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Dwight Southerland · 07-02-2013, 06:39 AM

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My parents had an '86 Caprice 305 that came with a 2.29:1 7.5 rear axle. I drove them to the east coast to see my brother when that car was relatively new and it got 25-26 mpg @ 70 with A/C on consistently using an electronic Qjet carb! Amazing considering the aerodynamics of that body.

07-02-2013, 06:39 AM	#30
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,980 Likes: 53 Liked 724 Times in 177 Posts	Re: 1965 Impala BBC I/S Yac - My parents had an '86 Caprice 305 that came with a 2.29:1 7.5 rear axle. I drove them to the east coast to see my brother when that car was relatively new and it got 25-26 mpg @ 70 with A/C on consistently using an electronic Qjet carb! Amazing considering the aerodynamics of that body.