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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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Is my MPG for my past tank. I havent calculated it in months, now I remember why . What MPG are your cammed cars getting?
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I average around 16-17 to and from work. Just took a trip to Dallas and got 25mpg on the highway
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Ya I get pretty good highway, by city driving kills me... do you get 16-17 city? or mixed?
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i average 16-17 *** well 80% city %20 hwy.
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i get about 25 freeway 15 city with a stalled auto
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
Ya I get pretty good highway, by city driving kills me... do you get 16-17 city? or mixed?
Its mixed but traffic sucks, lots of stop and go.
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Man howTF do I get some ~15mpg aaaah
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I thought you got a lot better than that Patrick?
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I made a highway trip the other day and got 22 on the highway driving it easy. City it gets 16-17 easy, then driving it hard city it get 11-12.
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I drive my car extremely light, Its also a 6spd with 323 gears...
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Havent calculated it yet but it has dropped considerably since the cam install, luckily I only work like 5 mins away from my house other wise it would really suck..

Isnt most of San Marcos hilly, I know when we go to San Antonio it doesnt do that good because of all the hills. Especially now that gas is slowly going back up a little
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
I drive my car extremely light, Its also a 6spd with 323 gears...
That sucks. I drive spirited 6spd with 4.11 gears
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
I drive my car extremely light, Its also a 6spd with 323 gears...
The gearing could be causing the problem. I think they are too tall for a six speed car.
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hly **** 10 mpg with a sixspeed? do you have a donkey dick cam only?
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25 highway, 12 city in lubbock, 15 city in dallas
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I get 12-14 around SM. It's the hills man.
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My old Vette was at 18 city with the cam. Who did your tune?
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My old Vette was at 18 city with the cam. Who did your tune?
RPM tuned it, the idle always raises when the AC is on though.

Its a RPM4 cam, .595/.601 232/236 114lsa, doesnt chop hard (wish it did though)


Danny, is your vette cammed now?
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
RPM tuned it, the idle always raises when the AC is on though.

Its a RPM4 cam, .595/.601 232/236 114lsa, doesnt chop hard (wish it did though)


Danny, is your vette cammed now?
Doesn't chop hard? LOL if you've got the same cam you had back here then it sounds pretty damn mean
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Sounds like it's rich as hell in the part throttle tune. (That's bad for the motor as well as mileage)
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