Is this possible??

[Stallion]

I read about an article in the VETTE magazine about this guy's '75 with a ZZ4 crate engine and TPI. He said that he gets 24 mpg. Is this possible?? :confused

TR

 

[corvettecrazy]

i'm not an expert on engines but if the mallet 435 gets 27.5 mpg oh the highway anything is possible

 

[MoeJr]

Stallion with todays technology anything is possible. You could get that kinda mileage out of your car if you changed the 4 speed for a 5 or 6 speed.

 

[silver 80]

fuel injection is great.
my 87 gets 22 doing city driving.

 

[patsnitrovette]

yeah im about 22-25 now with my zz4 cammed 360 with tpi and 700r4.big difference from my old 355,750 holley 5-7 mpg.if im beating on it im around 17-20 still not bad.

 

[silver 80]

pat,
did you do all of the conversion to your 73.

 

[patsnitrovette]

yes i did,took me about 9months but i didnt work on it steady on and off when i could.

 

[sscam69]

LOL nice hook ups for the giggle juice

 

[fasterthanu]

patsnitrovette, it looks really nice under your hood. Have you run your car at the strip? Giving a lot of thought about doing something similar to your setup, and would love to here yoru times.

 

[patsnitrovette]

thanks,im waiting for my chip to come back from being modified,hopefully next month ill make it to the track and give it a run.

 

[Stallion]

I see what you mean. If I wasn't 100% stock, then I would put fuel injection and a 6 speed in. That is definitely a smart move. But I wouldn't sacrafice my stock-ity for this.

TR