Darken

Hey all!

Just had a quick question for those with an M6.... what is the best way to shift in order to save gas? I usually start off in 1st, shift to 4th, then end in 6th... all in low speeds.. makes driving the SS a bit uncomfortable...

I know the SS is meant to be driven hard and to have fun with it, and I do, however, there are times where I need to save on gas as much as possible.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

mrhzk35404

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Buy a cheap 4 cylinder for a DD and use the SS for weekends.

DaGeneral

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I personally hate the 1-4 shift but I still cant get the Eliminator because Im broke

I go through every gear and always keep it under 2K RPM's. Very good on gas. Better than my V6 Accord.

Darken

mrhzk35404 beleive me I would if I could! I wish my SS was a weekend car.

Dageneral, I will try your suggestion out. Thanks for the advice.

Any other suggestions?

mcG

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yeah, skipping gears or keep the rmps under 2, should help, although it's hard not to get on the gas in these cars!!

Derek_02

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When im feeling cheap and want to save on gas i just shift at about 1800. Then my car seems to do real good on gas, alot better than me S-10 ever got.

Derek

orangeapeel

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1-3-5 and then 6 on highway. works pretty well for me. I cant do 1st to 4th with my cam and gears.

Zeus

Like Orange said, you don't have to make such big jumps. When I'm in economy mode, I do 1-3-5-6, or sometimes 1-2-4-6. Even when I'm not I still shift under 2K RPMS.

Zeus

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Nimitz87

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ditto.

accept I dont have cams or gears yet...

Chad

urbanhunter44

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i shift 1-2-4 works good.

CashMoney

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I'm stock and use 1, 3, 5 for economy sometimes I use 4th.

jwhert

you didnt get an fbody to get good gas mileage, enjoy the car and take the hit to the wallet

but when there is a time i need to get good gas mileage, 1,2,3, never going above 1200rpm, then stay in 4th til 1500 and then 5th, thats what i do, it seems to work a lil better, but then i never go more than a day w/ out saying screw this, i hate driving my car like this, then its back to normal non efficient driving

Super Speed

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LOL same here I say i'm going to drive like a good boy then I'm like screw it i'm gonna do a few 1/4 mile runs etc etc lol

2000transam

Just read the owners manual:
1>2 @ 15 mph
2>3 @ 25 mph
3>4 @ 35 mph
4>5 @ 45 mph
5>6 @ 55 mph
This how it is printed in our owners maual and works very well. I constantly do this and I get 24 mpg all city and 32-33 mpg all freeway. Just my 2 cents though.

WANARUNM

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6TH gear at 55mph, no thanks, not even in the country.

buschman

I'll do 1-4-5-6 if I'm on even ground or going downhill and 1-3-5-6 if I'm going up hill, maybe 1-2-4-5-6 if it's steep. The trick is to use as little RPM as possible, skip as many gears as pssoble, accelerate as slow as possible, but make sure you're in a gear that you're not too low in RPM. The way I can tell is if I'm using more than like 15% pedal I'm in too low a gear so just make a mental note of that next time. But try and cruise at a speed that will put you in an idle RPM in that gear. Like cruising at 1500 rpms is money! I know it sounds like a lot to go over, but really it becomes second nature.

Best of luck,
Mike

z_speedfreak

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yikes 6th gear at 55mph :/ i dont shift into 6th unless im going over 65. also I only get 30-33mpg's when im traveling at 80mph in 6th. shifting from 1-4 sucks, I hate it, I figure its better taking the hit on mpg's than it is to put that strain on the engine.

Cyborg

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just short shift, don't skip gears. don't lug the motor.

Rescue Ranger

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ftw.. same here