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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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From: orlando fl
Car: 92 camaro RS
Engine: vortec 350/396
Transmission: T5
estimated gas mileage?

Just seeing what you all think the gas mileage will be once I get my new motor built. Its going to be a 355 with 10.5:1 summit vortec heads edelbrock vortec intake. Edelbrock 1406 carb. Cc306 cam and a t5 trans with 3.73 gears
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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Car: 88 Trans Am
Engine: 350
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Axle/Gears: Posi
Re: estimated gas mileage?

depends on your final drive ratio in the 5th gear of your T5. mine is 0.5.
ive got a 350 with a similar cam, but i have a bigger carb and lower compression. 3.42 gears. Highway is around 28 or 30 . I havent tried to calculate city but its probably 12 to 14
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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Re: estimated gas mileage?

Im not sure what the gear ratio of 5th is. But it came out of a 85 camaro
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