best milage?
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Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
best milage?
being that we all bought vettes (and most of us have mod fever) milage is probably the furthest thing from our minds.
What's your best average milage run (city/hwy)
I'm also curious how you respond to the eco-finatics when they whine about us V8 driving fiends guzzling up all the oil in the world.
What's your best average milage run (city/hwy)
I'm also curious how you respond to the eco-finatics when they whine about us V8 driving fiends guzzling up all the oil in the world.
Melting Slicks
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On long highway jaunts with city mixed in, cruising 75-80, blasting up on-ramps... doing everything the car was designed to do on the street; I average about 28 mpg. I haven't tried a long distance hwy only trip, I'm sure it would break 30mpg. I get 19-22 with JUST city driving where I never get over 45mph. Which is all still better than the 18.5 mpg I would consistently get on my 2006 Toyota Tacoma when driven like an old woman.
When I respond with those numbers, I usually get called a liar. Those who believe me ask if it has the "V6". I've since realized I shouldn't be responding to either groups. I just say I fill up three times a month, daily driver.
Eco fanatics will always whine about something.
When I respond with those numbers, I usually get called a liar. Those who believe me ask if it has the "V6". I've since realized I shouldn't be responding to either groups. I just say I fill up three times a month, daily driver.
Eco fanatics will always whine about something.
Le Mans Master
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I also get approximately 32 highway only 6spd ac off cruising at 80. My everyday driving is a mix that averages about 26. Tell the eco freaks to pick on the oversize unnecessarilly huge SUV's. For that matter, if they're driving an SUV of ANY size, they are probably gobbling more fuel than you.
Melting Slicks
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From: St. Louis Missouri
On the HWY I have seen 28-30 MPG with my foot out of it. I also find it funny how the "Eco-Finatics" think that becasue the Corvette is a sports car it has to be a gas guzzler. Even just cruising around the city I average around 20 MPG with my foot out of it. There are many of small engined Autos that don't get that good of gas mileage.
Melting Slicks
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From: boston mass
before FI 29-32mpg, after prochargere stage 2 FI 25-27mpg. should has gone twin turbos in the rear but i was afraid off sucking water in from the filter. i was told turbos gain a few extra mpg.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Is it possible that smaller engined cars get worse milage becase the engine has to work harder to move the car?
in this case, the corvette (with it's insane power/weight ratio) means that there's virtually no stress on the engine to move the puny 3000-ish pounds of fiberglas and steel.
in this case, the corvette (with it's insane power/weight ratio) means that there's virtually no stress on the engine to move the puny 3000-ish pounds of fiberglas and steel.
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Is it possible that smaller engined cars get worse milage becase the engine has to work harder to move the car?
in this case, the corvette (with it's insane power/weight ratio) means that there's virtually no stress on the engine to move the puny 3000-ish pounds of fiberglas and steel.
in this case, the corvette (with it's insane power/weight ratio) means that there's virtually no stress on the engine to move the puny 3000-ish pounds of fiberglas and steel.
Drifting
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From: Cranford NJ
I have gotten a best of 32mpg. The trip was mostly @ 75 mph. That was with 4.10 gears.
What kills gas mileage is accelerating. That's why weight plays such a big role around town. Plus good aerodynamics help out quite a bit on the highways and the vette is hard to beat in that department.
What kills gas mileage is accelerating. That's why weight plays such a big role around town. Plus good aerodynamics help out quite a bit on the highways and the vette is hard to beat in that department.
Intermediate
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From: Pasadena CA
So what am I doing wrong other than having my foot on it all the time. I average 16 city and on long freeway trips about 26mpg. My Vette is a 2001 running 100% stock. Do I need to have it tuned?
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I get avg. 34 mpg @ 75 mph on highway trips and 25-26 mixed city/hwy driving back and forth to work. Don't do alot of just city driving so don't have a good figure on that. This is with heads/cam/headers/intake. Oh and the tree huggers never believe me until I show them the numbers from the DIC.
Le Mans Master
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Do you have an automatic? If it is an automatic, do you have the performance gear option? Do you use the cruise control? Is that with the AC on? What speed is that?