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Jan 25, 2002 | 10:25 AM

SAINT WS6

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12 MPG???

I'm getting like 12 MPG around the city, and slightly higher on the highway. Is this normal for my mods?(see sig)

Jan 25, 2002 | 01:08 PM

SAINT WS6

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Re: 12 MPG???

Another question, what should I do about this? I need recommendations... Also, could it be PCM related?

Jan 25, 2002 | 02:49 PM

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Re: 12 MPG???

Wish I could tell you why but all I can do is say that NO this is not normal! you should get MPG better than that.

Jan 25, 2002 | 03:28 PM

TrahnZam WS6

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Re: 12 MPG???

For comparison, I just got 35 mpg on a 260 mile trip, of course I was drafting an 18 wheeler most of the way <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> I have a very aggressive cam and stage 2 heads, all the boltons and wider tires than you.

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Jan 26, 2002 | 12:13 AM

AlonzoVersion 1.0

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Re: 12 MPG???

[quote]Originally posted by SAINT WS6:
<strong>I'm getting like 12 MPG around the city, and slightly higher on the highway. Is this normal for my mods?(see sig)</strong><hr></blockquote>No heads,cam,or gears no that is not normal because I was getting that with my old set up.Lunati cam/vig2800 and heads and gears etc...

Jan 26, 2002 | 03:23 AM

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Re: 12 MPG???

Nope, not normal.

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Jan 26, 2002 | 07:51 AM

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Re: 12 MPG???

I get 18-20 average (a bit more on the hwy). Something's wrong.

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Jan 27, 2002 | 12:15 AM

mcflyz28

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Re: 12 MPG???

Hell thought I was bad, in straight city driving I get 14, alot of that has to do with my right foot.

Jan 27, 2002 | 08:08 AM

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Re: 12 MPG???

You M6 guys don't count.

I get about 14 MPG as well.

I have a cam, 4000 stall, heavy foot, 3.42's and an A4. My AF ratio is also perfect.

I know that several people who have a bad MPG have gotten it fixed with custon tuning. A 2 to 3 MPG increase on a convertered A4 is normal.

Jan 28, 2002 | 07:44 AM

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SAINT WS6

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Re: 12 MPG???

Well I might be getting H/C/Holley I soon with custom tuning so hopefully this will fix the problem. I don't ask for much, but 12 sucks!

Jan 28, 2002 | 08:29 AM

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Re: 12 MPG???

With the mods in the sig, I'm getting 15.68 MPG average. 13.81 was the minimum MPG, 17.83 was the maximum MPG (I track gas usage on all my cars on my PDA).