RE: [Chrysler300] Branson 300F performance recap

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Just for comparison:  Our 5,000# 2005 345 CID hemi Durango for about 2400
miles-CA to IA-17.8 MPG.  3.92 diff with AWD.  Gets about 13 MPG while
towing our 4000#+ 331 CID 1955 C-300.  Better towing the C-300 than I can
get driving it (about 10-12 MPG).  Missouri & Iowa gas is $1.99 to
$2.20/G--about 1/3 less than in CA.  Corn gas works OK in the Durango, but
gets 1-2 MPG less, it seems.

My guess is that a computerized fuel injection system on the C-300 engine
would produce 15-20 MPG.  I wonder if that could be hidden from the judges
in the batwing???  Excuse me, John--the DeltaWing.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Andy Mikonis
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:13 AM
To: list server
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Branson 300F performance recap

Good to see the blue Schwandt F again. My figures for the G are really close
to yours. The speedometer is still out, but I went back and looked up the
mile markers where I filled up:

>From flat mid-Illinois to mid-Missouri 12.8 mpg on the way down, 12.1 on
the way back.

Not exactly sure how much I drove around Branson, but my guesstimate for
hilly Missouri and Branson traffic puts us a bit under 10 mpg.

It was a nice meet. Rob and Marnie did a great job organizing it. I don't
think we're going back, but we had a fun time down there.

Andy Mikonis
in Chicago, where it's suddenly Fall




--- On Mon, 9/28/09, Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Dave Schwandt <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] Branson 300F performance recap
To: "list server" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 11:33 AM






 




    
                  How does this compare to your MPG's??



1036  total miles to and from meet



88.935 gal  total fuel



=11.648 mpg  (includes approx 20 miles at meet)



12.78 mpg best tankfull mileage, 179 mi, (on way home w/nice tailwind)



10 mpg worst tankfull  (at meet & includes  miles at meet, plus miles to
next, and from last  fillup, total 177)



Thanks to Bob and Marne for a great meet.

Carolyn and I both hope to "Bring it BACK to Branson" in the near future!!



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