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Old 02-13-2011, 02:59 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Not sure there are any rules, but the 305 Chevy V8 an economical engine? Can't say I agree. Sure, they were installed in practically everything that Chevy put out from the 70's to the 90's. But the only car I can say they ever put them in that got decent gas mileage was the Trans Am firebird / Z-28 Camaro. Think most of that is due to the better aero on them combined with the overdrive. The Corvette didn't do horrible on gas, but it was a 350.
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Originally Posted by darcane View Post
What counts in your contest here?

For decades, the 305 small block Chevy V8 was considered the economical version of the SBC. I bet I could dig up over a hundred cars that engine was in over the years. Open it to SBCs in general, and you may be in the thousands of different cars (even motorcycles).

Mike
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