Thanks for the good words guys!
Bob -- seems that even the best engineers in the business have not figured out how to beat the laws of physics yet.
It will be interesting to see what the mileage is when I get the 427 into the truck this winter/spring. It literally can't get worse than 6mpg...can it? HA!
At one point the bank called me to make sure no one had stolen my card because so many purchases were being made at gas stations with such frequency.
I passed exactly one vehicle in 500 miles of driving and it was a Prius. I laughed on the way by.