check your timing chane if the camshaft gets to retarded gas mileage drops. you can check it by grabbing the crank pulleys and turning the crank cw to ccw youll feel the slop, the engine turns easily then the chain tightens, it its more then 10 degrees a new chain would definity help,
my car is a carbed 302 e cam ported c3oe 289 heads get 8 mpg in town 17 on the highway i feel ya. i bought a 93 grand am and its paying for itself.