Re: [Amc-list] Miles. Low? High? Real? Original? Redone? What???

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
" 
" On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, jerijan baldwin wrote:
" 
" 
" > I must go to Vermont next week and I will likely return here with my '62
" > Ambassador (with that 'economical' 327 4V *Sigh*).  But at least it will tow
" > the butt off anything else.  I shudder to think of the cost in fuel..hi test
" > time 10-13MPG for nigh 700 miles...WAAAAAHHHH!
" 
" My 62 Ambassador 400 with 327 got 18, 19 MPG on a run from
" massachusetts to Maryland. OK it was in 1975 or so, and the
" motor was young(ish). That car had tall tires and a 2.37 axle
" (I think it was). I forget the mileage on it, 60K? 80K? I
" treated it fairly well, but I popped the transmission doing
" W's and donuts with it. Duh. I was 20, so long ago now that
" I'm not even embarrassed.

nit: no 2.37 -ever- for the amc20.  3.15 or more likely 2.86.
in the jeep era [late '70s] they added a '2 series' carrier and 2.73
and 2.56 gears, and 3.07, 3.31 for the '3 series'.  the way the amc
motor is set up, 2.56 would be a great highway gear.

there was a 2.37 for the amc15 - 232/auto american rogue, similar
early-'70s hornet.

" What axle and tires you got?

good point!  maybe he's got 3.54s?
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