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Topic: Damn, got 338 miles outa my last tank!
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Hella good for a V8 huh! I did push it to the point where it was hesitating tho (was running late to work). Luckily there were alot of gas stations near my exit ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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venomous99
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the fobra did that?
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Sure did! Don't think I'd get the same outa the black car ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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SydeWaySix
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Damn, thats nuts! Since i no longer commute to work using the freeway, my mpg has dropped BAD! I think I filled up after about 80 miles last week ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) I drive 2 miles to work, 4 miles round trip...but I have "fun" going to and from work ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
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turbo50
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Wow!! 23mpg!!
That is better than my bone stock AOD car with only 27K miles on it when I drove it out here from Alabama in 1998. It got 22.6 MPG.
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Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Damn, thats nuts! Since i no longer commute to work using the freeway, my mpg has dropped BAD! I think I filled up after about 80 miles last week I drive 2 miles to work, 4 miles round trip...but I have "fun" going to and from work
haha, my commute is the same, I have a nice sweeping freeway onramp at either end, but it's only 1 exit away, I hit that shit hard everyday with my `97, I usually get 180miles to a tank when I just commute
long trips it gets 22mpg though, haha
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04 S281
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man, i get like 180 or so miles to a tank... that's awesome!
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90FoX
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Do you have a speedo gear to correct your speedo? If not your getting inaccurate readings on mileage. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
[ July 08, 2009, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: 90FoX ]
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AbominableSnoman...
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1991 gt h/c/i
i get 17/ 18 mpg... from dublin to hayward to oakland and back.
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AbominableSnoman...
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im pretty happy where im at, but i sure do wish i could reach the 300's.. good job bro.
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Originally posted by -MITCH:
1991 gt h/c/i
i get 17/ 18 mpg... from dublin to hayward to oakland and back.
I do have 3.73s in it with a 23 tooth speedo gear I believe it was that I bought from steeda
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90FoX
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Oh what....dammmit I was hoping you didn't have the speedo gear Then I would feel better about my gas mileage...
Care to share the secret? Are you driving with a featherlight right foot or what? Is this mostly highway miles or
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Mostly freeway cruising between 2500-3000 rpm
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phil a
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You guys are nuts! How are some of you getting ~150 miles per tank? Foot to the floor every time you leave the light? lol 338 is amazing, but there's no reason not to get over 200-250. Well,
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Was cruising home earlier. I don't cruise @ 3k, it's more like 2500 @ 80 mph. Went 90 mph & it was about 2800 rpm! I remember getting hella good gas mileage from my two SN95's as well.
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blkfoxbody89
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My 89, with heads, intake, longtubes, and 3.55, went 320 miles on a couple tanks, I was commuting from sac to foresthill, which is a climb.
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Damn that's hella good, considering all the mods. Guess as long as it's mostly freeway & u have a light foot, these cars ain't bad at all for V8's!
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Blue92
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Originally posted by 04 S281:
man, i get like 180 or so miles to a tank... that's awesome!
+1 That's about all I get also out of a 14 gallon tank
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90FoX
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I think a lot depends on the proportion of highway vs. city driving....
Posts: 5364 | From: Shooting Skeet | Registered: Oct 2002
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STREETFIGHTER50
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Hit over 300 again! Just got 316 miles outa the last tank. Refueled with 14.154 gallons so I got over 22 mpg. Good shit Let me see how far I can push this next tank.
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Posts: 3925 | From: SF Bay Coastin' to Rocklin | Registered: Jun 2003
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SLOWSN95
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I remember i got around 22-23 out of my 306 going from the hayward area and ending up in Carson City. And on top of that I had to go uphill through the Sierras...
That was also with stock 10 degree timing...
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