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I previously asked about the 396 engine, and got some good information on it and the 396 is not a good engine for my application unless I want to drive it very little or have a huge pocket book to feed fuel to the monster.

My Pop mentioned a 292 since I am wanting torque. In your experience, does a 292 get okay gas mileage? I've read they don't, but I also read with a 4-Barrel they get better mileage. Granted this would be going in my '65 3/4 Ton that will have an overdrive unit installed so the rpm's will not be as high as 4.57 makes them without overdrive. I made up a spreadsheet that shows gear ratios, final drive ratios, and rpm's at various speeds in the different gears. I've attached it hereto for your viewing pleasure.