, which comes to....12-13 mpg. How are you guys getting 17 
How much will cam effect gas milage?
Originally Posted by BottleRocket
how the hell do you do that. most of the time i drive like a granny and I can only average 17mpg overall
Its hard to believe but I get MAYBE 1-2 MPG less than before the cam. I think its due to the fact that the cars stock tune was pretty bad. I can get about 200 to the tank now with the cam/headers/intake/stall
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Originally Posted by SidewayzOZ
Stock gearing may help. Definitely alot goes to my driving style because the tune is pretty rich. I typically shift around 2200 and stay between 1700-2300 for 90% of my driving. The other 10% is on the throttle
Originally Posted by 99whitews6
Its hard to believe but I get MAYBE 1-2 MPG less than before the cam. I think its due to the fact that the cars stock tune was pretty bad. I can get about 200 to the tank now with the cam/headers/intake/stall
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My city mileage isn't great, but cam-only and with heads/cam, my highway mileage has been excellent. I routinely get 27+ mpg and that's driving normally... if I babied it, the numbers would go up a bit.
I just got the gears though, so I expect it'll take a hit on the highway.
I just got the gears though, so I expect it'll take a hit on the highway.
Just got back on a trip AC 50% of the time. Some city driving about 5-10% etc stop and go got in traffic. I hit 400+ miles on the tank and 29MPG.
I have the 233/239 cam too. I used every gear and didnt ever skip a gear. Most of the time left it in sixth. 75 up there and about 68-70mph back.
I thought that was good with a good size cam. I us GC oil too.
I have the 233/239 cam too. I used every gear and didnt ever skip a gear. Most of the time left it in sixth. 75 up there and about 68-70mph back.
I thought that was good with a good size cam. I us GC oil too.
