Fuel economy is not an issue , since it's only driven for a few months out of the year . I'm not worried out burning up the snow tires . I'm not drag racing the cuda but I'm looking for quicker acceleration . I may occasionally jump on the freeway heading to a car show ( maybe a few miles) , If I stay at 55mph with the 27" tall tires I don't think the engine will be screaming that bad with 4.10 gears . Just thinking 3.55 gears and 27" tire , the cuda will be a dog all around. I like going fast ! lol I use to drag race a 65 dart convertible with a mag crate 402 stroker that ran 11.3 on the motor. 10.9s on the bottle.