NWtracker

Does anyone know the story re: a black C6 coupe with a large white sign w/ green lettering on the door that says 32 (I think) /40 MPG? I passed it tonight around Bellingham coming back from Canada on I-5. It was going north. There are other signs or logos on the car I couldn't make out.

c4cruiser

His car was at the Corvette & High Performance Winter Meet last February. I looked at it and didn't really understand what he had modded to get that sort of mileage.

DidntSettle

My C5 gets 25/33 out of the box. When you tell folks that, they look at you like "Yeah....sure you do"....

ieatyllwcryns

yeah i love when they give you the BS look lol.

ramcharger

Yup. Probably the same incredulous look they give this guy.

last901

I didn't read the article but on road trips my '85 Porsche 911 would get mileage around 33-35 mpg.

But why would anyone, regardless of great mileage, run around with a sign on the side of their car proclaiming it? Frankly, while I enjoy the great mileage I get from my C6, I find it beneath my dignity to even mention it. That's not what I want the Great Unwashed Public - the Hoi Polloi, if you will - to think of my Corvette. It's kinda' like Prius owners telling the world that their car goes 186 MPH.

Didn't people used to run around with signs on their cars exclaiming the virtues of the Frantz Oil Filter? Some even had the filter mounted on their fenders. Very cheesy. I miss stuff like that.

tomZ51

This is probably an advertisement for some kind of bolt on fuel sipper something. Hydrogen generator? Taller gears? I guess the question is does anyone know this guy and what is his angle?

2_60b4u

This sounds similar to a c6 that was at Blade Chevrolet in Mt. Vernon. I believe it was twin turboed running on alternative fuel. This was at least 2 summers ago when I saw it up there, I wish I had a picture.

c4cruiser

I think that's the one. I talked to the guy at the Winter Meet as he was setting up; I had to help him get his trailer parked. He did mention turbos and some sort of alternative fuel mix. IIRC, it didn't sound like it was similar to a type of biodiesel that is available for diesel rigs. Maybe an alcohol mix?

Whatever it was, I can't see where the cost of installing a dual turbo system would offset the relatively small increase in mileage. And finding some sort of alternative fuel when traveling would not be easy. Maybe 10+ years from now, but certainly not in the next few years.

Sidewinderx7

If you're looking into gas mileage, you're driving the wrong car.

ensteele

KenHorse

At the Puyallup High Performance swap meet this year, there was a vendor with a black C6 (inside) pushing some "new" turbocharger and he claimed that kind of mileage too. Of course, he also claimed a billion HP

Yea right.....

Maybe that was him?

c4cruiser

That was the one. He was parked next to a wall by the concession stands in the ShowPlex building.