Re: 304/290/200R4 - now V8 Fuel Mileage

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I'm assuming you meant "they breathe much better than sixes at higher rpms".

The only problem with an American/199/OD/3.08 axle is you have limited use of OD. Good for level crusing only! Would be a fair amount of shifting in and out of OD. Not to bad except in hilly/mountain country. Then it would be plain irritating! 

On May 10, 2005 andrew hay wrote:

> i don't think you could move a v8's peak down that low even with the
> mildest cam; they breathe much better than sixes.  but it's moot if
> you get comparable off-idle and low rpm grunt.
> 
> " But first you can take really big hints from what the factory did;
> " little americans with manual trans and steep axles, see where
> " those cams are ground and start there.
> 
> 3.08 + od was a factory option in americans even with the 199.
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