Can a 6 spd Z28 get decent Milage
04-16-2011, 11:05 AM
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Can a 6 spd Z28 get decent Milage I am already a LS1 owner with my 2000 Auto Heads Cam Intake Formula! Now its just a toy and it gets crap milage with my Big Converter.
My current Daily Driver is a 2000 Grand Prix GTP and my best average milage Hwy & City is 23mpg combined. About 26mpg straight Hwy & 20 mpg City
Well im not really digging the GTP anymore & to be honest I cant stand the FWD with this car pushing this kind of power. So im going to sell it & get something different.
Thinking about buying a 6 spd Z28 & putting on some Big & Little Tires & take out as much weight as possbile, Is it possbile to get comparable milage with a LS1 as I did with my GTP
I have heard some guys say they get 30+ mpg on the Hwy & low 20s in the City,
I thought about buying a Civic,35 mpg is good. But at $4.00 a gallon I want to enjoy my driving experience and try to combine performance and Fuel econmey
My current Daily Driver is a 2000 Grand Prix GTP and my best average milage Hwy & City is 23mpg combined. About 26mpg straight Hwy & 20 mpg City
Well im not really digging the GTP anymore & to be honest I cant stand the FWD with this car pushing this kind of power. So im going to sell it & get something different.
Thinking about buying a 6 spd Z28 & putting on some Big & Little Tires & take out as much weight as possbile, Is it possbile to get comparable milage with a LS1 as I did with my GTP
I have heard some guys say they get 30+ mpg on the Hwy & low 20s in the City,
I thought about buying a Civic,35 mpg is good. But at $4.00 a gallon I want to enjoy my driving experience and try to combine performance and Fuel econmey
04-16-2011, 09:02 PM
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It is more based on how you drive it, but I would not expect more than high teens city & mid 20's hwy. I used to average 20mpg, half back roads/half highway on my daily ride to work with my stock Z28. 30 sounds nearly impossible unless you are driving gingerly, on perfectly level roads etc.
04-16-2011, 09:12 PM
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On long flat roads the GTO can get 28 MPG and I've got a pretty decent cam on it. 70 in 6th gear is not really pushing the engine.
My stock SS got about 25 MPG, when I took it on a long road trip.... IDK why the difference but the GTO always got better gas mileage.
My stock SS got about 25 MPG, when I took it on a long road trip.... IDK why the difference but the GTO always got better gas mileage.
