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<blockquote data-quote="BFE" data-source="post: 1767032" data-attributes="member: 28532"><p>I wonder what would happen if all the R&D going into electric went to improving fuel economy.</p><p></p><p>First car was a 67 Impala with a 396, a tank of a car. If you kept your foot out of it, it got 13 1/2 mpg. 3 speed auto transmission, the bulletproof Turbo 400. Don't remember gears, maybe 3:55. 15" wheels.</p><p></p><p>My 2007 Chevy 1500 truck bought new had a 4.8L, so around 290 CI. 4 speed auto, 17" wheels. best I ever got was 14 1/2 mpg. Seems that could've been much better in comparison. Granted the truck is heavier, but it also has 40 years technology behind it.</p><p></p><p>I've heard many stories about 50 mpg carbs back in the old days. Inventors died mysteriously and their designs disappeared when they wouldn't sell. May just be stories though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BFE, post: 1767032, member: 28532"] I wonder what would happen if all the R&D going into electric went to improving fuel economy. First car was a 67 Impala with a 396, a tank of a car. If you kept your foot out of it, it got 13 1/2 mpg. 3 speed auto transmission, the bulletproof Turbo 400. Don't remember gears, maybe 3:55. 15" wheels. My 2007 Chevy 1500 truck bought new had a 4.8L, so around 290 CI. 4 speed auto, 17" wheels. best I ever got was 14 1/2 mpg. Seems that could've been much better in comparison. Granted the truck is heavier, but it also has 40 years technology behind it. I've heard many stories about 50 mpg carbs back in the old days. Inventors died mysteriously and their designs disappeared when they wouldn't sell. May just be stories though. [/QUOTE]
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