6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

Wow. Now that was some trip.

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Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

Probably was passed by no one in the entire 6000 miles! Can you imagine how much gas was used? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

850-1000 gallons. It's all highway mileage.

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Probably was passed by no one in the entire 6000 miles! Can you imagine how much gas was used? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] </div></div>

4.56 gears? I bet he got passed ALOT! That family asleep in the 428 Pontiac wagon while dad got his foot into the 4 bbl. and 3.08 gears up to 110 mph would blow right by him [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

Gas stations were few and far between on the Alaska highway. Where did he store the Gerry Can for the extra gas he needed between the stations?

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

I had a 56 Chevy in the 70's with 4:88's and did a weekend trip from Detroit area to Toronto with a few of my General Motors Institute buddies. No BB but a 68 Z28 302 and Rochester Fuel Injection. Got 19 mpg at 4200 rpm ... that car LOVED rpm ...

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

Love to see the tank sheet for this Fathom car a being a '69 factory shipped w/ 4:56 axle, shouldn't this be a Copo 9511 car?
Remember this Yellow L88, claimed to be the only Copo L88...
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_de...=CA0812-134031
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~ Pete

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

If you ordered an L88, you were able to get it with a 4:56 axle if that's what you wanted.

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

My '70 GTO was apparently driven from Indiana to Florida when it was new or close to it. That's a long ride with 4.33's.

Closest I came to that was when I had a '66 L72 Corvette coupe with 4.11's, side exhaust. It was my daily driver in 1996-1997 when I was going to school in New Orleans. Not much fun on the highway.

Re: 6000 miles in an L88 with 4.56s
 

My every day driver 2002 Suzuki XL7 4wd suv has factory 5.13 gears and I have 115k miles on it,. My new work truck, 2015 Ford f350 pu I special ordered has 4.30 gears in it:)