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Old 04-26-2013, 08:23 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JETZcorp View Post
I can safely say I'm not looking for any fuel economy in the Dakota. My intention is to get it to be roughly as fast as a 2011 Mustang GT. I'd be happy with 12mpg on The Hog, but mileage will probably get better as the engine is built up, because I'm not a big fan of the fat nasty cams with epic overlap that are often the reason for muscle cars doing 8mpg when they could be doing 15.
The right cam selection can do miracles for performance, leading to some fuel-savings too
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