hows the lt1 on gas??

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Sep 6, 2005 | 09:16 PM

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hows the lt1 on gas??

my ls1 cars were pretty decent on gas when i kept my foot out of it. im wondering how the lt1 is on gas. i wont be going internal...just bolt-ons. im hoping doing some intake and exhaust mods will help the gas mileage as well.

Sep 6, 2005 | 09:21 PM

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I think its not uncommon for an M6 to get 28 mpg or so highway?

Mine does great on the highway, ~25mpg, but horrible in town, like 12mpg.

Sep 6, 2005 | 10:15 PM

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well my 97 is an a4. its in the process of being shipped to me. i wont be able to drive it for a week. i just wanted a lil heads up since we are now paying over 3 dollars a gallon. so all u a4 lt1 guys, what kinda mileage u gettin??

Sep 6, 2005 | 10:33 PM

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i took a road trip just recently and averaged 25 on the highway, not too bad for an a4

Sep 6, 2005 | 10:46 PM

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when my 95 roadmaster was stock except for homemade cold air intake, and glasspacks, I was averaging 28mpg on highway trips. Not bad for the Lt1 pushing 4000+ lbs, then again I had the highway gear from hell; 2.56

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Sep 6, 2005 | 10:47 PM

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I got 14-15 mpg on my blown setup babying it on a mail order tune

Sep 6, 2005 | 11:05 PM

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Stay out of it(which isn't too often) I've seen 17 in city. And 31 on hwy (when i first got the car) I hardly use the highway though. I got a 97 M6 3:42's.

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Sep 7, 2005 | 10:58 AM

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definetly get rid of cats and get intake/exhaust you will see a pretty damn good gain and also better performance. Stock m6 with flowmaster i would get almost 30 on highway. Now I get about 24 which isnt bad for a stroker