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I think my V6 is getting horrible mileage

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Old 10-16-2003 | 05:33 PM
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I've never been to a gas station that required you to pre-pay.
Old 10-19-2003 | 01:42 PM
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I've never been to one that required pre-pay either. Either way, just use the old VISA and u dont haveta worry about it.
Old 10-19-2003 | 08:30 PM
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I still haven't been approved from Camaro/Firebird v6.com, it's been 2 full weeks plus 2 days, I emailed some admins about a week ago, no replys from any of them. I guess later I'll email every admin I can find on the site, and email them everyday until I'm approved. I could probably get access to Area 51 easier then this site, it's rediculous.
Old 10-20-2003 | 08:09 AM
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Gas Mileage

Hello.
I just want to throw in my .2 cents on the subject. I have a 99 v6 with a stick. When I drive rought, accelerate faster then most cars, have fun feeling the G's I CAN GET as low as 250 on the tank. Never had anything below 250. Most of the time it was in the 300 (280, 290, 320).

I decided to drive slow. (Don't ask me why ) For a lont time already I do not get my RPMs on acceleration beyond 2k. Sometimes it is 2.5, but never more. I found out a very surprising gift, if I switch exactly at 2k I am not holding up traffic nor I lag behind. I also found out that v6 has the optimal speed of 65@2k RPM around 70+@2.5. I am not a mechanic and I might be wrong here, but with how I drive my car I got 410 miles on a tank. I was a little nervous because I was expecting my car to stall any moment, but I still had some fuel to get to the gas station.

I am think it all depends on how you drive your car. The 410 mileage is combined with city driving also.

Thank you.
Old 10-20-2003 | 01:35 PM
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my 2.8 camaro gets anywhere from 300 to a tank driving hard in city to 500 tank on cruise on the highway

my 86 lincoln towncar (5.0 EFI f150 engine-not mustang) driving short trips, without going hard in the city gets less than 300 to a tank on the highway it gets about 400 to a tank

these are in kilometers btw
Old 10-20-2003 | 10:05 PM
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95 3.4..switching at about 2000 rpm
i get arond 300 a tank with both city and higway, mostlt city. thats crappy i think.
Old 10-20-2003 | 10:42 PM
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i was getting horrible mileage once, turns out that my odometer was gettin stuck, the trip one..
Old 10-20-2003 | 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by PoloGreen 3.4
i was getting horrible mileage once, turns out that my odometer was gettin stuck, the trip one..
I have a 97, digital.
Old 10-20-2003 | 11:41 PM
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Originally posted by OutKlast
I have a 97, digital.
should have saw that one...damnit
Old 10-21-2003 | 02:40 AM
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yikes, seems alot of us are geting bad milage.. how about we post what we do to try and fix it and keep record of our results?
that way maybe we can all improve and save $$
Old 10-21-2003 | 10:26 AM
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Originally posted by PoloGreen 3.4
should have saw that one...damnit
It's alright, thats the first time my sig showed up.
Old 10-21-2003 | 10:05 PM
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I get about 15 miles a gallon but I do drive hard.

I am registered on CamaroV6.com.......it did take a long time. I just said screw it and one day I finally got an e-mail from them.
Old 10-22-2003 | 04:47 PM
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21 mpg both city and highway mostly highway...just installerd anew airfilter (factory)...could it be a sensor gone bad? New spark plugs about 3 mnths ago..
Old 10-22-2003 | 11:39 PM
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I can get 200 miles out of a tank of gas. Driving normal. My dads 01 SS gets better gas mileage than my car. And my fuel pump went twice and I have only owned the car for just under 2 years. And no I dont drive with less than a half tank or anything. It just dies.
Old 10-27-2003 | 01:26 PM
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I get about 270 miles avg for a full tank. I do mostly street driving with it. I suggest a tune up. Check your o2 sensor as well. Its a cheap fix for the amount of gas youre using up.


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