Saving Gas.
Originally Posted by gnomee
Our cars are just idiot proof. GM figured if they told us our car was empty when we still had 2 - 2.5 gallons left we would never run out of gas 
Really I think it might have something to do with keeping the fuel pump cooled in the proper amount of gas so it does not burn out any more often than they already do.
If you run it low enough you will see. Your manual will tell you its 15.5 also. I've gotten it low enough to get 14.2 or something in it.
Really I think it might have something to do with keeping the fuel pump cooled in the proper amount of gas so it does not burn out any more often than they already do.
If you run it low enough you will see. Your manual will tell you its 15.5 also. I've gotten it low enough to get 14.2 or something in it.
o yeah, bone stock my car used to get around 200 miles per tank in about 50/50 city/hwy (refilling at about 1/8 left). now after my air mods (lid, ported tb, ssra) i get close to 250 mpt on the same commute. with premium close to $4/gallon here the mods have started paying for themselves!
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I dont think ive noticed any increase in gas milage with my mods. But i get around 270 a tank, with 70% highway. On long trips i think ive almost got 24mpg.
Are our tanks really only 15.5 gallons, i thought they were 16 or 16.5. Cause a few months ago i filled up with 15.3 gallons, i hope i didnt cut it that close.
Are our tanks really only 15.5 gallons, i thought they were 16 or 16.5. Cause a few months ago i filled up with 15.3 gallons, i hope i didnt cut it that close.
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I changed my plugs before my trip from West Ky back to Va. #6 and 5 had gaps worn to over .09! Awesome. I made the nearly 900 mile trip on a little more than 1.75 tanks. sorry to lazy to do the exact math but its not to shabby. average of 70-80 mph the whole way. mostly clear highways though.
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When my 95 would get low in the 14 gallon range you could actually "feel" like it wasn't getting enough gas to keep it going. It was a pretty cool feeling to say the least though not one I would want to expierence often. As if the car wasn't slow enough right?
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I'm sitting on a pretty big cam and speed density and I'm pulling 27MPG on the highway and around 20 city. If I run through a tank hot rodin though I pull about 15 MPG. The cam and tune are awesome for normal driving but the tune will dump the fuel when needed. I love my highway gas mileage.
Thats fine and dandy all, but why the hell am I only getting 200 out of a bone stock car? Now that I realize this is bad, I am all WTF where is my milage. Got new plugs sitting in the back seat, but I am looking for a set of headers now. No use doing one and not the other. HE HE..
me too
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
you had a bone stock T/A getting 180 miles to a tank? i get over 300 miles to a tank. i don't hit the center slash until 170, and i've been getting 22 mpg on the summer blend of fuel (18 mpg in the winter). i have a lid, FTRA, catback and a cutout...my mpg's been good. after headers and a tune, i expect even more. sounds like you could use a tune-up my friend.
