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06-17-2008, 11:58 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VALLEY FORGE,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SUPERFORMANCE w DOUG MEYER ENGINE
Posts: 1,958
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I got my car fine tuned (heck, it ran pretty darn well already) last week. They changed the springs in the distributor and changed the jets. The car now makes more power and gets considerably better mileage. I drove the car 280 miles last weekend and I figured I saved around 30 bucks in gas. To me, that is like free beer money  |
06-17-2008, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Carmichael,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 279
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25.7 mpg hwy cruising at 70mph with no passenger with 3:08 rear and 5th overdrive. Runs around 2k rpm's doing that. Lately I have been "hypermilaging" the car, meaning running it in town in 4th or 5th at 35 to 45 mph and 55 mph on the freeway taking off really slow, keeping it under 2k for shifts and coasting in neutral. Not particullarly fun to drive in this manner, but it's paying off in the extreme. Can run the car all week commuting and driving all weekend and only use 8 gallons of gas. EFI and small blocks rule  -John
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06-17-2008, 02:39 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Covington,
wa
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 532, 466 BB, 560HP
Posts: 3,031
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jperickson2001
25.7 mpg hwy cruising at 70mph with no passenger with 3:08 rear and 5th overdrive. Runs around 2k rpm's doing that. Lately I have been "hypermilaging" the car, meaning running it in town in 4th or 5th at 35 to 45 mph and 55 mph on the freeway taking off really slow, keeping it under 2k for shifts and coasting in neutral. Not particullarly fun to drive in this manner, but it's paying off in the extreme. Can run the car all week commuting and driving all weekend and only use 8 gallons of gas. EFI and small blocks rule -John |
Sorry, I will keep my big block with the dual 4's.  |
06-17-2008, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick,
MD
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
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Originally Posted by Silverback51
Sorry, I will keep my big block with the dual 4's. |
Me too!
I want my Cobra to represent the power and prestige from the past. Not an economy car for today.
I don't drink or smoke so I get my pleasure from driving my car. |
06-17-2008, 06:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 390 toploader IRS
Posts: 258
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390, flat tops, edelbrocks, crane 343941, Blue Thunder intake, Holley 750 street HP, top loader with 3.27 rear.
Last 300 mile trip did 15 mpg.
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06-17-2008, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sydney,
NSW
Cobra Make, Engine: Robnell BB 429 (Sold) Contemporary Cobra CCX3682
Posts: 407
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What mileage??
My car burps when I switch it off! 
My wallet cringes when I rock up at a servo....@ nearly $1.65 per litre 
WHO CARES!! Just enjoy them.
Buy the Hybrid Kirkham if you're looking for economy.
My 2 cents
Stef
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06-17-2008, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Carmichael,
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Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 279
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Originally Posted by Naumoff
Me too!
I want my Cobra to represent the power and prestige from the past. Not an economy car for today.
I don't drink or smoke so I get my pleasure from driving my car. |
Hey, don't get me wrong. I drive the hell out of my cobra on the weekend, but I also "daily drive" the car to work across town. Why should I waste money driving it like I stole it everyday? -John
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06-18-2008, 05:54 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Prince Frederick,
MD
Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 427 S/C 427 FE S.O. 484 cu in
Posts: 952
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jperickson2001
Hey, don't get me wrong. I drive the hell out of my cobra on the weekend, but I also "daily drive" the car to work across town. Why should I waste money driving it like I stole it everyday? -John
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To each his own. I wouldn't want to drive my car everyday. It is more of a weekend getaway for me.
I don't drive my car like I stole it every time I take it out.
Just for me a Cobra represents an era of brute horsepower from a simple carburetored engine with all its faults and it beautiful rawness. 
My daily driver is a work van loaded to the max. I am lucky if it get 10mpg.
Cheers
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