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RetroXI · 09-24-2011, 01:41 AM

after having this for a month, why am i still pulling numbers like this? aren't these like v8 numbers? i could have swore the v6 was supposed to get anywhere between 16-25...i only average 13-14...and having to fill up non stop :(, is there any way i can get my mpg up higher? any tips will be accepted

ny27la · 09-24-2011, 01:43 AM

I've had it for 9 months and average vehicle speed is 13 mph and I just started getting 14mpg.!

25thanniversary · 09-24-2011, 01:43 AM

reset it after you fill it up i am getting 18 on mine.

TOMS1SS · 09-24-2011, 01:45 AM

What is your average speed?

Trevorw24 · 09-24-2011, 01:47 AM

Wow, that's bad!

RetroXI · 09-24-2011, 01:49 AM

my average speed read 21, this is not acceptable...like..really...13 to the gallon....ive seen v8s get 10x more than this crap...and another thing, that i need to ask is this, when ever i filled my car up, i used to get 300mpg till empty, now when i fill it up the most i can get is 270, some times lower...and ideal or reasoning for that?

Carver1 · 09-24-2011, 01:53 AM

Just a reference, My SS has 5K on it, Average speed is 42.2. My MPG since new is 21.3.
I do zero burnouts, but drive with a mission.

Shouldn't the sixers get close to 25-30?

camaroitalia · 09-24-2011, 01:57 AM

how can i even check what my avg is? lol
i probally get really bad on some days haha and good on others

RSokie · 09-24-2011, 01:58 AM

My average is 24mpg

Carver1 · 09-24-2011, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaroitalia

how can i even check what my avg is? lol
i probally get really bad on some days haha and good on others

Average is in the DIC menu.

SM0KE · 09-24-2011, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaroitalia

how can i even check what my avg is? lol
i probally get really bad on some days haha and good on others

Just play around with your DIC

TOMS1SS · 09-24-2011, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroXI

my average speed read 21, this is not acceptable...like..really...13 to the gallon....ive seen v8s get 10x more than this crap...and another thing, that i need to ask is this, when ever i filled my car up, i used to get 300mpg till empty, now when i fill it up the most i can get is 270, some times lower...and ideal or reasoning for that?

That's why, you're obviously sitting in traffic all the time. Think about what happens in traffic; you idle and you constantly go through the gears. Idle wastes gas by just sitting and not moving. Shifting in city driving puts you in the high RPM range where you burn more gas. For comparison my 1SS has a lifetime average of 16.3 MPG, the only reason is that the average speed is 31.5 MPH. In my DD I actually get over the EPA rating because I'm in the constant sweet spot of the rev band for fuel economy for a lifetime average of 49 MPH through 34,000 miles. Bottom line you won't see an improvement until you get more freeway in your driving schedule.

Maverickhpr · 09-24-2011, 02:08 AM

My average is 28.3 average mph and 19.7 average mpg but after my cold air intake was installed it did raise by 3mpg

SM0KE · 09-24-2011, 02:11 AM

Check your MPG the old fashioned way and see if it matches what the car is saying.

09-24-2011, 01:43 AM	#3
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09-24-2011, 01:45 AM	#4
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	What is your average speed? __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

09-24-2011, 01:47 AM	#5
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09-24-2011, 01:53 AM	#7
Carver1 Drives: 2011 1SS/RS LS3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 247	Just a reference, My SS has 5K on it, Average speed is 42.2. My MPG since new is 21.3. I do zero burnouts, but drive with a mission. Shouldn't the sixers get close to 25-30? __________________

09-24-2011, 01:57 AM	#8
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	how can i even check what my avg is? lol i probally get really bad on some days haha and good on others __________________

09-24-2011, 01:43 AM	#2
ny27la Drives: 2012 Black LT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: So Cal Posts: 279 View My Garage	I've had it for 9 months and average vehicle speed is 13 mph and I just started getting 14mpg.!

09-24-2011, 01:58 AM	#9
RSokie Proud owner of Litho #195 Drives: 2011 CGM 2LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,551	My average is 24mpg __________________ *Mods:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3139029#post3139029* *Team LLT Social Group Link:http://www.camaro5.com/forums/group.php?groupid=256*

09-24-2011, 02:08 AM	#13
Maverickhpr Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hillsboro OR Posts: 289 View My Garage	My average is 28.3 average mph and 19.7 average mpg but after my cold air intake was installed it did raise by 3mpg __________________ Camaro it's not a car it's American Muscle

09-24-2011, 02:11 AM	#14
SM0KE IN THE CIRCLE Drives: 2010 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: IN THE CIRCLE Posts: 1,920 View My Garage	Check your MPG the old fashioned way and see if it matches what the car is saying. __________________ Increasing Circle Size is not important. Worthiness will knock at the door on it's own accord

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