[coloradosilver]

Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by coloradosilver It's all about that tall 6th gear. I still get over 25 mpg with my 485 RWHP. Exactly - considering we strive for an ideal air/fuel ratio - and we have a static engine size - and the engine is just a great noisy pump, we have a constant rate of gasoline we send through the engine for each revolution... So anytime you can turn fewer revs, the less fuel you burn. I am guessing this little detail is completely overlooked by the super-high-rpm-lovign crowd... I mean even a Honda S2000 turning a 9,000 rpm sucks gas like a Lamborghini... Long live the torquey large cubic inch engine that can idle at 70mph.

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