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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Being stock other than a cat delete and a hooker muffler the best I've ever gotten was 27.5mpg, average crusing about 80 is 24-25, in town I average about 17-18.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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14 and 20.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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Back when I had CAI and 2.5" y-pipe and single 3" flowmaster and Borla style cut out,alum. shaft,3.42s and 18" rears I got 452 miles to the tank Vegas to Clovis Ca. So 29mpg.

Now with longtubes,true duals,4.10s,19"wheels,1.6rockers,tune,slp lid.......my best so far is 26 on the freeway. In town its roughly 15-16 TOPS
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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Best I've ever gotten was about 14. With auto/3.73's and the hot cam, my milage is crap.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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I used to get 25-26 hwy with exhaust intake and 3.42s through factory tuned auto now I get about 15ish hwy.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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I've never had the desire to find out my around town mpg's but as long as im going fast enough I get 32mpg on the highway eat it toyota!
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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Last tank I averaged 17 and thats with spirited driving, so I'm not doing too bad...then again when gas hits $5 we're all screwed!
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by l 95 Trans Am l
Last tank I averaged 17 and thats with spirited driving, so I'm not doing too bad...then again when gas hits $5 we're all screwed!
Thats why you either are A) Rich or B) have another car that gets good gas mileage. I fall more into the B lol
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Thanks for making me feel better about my **** poor mileage

When messing around with 2 tunes i have last week. I got 8mpg (conservative city)
with the newer of the tune i just got 13.1 mpg (combined city and highway)

Im off to get a better tune in the next two weeks. I hope thatll help

If not ill buy a 96' corolla like my girlfriend and get 30 mpg mixed driving
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ZFreie
Thats why you either are A) Rich or B) have another car that gets good gas mileage. I fall more into the B lol
x2 40mpg saturn sc1 firebird sits unless its a nice sunny day.
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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by davorocks
x2 40mpg saturn sc1 firebird sits unless its a nice sunny day.
35+mpg 1.6l civic. Love slow cars!
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