V6 gas mileage

[mrray13]

I'm still about 24-25, with all my mods. I'm at the speed limit, or a few mph over, with about 70% highway. I can stay in that ballpark running up to about 70mph, after that, it'll start to drop.

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by tlubeskie

What am I missing? I now have 6k miles on my V6 and seldom (maybe twice) have achieved over average 18mpg on it. I have a driving mix of 70% city and 30% hwy.

18 is the EPA rating for city driving, so you're pretty close to the EPA rating for your percentage. How did your fuel economy in your last car (for the same route) compare to its EPA rating?

[masterofpuppets]

I'm getting 19-20 with about 60-40 city and a lot of hills.

[rolnslo]

Originally Posted by tlubeskie

...Even after a computer reset on the hwy, i've never seen the sunny side of 25 mpg. ...

So, let me ask this...At what speed are you going when you do the reset and what speed do you maintain after that?

With mine...
if I'm doing 60mph, I'll hit 28.9mpg consistently.
if I'm doing 65mph, I'll hit 26.4mpg consistently.
if I'm going 70mph, I'll usually hit 24.7mpg.

I did a 42 mile drive down to Galveston Island this past weekend for dinner at Tortuga's mexican restaurant on the seawall. The drive was mostly straight and flat with a stoplight every few miles (hit mostly greens) and the speed limit varies between 45 and 65. Hit reset when I pulled out of the driveway and averaged 31.4mpg on the way down. Hit reset again when leaving and hit 28.9mph on the way back (hit a few more red lights this time).


Keep an eye on your speed and note how your highway mileage is inversely related.

[Suskam]

I get about 19-22mpg, mostly city.

[EnvyTheFall]

I am about 50hwy (Stop n Go traffic in mornings) - 50city (Lots of lights and hills), which is around 90 miles round trip two days a week and 60 miles the other three and I have been averaging around 22mpg. Weekends is anyone's guess on miles and conditions.

[Mankind]

I can tell an increase when i am cruising hwy, about 60% of my drive is hwy. Get 27 and 28 in sport mode with cruise at 55 to 58. Had a super trooper give me the warning lights at 60 cpl weeks ago, and they like to patrol that hwy being one of only two ways from Livingston to Ascension. Its in traffic coming out of the plant and in the town of Sorrento that eats the mpg's for me.

[mrray13]

Originally Posted by rolnslo

With mine...
if I'm doing 60mph, I'll hit 28.9mpg consistently.
if I'm doing 65mph, I'll hit 26.4mpg consistently.
if I'm going 70mph, I'll usually hit 24.7mpg.



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That's real close to mine! I'll toss in that at 55mph, which I have a 10 mile stretch, it'll tap 30's consistantly.

[Patfan1987]

Almost 1400 miles and getting 20.2.... mostly highway driving to

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Patfan1987

Almost 1400 miles and getting 20.2.... mostly highway driving to ____

driving to where?

[Patfan1987]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

driving to where?

I just meant it was mostly highway driving.... but it would be to work and then home.

[Mankind]

Have you reset your meter after the initial heavy foot runs?

[menendez1293]

used to get 16.5 to 17 all city driving only have 876 miles on it but when i rest the computer its telling me im getting around 22 to 24 miles to the gallon city sometimes if im lucky the computer says and average of 27 in the city

[kjd15]

Can someone explain what you mean by resetting?