ICRAZY6

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In the winter months your going to get worse mpg becuase most places are getting "winter" blend of fuel. It has a higher content of alcohal which helps keep your tank and fuel lines from freezing. My TA is currently in storage, but I've noticed in my Nissan that I'm averaging 22-23 mpg where as during the summer months I'm getting 26-27.

Nightrydass

about mileage, lol. I didn't buy my M6 SS thinking i was going to get better mileage then an Accord. lol.

Seriously tho; i get about 180-200 miles per tank with all city driving, but, hehehe, not ***** city driving. I get on it; and i also let it whine down in 2nd & 3rd gear (it just sounds bad ***) in residental areas, and when i hit curvy roads i engine brake.

Highway i get about 300, but, im doing like 85MPH - 90MPH (...Shhhhh...) and i sometime downshift to get a jump on it. lol

i just can't keep my damn foot outa it; its like a damn drug!

SladeX

After the cam I said f mileage...

I was still surprised by what I got, and actually I think with playing with the tune, getting it close to stock levels is possible. I'm running on the rich side just to protect things in the car but I can always lean it out just a bit in the lower rpm strictly for mileage purposes. Who races off <2500rpm anyways?

DBEST369

i did exactly 60 mph on cruise control, my car is completely stock and i still didn't get that good mpg, but it was snowin

super_fro_daddy

iTrader: (29)

Plus, thats just weight over the rear which helps with traction in inclement weather.

99DWPTA

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After cam and tune-**** better not give a **** about mileage. pullin 180 to a tank here. And thats on a good day!


If i were to go on a road trip to cruise though. i can get 300 outta her

smokin2001formula

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i get an average of 285miles in the city, and about 430 on the highway trips. My car is an 01 formula with a ls2 in it. It also has a 4l65 trans with a 2800 torque converter. Also has full exhaust, no cats, lid, filter, and all free mods.

WhiteFormula98

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In my old honda accord I had, it was a 4 cylinder 2.2 liter and I had a 17 gallon gas tank but only got about 240 miles on it...... 14 mpg .... replaced fuel filter plugs and wires and all that happy **** and it stayed the same lol at 14 mpg so i sold it at my bros car lot and just bought more parts for the bird

JimsWS6

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I usually get between 13-15 in the city in the summer, with the 3.42's and 4.10's. 30 on the highway. I wouldn't complain about the mileage with a LS1, for the amount of power they make and the way they perform I think the mileage is pretty damn good.

cool whip

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They only way to accurately test MPG is to fill up your tank, reset the tripometer, drive it 'til it's almost empty, then fill it up and divide miles driven by the gallons put in. And just because you've driven 45 miles and you're at 3/4 of a tank doesn't mean you can only drive 180 until empty. Those hash marks aren't an exact science. And besides, American automakers always make the tank bigger than the gas gauge shows. I've driven over 6 miles with my gas gauge comepletely past E, not even touching it, and still made it to the station.

King Nothing

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what cam do you have????
i've driven almost 20 past the E

getusumws6

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what did you guys expect when you bought the car, 35mpg? who cares what the mpg is, its an ls1

Kingc8r

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Seriously....most can't have your cake and eat it too, unless you're me j/k

cool whip

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You're more of a daredevil than I am. I suppose if I had a jerry can filled with gas with me, I might see how far I could really go once the gauge showed I was completely empty. But not otherwise.

StuntmanMike

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These gas gauges are definitely pessimistic.... I filled up the other night with the low fuel light on, I had to squeeze 13.5 gallons into. It's a 16.8 gallon tank, if I'm not mistaken.

I had gone about 310 miles, which worked out to just over 23mpg.

I can't complain about that, I just wish I could get more range out of it. If I could get 330 miles out of it I'd be happy. I usually don't drive till the light comes on, I like to fill it before that.

A4, 2,73's, BTW.

Kingc8r

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I don't know, doesn't seem worth it to me as I've been told our Fuel Pumps like to tap out quickly

REDHOtTransAM

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I wish I could get over 400 miles in a tank...I seem to get the same mileage on hwy and in city...doesn't change

johnnybravo

I drive 3 miles to work one way, mostly thru town at 30 mph, rarely even hitting 45mph,and that's only for a half mile stretch. One thing I've noticed is fuel economy, or lack of it.

Which ever vehicle I drive, DD Buick, winter beater Chevy truck, or TA, will usually get almost half of what the particular vehicle is capable of straight highway driving.

The Buick gets 30 mpg highway, so I can expect 16-17 mpg driving to work.
The truck gets 12 mpg (wow) highway, so I can expect 7 mpg driving to work.
The TA gets 25 mpg highway, so I can expect 14-15 mpg driving to work.

You get the picture. If you are driving your TA to work every day, your fuel mileage will suck. Next time you go on a road trip (highway driving), try tracking your highway mileage. that will give you a better idea of what the car is really capable of.

cowboysfan

I get about 24 highway. 2001 m6, H/C, x-pipe dumped, 9" w/ 4.10's, 295/45/17 on back. here is what I do to check gas milage. I fill her up, drive it on the highway 152 miles to san antonio. when I exit I go straight to a gas station and fill her. verify traveled milage and divide the gal with milage. after several times u can add ur miles per gal and divide by how many u got and thats aproximate. like I said I average about 24 miles per gal on the highway, city I get less so I dont check it cause some days my feet are heavier then others, more on weekends then week days. before mods I was getting about 28...

liquidsmooth

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Same thing dude, except mine seems to be worse than everybody's. I drive it normally in the winter months when there's no salt on the ground, and I downshift alot with my loud *** exhaust sounds bad ***, does that affect mileage? Anyways when I first got it I replaced the fuel filter and put in synthetic oil moble 1? and did everything but the plugs. Car is bone stock except for the k&n air filter and flowmaster exhaust and I get about 150-190 miles a tank mostly city driving I have a 00 SS.