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Old 06-28-2006, 02:42 PM
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What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting? Im getting about 16 to 17 around town with a pretty light foot, and i have an M6. Make sure to specify whether you have an M6 or A4.
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m6 with a 4.10 and i get 18-20 around town and 26 last time i was on the interstate
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wow whats your shifting pattern when you drive normal? I just drive 1st 2nd 4th 6th, you need to teach me your ways!
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i'm an A4 w/2.73's, nearly all stop-and-go driving in my daily commute. i regularly shift at ~2200rpm's with regular runs to 3000-4000rpm's and have never seen any less than 21mpg in the month+ i've had my car.
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crappy in town. avg 20 a tank, 28-30mpg on the highway.
supercharger, m6, longtubes.
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mine's 17-19 in city and 25-28 on highway . . . . now my buddies 02 WS6 T/A gets 21-24 in city and 30 or so on freeway, thing's pushing 400 rwhp also!
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i dont get any less then 20 no matter how hard i beat the car

average 21-22 in town and 28-29 on highway
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i get about 250miles per tank..
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Haha my car gets like 11 MPG, I was getting 200 miles to a tank and after I installed my lid I get 170. I drive through all the gears, I cant do 1st to 4th, but I dont even know if that makes a HUGH difference I get 11MPG and everyone else says they 20+ so I duno. I only have 27,000 miles on my car and the most MPG I ever had was driving to E-town in 6th gear down and I had 100 miles to a 1/4 tank.
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I have a 6-speed 2000 SS and after the last time I filled up I did the math and I got a tad bit over 20 mpg. I pretty much followed the shifting patterns found in the Camaro manual with a couple of fast runs on the highway. But 90% of the driving was stop and go.
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M6: I average around 17mpg on a tank with almost all city driving, maybe 40 miles per tank is highway. If I go light, I'll get around 19.
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I drive what i consider normal...with a light foot and an occasional romping through the gears and I get 16.5 to 18.2 in the city and the best on the highway for some reason has been 21 and that was going about 70 to 75...but i have only gone on the highway that one time. My only Mod is a Lid and I have an M6.
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what is the suggested "shifting pattern"
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i usualy go 1-2-3-4-6 or 2-3-4-6
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ummm, i am the big loser so far! i get 170 out of a tank, max, but its all in town, and mostly haulin *** whenever possible.
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18-21. 45mph avg speed with stop lights. I think I like the V-8 sound too much.
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17-21 In town.. and about 26 - 28 on highway at 75 MPH in 6th. with stock gears on a 2000 SS
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just mod your car accordingly. underdrive pulley, lid, catback, LT's, FTRA, electric water pump, tune - all add mileage. if you get all that stuff done you'll be looking at i bet 25mpg. i know an underdrive pulley's huge for fuel savings. too bad i have a system...

i've found my car likes to be ran harder...if i shift at 2000rpm's i get 21mpg, if i run it up to 2500rpm's i get 22mpg...maybe i get into overdrive faster, i don't know...
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i get about 22 mpg, average 70-80 mph all freeway/ highway miles. had the car for over a month now, but i'm thinking i can do better with a tune up. noticed a lot of carbon on the tail pipes too. trans in sig with 3.42's. my 04 imp ss was getting around 24 mpg before i got rid of it. so i can't complain, considering gas just hit $3.30 a gal.
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i have a 2001 SS with m6 and stock gears. i get on average about 22 in the city and 27-28 on highway. I usually shift at around 2300 in the city



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