BAN-LS1

iTrader: (16)

Interested in putting LTs on my car cause i can get them cheep and i've put on 5 sets so its no prob. The only thing i am worried about is the drop in gas milage. I dont want to spend the cash to have it tuned after the install. How much will they affect my MPG?

98 TA A4, lid, catback 3.23s

ChocoTaco369

bad mpg the first tank til the PCM adjusts, then better mpg if you can keep your foot out of it and even better mpg yet with a tune

99Hawk262

iTrader: (19)

I gained 3 MPG.

ChocoTaco369

damn. @ $3.30+ a gallon i bet they paid for themselves already that's an impressive gain!

slow trap

iTrader: (22)

"usually" you lose a couple mpg because it runs alittle richer until a tune.of course the coated ones will retain heat better so there may be a difference,i don't know for sure.

BAN-LS1

iTrader: (16)

Was that with a tune?

chadtx01

iTrader: (5)

I didnt get my car tuned, but I had the code deleted for the rear O2's so the car isnt running pig rich.

Honestly, my mpg stayed around the same. I went from 20.xxx to 21. Thats all city driving, but the gain gas mileage wise was minimal.

JDP

iTrader: (21)

i know mine runs richer because its untuned, but even if it was tuned i doubt it made it better because i cant keep my foot out of the gas now.

maybe if somebody else drove it the mileage would be better, but the sound is going to make you not care about the mileage.

TheBlurLS1

iTrader: (8)

MPG? WTF is that? I get GPM!

slow trap

iTrader: (22)

my old school sbc street/strip turd gen did get around 5 mpg until i changed carb setups,now it's a whopping 9-10. needless to say it hasn't been driven in a while.

dug

iTrader: (10)

Its a legit question. My favorite thing about my camaro is that it gets 20mpg. No reason not to drive it.

NHRAMAN

iTrader: (1)

I have had headers and ory into a flowmaster and m6...my mileage is about the same..except you really DO get on it more to hear the ssoundsss ......SOOO...you really have to try it yourself..everyone drives different.

dug

iTrader: (10)

have any soundclips NHRAman?

BAN-LS1

iTrader: (16)

Well the car is just transportation. It is pretty loud now and i dont get on it much at all. It has !cats and a unrestrictive cat back. I really dont care how fast this car is, I was just wondering if it would help with mpg. I'll soon be driving over 500 miles per week and i could get a set of headers for cheap.

chadtx01

iTrader: (5)

If I were in your position, I wouldnt buy them. You arent really looking for more performance or a louder car.

All you would get out of them really is less ground clearance. Even though some headers tuck really well, you're still gonna lose some and IMO its not worth it if you arent trying to make your car faster.

Just my two cents though.

Rob98LS1

iTrader: (5)

with my mods and no tune I'm sitting at about 20 mpg in the city... not too bad as far as running rich goes.

BAN-LS1

iTrader: (16)

I went ahead and picked them up. I usually get around 18mpg on a mixed mostly city dirving. On the Hwy i usually get 22, we'll see what happens. $250 for Hookers with ory is a good deal right?

chadtx01

iTrader: (5)

Id say 250 for headers and the ORY is a damn good deal. What kind of shape are they in?

Z28LS1camaroguy

iTrader: (3)

use to only be able to get 250 out of a full tank, now with a tune and LTs i get 300 out of a full tank even when i do some WOT pulls messing around. and thats through a 3 inch cutout in the I pipe.

nyteryder167

iTrader: (10)

I picked up about 2 mpg on the highway and about 1.5 in the city. I'll be getting her tuned in a couple weeks, so we'll see what it's like then.