanted one and I spent a lot of time on Corvette forums reading up on 'em.
So it hit me, what if someone took a Corvette of all things and modified it to get some seriously good gas mileage? It would have to have a small economical engine so it wouldn't be fast any more! Depending on how crazy someone wanted to go with it there could even be some serious modifications involved and obviously there are a lot of people who would cry blasphemy, but who cares? ...if somebody wants to ecomod their car it's their business.
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ANY low-slung car with a V8 is going to be a good candidate for relative highway MPG. My mother's Cadillac Eldorado, a car that weighs nearly 5,000lbs curb, with a 4.6L V8, still manages 28-30 on the highway.
The statement in bold does not need to be. Before Brammo motorsports started selling EV motorcycles, they did ICE components for race cars, building some and importing others. They imported for a time, a British, 2.0L (A 2.5L version was available as well), purportedly 400HP N/A V8. This engine went clear to 12K RPM, and still managed a respectable 150ft. lbs. of torque at 1,500 RPM. Take the standard 6-speed from a Corvette, widen the ratio's a bit, and you would have the same equivalent power in the low gears as a 5.7L V8, but low cruising RPM's on the highway, say around 1,500 in 6th at 65 MPH. Lots of potential.