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Old 02-01-2006, 06:26 PM
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What kind of mileage are you full bolt on guys gettin? Just out of curiosity
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im averaging 15 right now, since i just got the bolt ons, and i am giving it gas to be noticed haha

but if i drive and barely do any throttle, i can get 20 city and 28 on highway
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Hhen I don't beat on it, I usually get around an average of 22.5 mpg with half highway and half back road driving. However, when I beat on it for the ladies and all that stuff, I've gotten it down to 15 mpg. My Father has got it up to 29 mpg with all highway driving, but he was really feathering the gas the entire trip. Oh yea, I have the T56 by the way. It's all in the way you drive. Starting in 2nd and skipping to 4th or 5th (depending on the road grade) works best for me on saving gas.
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13 mpg in the winter
15 mpg in the summer
Slamming on it or not thats what i get
i also have an a4
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About 13 with a heavy foot.
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This is a nice thread! I don't know my gas mileage yet, I will post.
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Originally Posted by 94greencamaro
13 mpg in the winter
15 mpg in the summer
Slamming on it or not thats what i get
i also have an a4


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A4 too.
Old 02-07-2006, 10:38 PM
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hrmmm, i am getting ready to drop my motor in, and this thread has me a little worried with those mpg's. there anyone gettin decent milage with an a4 and some mods?
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Ive come to notice that unless your a freqeunt Highway driver your not going to get to good of MPG with an LT1 period. I garuntee if everyone on this forum with an LT1 posted about MPG it would average 12-17 MPG thats it for town.
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how much for a full tank?? i am getting like 200.......is that good for 15.5 gallin tank
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im gettin like 220 on a tank i think 93s had 16 gallon tank.
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Right now I am breaking in the motor but it seems to be 10-14 in town and dyno and 18-24 Hiway
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Whats your new setup?
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I'm getting 180-200 miles on a full tank in my '97 T/A. Hardly any freeway driving though. I hate how fast the guage goes down after half tank!!
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My gauge goes way past F and then at half tank it falls like a bomb on baghdad.
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Originally Posted by 1993CaMaRoZ28ofIdAhO
Whats your new setup?
Accurate Engines 380CI LT1 Rocked to the plugs
Custom SSEFI Camotion cam
Custom one off LE-X heads. 210cc Intake runners over 290 flow before valve job
Custom SSEFI LT1 intake
MSD 38Lph injectors
Hooker LTs
CSI Water pump
MSD Cap and Rotor kit
PT 3,800 Yank (now more)
SSEFI 4L65E
NorthWest Diff. Custom Built Moser 12 bolt


Legal to 10.oh and we plan on going
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Originally Posted by 94greencamaro
13 mpg in the winter
15 mpg in the summer
Slamming on it or not thats what i get
i also have an a4

that's pretty much what i get. I dont' take long enough highway trips to see what my highway mpg is. Well I do sometimes, but there's always morons on the highway that cause me to use excessive gas pedal
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I take long highway trips to see my GF every weekend...I get about 29 MPG. I get about 16-18 MPG in the city.
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Before mine got tore down, with the M6 and stock 3.42 gear I was getting 22-23 mixed driving with about 300+ miles out of a tank. Only mods were CAI, shorties, Flowmaster muffler, no cat, MSD Digital 6. Now 12 all highway is about as good as it gets.
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I got 320 per tank consistently when it was a stock motor. Doing a lot of highway driving. Now ith the Hot cam, SS3600 and 3.73's I get 160 in town 240 on the high way.


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