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Fiftydriver · 01-04-2014, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBandit18

I just bought a 2010 Camaro 2ss and I was curious about my mileage I only drive to work and back which is like 3 blocks away. My mileage is not even 7MPG!!!!!!! could there be any issues that make it this low?

I hardly ever get on it since I don't drive very far. and only mods are roto-fab intake.

I know its a sports car and you shouldn't worry about mileage but my last one was getting around 9mpg with a cam

You need to get out and drive this thing on the highway. Do not judge your milage on a 6 block round trip in town.......

TheBandit18 · 01-04-2014, 11:40 PM

Ok that really helps!

camaronurse · 01-05-2014, 02:01 AM

Never rely on the computer DIC. Mine was showing 17.8 but when i did the manual computation it only says 16.8mpg, mine is v6. It could be higher or lower. That's why don't believe any people here who got ss then they will say they are getting 22 or 24 mpg city. Unless they drive like a turtle but my car is manual so i can be wrong.

mikeyg36 · 01-05-2014, 02:49 AM

I usually get 14-16, but I've been averaging 12 since I got headers and I can't keep my foot out of the firewall.

rberns · 01-05-2014, 04:14 AM

Why don't you just walk to work then? Are you using the DIC to tell you? If so, reset it to see your currrent OR when you fill up next time write down how many miles you drove on the tank and divide it by the gallons you just put in the tank to get a more accurate MPG.

ChrisBlair · 01-05-2014, 08:33 AM

The problems is that the heavy car is constantly stopping and then accelerating from a stop. The DIC constantly provides an average. When you're at a stop sign or a light, that's a lot of "zero MPGs" being tossed into the mix. Then when you pull away, even if you granny it, you're getting 4 or 5 mpg for much of the time.

The DIC will always go down more quickly than it comes back up.

For reference, my 7.5L pushrod V8 with full length headers, 2.5" exhaust, high lift cam, 800 cfm carburetor, blah blah blah...gets 8 mpg around town. Maybe 14 on the highway, if I'm lucky and don't have to slow down and then speed back up. It's like stuffing twentys down the carb. You can watch the gas gauge and the speedo needle demonstrate a property of physics: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Marc ss · 01-05-2014, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by camaronurse

Never rely on the computer DIC. Mine was showing 17.8 but when i did the manual computation it only says 16.8mpg, mine is v6. It could be higher or lower. That's why don't believe any people here who got ss then they will say they are getting 22 or 24 mpg city. Unless they drive like a turtle but my car is manual so i can be wrong.

I don't trust the dick... My SS get 24 mpg on the highway on a 350 mile trip from to In to Wis. That's computing the old school way by deviding the amount of miles driven by the amount of gallons used.

Marc

JTruck · 01-05-2014, 03:41 PM

Use this thread as a reference of what gas milages everyone is getting... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333451

Draven1327 · 01-06-2014, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

The problems is that the heavy car is constantly stopping and then accelerating from a stop. The DIC constantly provides an average. When you're at a stop sign or a light, that's a lot of "zero MPGs" being tossed into the mix. Then when you pull away, even if you granny it, you're getting 4 or 5 mpg for much of the time.

The DIC will always go down more quickly than it comes back up.

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Earthshaker6 · 01-06-2014, 02:22 PM

If you are only driving it that short of a distance, you are stopped more than rolling...the DIC is taking the stopped time (red light, stop sign, warming up, idle at start, idle at parking) in with the tiny amount you are driving. You are right on what you should get with that type of driving.

Example, driving my car to and from work (23 miles each way) I average almost 20 mpg...I was on leave for a week and all I drove it was to take my daughter to the bus stop (she is 12 yrs old and likes to be seen in the Camaro). During that week, I averaged 7 mpg....like stated earlier, take the car for a spin and see what real milage you are getting.

AZCamaroFan · 01-06-2014, 02:41 PM

7?!

Trob85 · 01-06-2014, 02:42 PM

I get about 3mpg at full boost during wot

trashmanssd · 01-06-2014, 02:56 PM

If you had a plug in electric car you could make it 2-3 weeks on a charge.

OK2DRUL · 01-06-2014, 03:40 PM

The main reason is your driving conditions and the short distance to and from work. Winter blend fuels are also in pumps currently and you will see a slight 2-3mpg drop due to this as well.

01-05-2014, 04:14 AM	#19
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	Why don't you just walk to work then? Are you using the DIC to tell you? If so, reset it to see your currrent OR when you fill up next time write down how many miles you drove on the tank and divide it by the gallons you just put in the tank to get a more accurate MPG. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS, Circle D 3200, ADM Transmission Cooler, BTR Valvetrain, Cam Motion .621 .595 228/244 113+4, ARH 1 7/8 full exhaust, Cold Air Inductions, Katech C5R TC, Melling HV, BTR SLR lifters, Trunion Upgrade, LS2 Dampner, LS9 head gaskets, Bo White PTB, MM can, GFX, Subs, B&M Deep transmission pan, Holley fuel rail, Proform valve covers, relocated coil packs

01-05-2014, 08:33 AM	#20
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	The problems is that the heavy car is constantly stopping and then accelerating from a stop. The DIC constantly provides an average. When you're at a stop sign or a light, that's a lot of "zero MPGs" being tossed into the mix. Then when you pull away, even if you granny it, you're getting 4 or 5 mpg for much of the time. The DIC will always go down more quickly than it comes back up. For reference, my 7.5L pushrod V8 with full length headers, 2.5" exhaust, high lift cam, 800 cfm carburetor, blah blah blah...gets 8 mpg around town. Maybe 14 on the highway, if I'm lucky and don't have to slow down and then speed back up. It's like stuffing twentys down the carb. You can watch the gas gauge and the speedo needle demonstrate a property of physics: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. __________________

01-05-2014, 03:41 PM	#22
JTruck Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,693	Use this thread as a reference of what gas milages everyone is getting... http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333451 __________________ Detailing is an involuntary obsession.

01-06-2014, 02:22 PM	#24
Earthshaker6 Drives: 45th Anniversary HPE650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 485 View My Garage	If you are only driving it that short of a distance, you are stopped more than rolling...the DIC is taking the stopped time (red light, stop sign, warming up, idle at start, idle at parking) in with the tiny amount you are driving. You are right on what you should get with that type of driving. Example, driving my car to and from work (23 miles each way) I average almost 20 mpg...I was on leave for a week and all I drove it was to take my daughter to the bus stop (she is 12 yrs old and likes to be seen in the Camaro). During that week, I averaged 7 mpg....like stated earlier, take the car for a spin and see what real milage you are getting. __________________ HPE650 in 45th Anniversary beauty

01-04-2014, 11:40 PM	#16
TheBandit18 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss M6 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 989	Ok that really helps!

01-05-2014, 02:01 AM	#17
camaronurse Drives: 2005 rsx, 2012 camaro 2lt t3 ed Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: citrus height, ca Posts: 129	Never rely on the computer DIC. Mine was showing 17.8 but when i did the manual computation it only says 16.8mpg, mine is v6. It could be higher or lower. That's why don't believe any people here who got ss then they will say they are getting 22 or 24 mpg city. Unless they drive like a turtle but my car is manual so i can be wrong.

01-05-2014, 02:49 AM	#18
mikeyg36 Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Posts: 6,731	I usually get 14-16, but I've been averaging 12 since I got headers and I can't keep my foot out of the firewall.

01-06-2014, 02:41 PM	#25
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,450	7?!

01-06-2014, 02:42 PM	#26
Trob85 Svt lol Drives: 2011 ss inferno orange blown Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Topeka Posts: 2,312	I get about 3mpg at full boost during wot

01-06-2014, 02:56 PM	#27
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	If you had a plug in electric car you could make it 2-3 weeks on a charge.

01-06-2014, 03:40 PM	#28
OK2DRUL ace5.org (Atlanta Club) Drives: 2010 Black/IOM 2SS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: St. Simons Island, GA Posts: 1,011	The main reason is your driving conditions and the short distance to and from work. Winter blend fuels are also in pumps currently and you will see a slight 2-3mpg drop due to this as well.