That's not really true. The Chevy 454 didn't relly like RPM's very well. The 460 is about indestructable. I've known several people who have drove em real hard and had well over 200K on em. I've been told by a former Ford mechanic that the 460 will turn over 5K RPM"s without any problems.
THe gearing is going to determine mileage. I had a 77 with 4:73s that got around 13 empty and 11 pulling close to 10K . I also know a cuy with one now, mid 90's, 4X4 Auto who claims with EFI that empty he's getting 18 (I'd really like to be able to prove/disprove that) empty on the highway.
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