106 miles one way, 95% hwy, once or twice a week. Car is a 1981 Camaro. I bought it as a body for $350 bucks and proceded to build driver out of parts I had laying around and a $400+ set of Michelin tires.
Had a basically stock 400 s.b. that would best at 23mpg. After several years I tried a bone stock 292 I-6 that I pulled out of an old C-60. All I did to it was make an adapter to put a 2 barrel rochester (1-7/32 venturi) instead of the 1 barrel and add HEI distributor. The 6 would consistently knock down 28mpg on any kind of junk fuel. After a year or so the piston slap got noticeable and not wanting to run it to death I built a 350 for it. Short cam, tight quench and low side clearances, the 350 will do as good as 26 mpg if I run easy. Slightly less mpg but it has it all over the 6 for passing.
Next plan is to go through and build the 292 but with LP pistons for higher compression and a slightly warm cam.
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