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Originally Posted by GJKH
Hard to believe you got that sort of mileage, even with the newer drivetrain. Those old cars were not aerodynamic and were heavy.
But I'll take your word that you've accomplished it.
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I’m 99% sure I got a good read on that one run. But as I stated before that was a specific run, driven like there was an egg on the throttle pedal, coasting for long distances, never going over 65ish.
My tank averages have been in the low 30’s which is still not bad. Not my goal of 35 mpg but I’m quite happy.
I’ve since added an air dam under the front bumper and am just starting to look at how I can block off a large portion of the grill (from behind so it won’t show). I would like to do a belly pan but that may be a ways off.
I consider my car pretty light for a 66 Chevelle. 3260 lbs with a full (20 gallon) tank is about 500 lbs lighter than most Chevelles of the era and about 750 lbs lighter than the 2013 Camaro the drivetrain came out of.
I’m also wheel shopping and the ones I have my eyes on will shed 25 lbs from the rotational mass. This can’t hurt.