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**Wrenchbender Ret** · 01-03-2010, 11:42 AM

The first thing if you want better gas mileage & are going to drive it on the road regularly is a higher gear ratio. Either a 3.38 gear set in the rear end or an o-drive trans. You can run a mild v-8 & get good gas mileage with the proper set up.

01-03-2010, 11:42 AM	#18
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,194	Re: questions about the 55 chevy 3200 The first thing if you want better gas mileage & are going to drive it on the road regularly is a higher gear ratio. Either a 3.38 gear set in the rear end or an o-drive trans. You can run a mild v-8 & get good gas mileage with the proper set up.