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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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Question cammed A4 what MPG?
what kind of MPG are you cammed A4 guys getting?
generally stalled autos, longtubes, cam, factory gears.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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I don't know for sure but it's not good. I can watch the gage go down but then again why do the mods if your not going to put your foot in it? Don't do it if it's your DD and your concerned about gas mileage.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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well I see alot of c5 zo6 guys getting well over 29 mpg with there 6spd and bolt ons. I was thinking about camming my DD and full exhaust/pulley, or get a 03/04 Z06.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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Bolt ons will generally improve gas mileage if you keep your foot out of it. Headers might be the exception. Once you put a cam in it and/or heads it changes though. With your setup a mild cam might not hurt your gas mileage too bad, no more than the stall but it all adds up.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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with the cam the stall and the gears i can tell u its not good
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I never really cared at MPG but the way gas is now it's a whole different game.
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i think i use to get around 13 mpg city with a big cam, 4200 stall. it was very hard to keep my foot out of it
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I had a FM13, TCI 3K stall, 3.42s, LTs and TSP TDs on my old pewter Z and it got around 16 in the city and 24 on the highway
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Is it safe to assume that the stall kills more the city mpg driving? I wanna stall too, but I may just keep my 2.73's as a compromise to the higher gas prices.
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still have 3.23s.. mods in sig... 15 in the city.. dont know about the highway.. low low 20s id say.. hoping to get 17 in the city after my dyno... and yes i like to have fun in my car...... every day just about..
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24 highway 65-70, driving real easy. It goes down real quick with a heavy foot.
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I just got 22mpg Sunday on a 180 mile trip at 74-75mph. I have no idea what it gets in the city, maybe 14-15mpg.
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i used to get 23 hwy but after tune, ls6 cam i get 20 average. also i hammer it alittle more these days. i dont have a stall or gears yet.
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1 highway 0 city
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24-26 highway, 20-22 city. Hell after 45mph the torque convertor locks and its the same as a regular car on the interstate.
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my gf's 00 ws6 gets 26mpg highway and thats in the mountains. she has a 2700 stall, 224/230 114 lsa cam and full bolt ons...342 gears
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If I have a girly foot, I get about 16 city, and I have seen 21 on the highway- at 75 mph

These guys aren't lying though, lead foot kills mpg
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When i had my car cammed with heads, intake, and 3600 stall i saw about 16mpg mixed. Mostly because of the stall though, little looser than stock.
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my gf's 00 ws6 gets 26mpg highway and thats in the mountains. she has a 2700 stall, 224/230 114 lsa cam and full bolt ons...342 gears
forgot she does have unported ls6 heads also
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I get about 13.5 in town and in the 20's on the highway.

4000 locks up on the highway, and I'm golden...
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