RBQ 2392 is back on the road!

[plwindish]

I picked up my "orphaned orphan" '76 Avanti II from the engine builder this afternoon. It has been going through a complete engine teardown and rebuild since early April. The 400 was bored .30 over, so now is a 406. New pistons, hydraulic roller cam, intake manifold, 650 carb, headers, headwork, exhaust system and "Bling" completed the build. The engine dyno-ed 360 hp and 460 lbs of torque after being put back together. A rebuilt 200 R4 was also swapped in for the TH 400. An 80 mile round trip cruise on I-57 tonight @ 70 mph yielded 22.1 mpg, much better than the 12.5 mpg I had gotten before the work was done. I was disappointed I had to drive my Crosstour out to Springfield MO last week, but I'm gearing up for driving out to Gettysburg on the 12th for the Avanti meet.

[StudeRich]

Wow! driving a Crosstour must be about as embarrassing as driving a Lacrosse!! Lol! Where DO they get these horrible names?

[plwindish]

There must be someone in charge in the horrible name department that equally dispenses the latest names to all the companies. It definitely was embarrassing to drive a Honda to my first Stude International Meet! The Crosstour is a great car to drive, but not to a Stude meet. Its like the song I'm on the outside looking in. I'm hoping that I'll feel more into the swing of things driving the Avanti II out to Gettysburg.

[avantilover]

Who knows, maybe the Honda has some old Studebaker steel in it :-)

[studerodder]

nothing embarassing about my lacrosse - seating for five, a large trunk and luxurious interior, and 31 mpg highway!

[warrlaw1]

Lacross is Canada's national sport. No crap! The natives taught it to the fur traders. It's meaner than hockey and the natives usually win.

[clonelark]

Didn't get to bring my Stude either, but did drive a rental 2011 Hyundai Sonata, i was impressed, it got 34.9mpg going to Springfield and 35.2 back home. Tulsa to Springfield is 181 miles, + what i drove to the fairgrounds a couple of times + going to eat at Lamberts restaurant. it used 7.4 gallons to fill it up for the trip home.

[plwindish]

Too bad I didn't install a 300 gal. tank in the back of the Crosstour so I could have brought cheap gas back to the Chicago area. $3.289 when I left Springfield MO and $3.899 getting back into Crook County, IL. And the reason why I get to "contribute" another $.50 per gallon when filling up is???????