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JHart · 03-28-2012, 11:51 AM

ls3 m6, k&n intake and gutted cats, 19.8 mps 70/30 highway/city. i'm happy with it.

crash1103 · 03-28-2012, 02:12 PM

15.5 MPG here... with a V6! Short trips (5 miles round trip), 100% city driving, lots of stop and go...

Devilstrip12 · 03-28-2012, 02:22 PM

I get 17.2 mpg v6 average speed 21.7 has a K&N air filter and Magnaflow Axel Exhaust.

1hotchevy · 03-28-2012, 02:34 PM

I drove from everett to idaho last weekend and had cruise on at 75mph most of the time and was averaging 18.1 mpg so im pretty happy with that, i have a 2012 RS/2SS 6 speed manual with Borla touring exhaust and the dove tail spoiler....drove and rode great. ( for a sports car! )

dekan513 · 03-28-2012, 02:38 PM

i get like 14 to 16 in stop go traffic and town i get 22 to 24 on highway babing it . i drove from pikeville ky to indianapolis , in last weekend and i got 23.4. but was driving 65 to 85 almost the whole way.
now if i dog it and run it hard i get like 10-12. i reset mine all the time to see the differences in highway to town and foot in the floor.

i have a m6 mods in sig

STINGER BEE · 03-28-2012, 02:52 PM

Are you running on four cylinders with that kind of gas mileage.l

Quote:

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Winter blend fuel + colder winter temperatures = lower fuel economy.

It should start to improve as the temperatures warm up this spring. My daily driver gets 31-32 mpg in the winter and 37-38 during the summer months.

Caspers2SSRS · 03-28-2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSM088

I get like 13 city. Just ignore the people who claim to get 17-20 in an SS. They're lying or driving terribly slow and on the freeway 90% of the time.

Caspers average MPH is about 42 and thats over the 33k life of the car. The MPH gauge hasn't been reset either. Neither has the MPG gauge...... Caspers driven a mix of about 50% city 50% interstate highway use and speeds. No tall tells here...............

jasonw86 · 03-28-2012, 09:08 PM

I am getting about 19-20....I drive from NYC to Jersey each morning - about 45 miles each away and 97% highway. I cruise at around 75mph most of it, but I get plenty pushy when I am bored.

When I take the car driving I see the drop in MPG, but as a daily driver this isn't bad for me. My Mazda3 got like 25mpg so considering I doubled the HP plus some, I'm pretty content.

Soloshawn · 03-28-2012, 09:32 PM

Thanks for all the input it really helped out and that I'm not alone in this world. I get about 29 mph average. It was tuned with the new exhausts about a year ago. Now that I have the new aluminum Hearst tap shifters (which are fantastic and very easy to install) I use the Sport mode more often, but mostly keep it in automatic. I think it may be the winter fuel that is causing the problem or it is just in my imagination.

1RedHotLE · 03-29-2012, 05:25 AM

Holding steady at 17.0 and city driving for the most part. I haven't had the chance to do any long distance driving yet but in the next month or so I'll make the trip up to North Carolina.

Jdevy · 03-29-2012, 07:58 PM

14.1 here...thats stop and go traffic, and I drive it like I stole it.

wadeh · 03-30-2012, 01:08 AM

Winter gas in Washington state is horrible.

We just took my wife's MDX to southern California and back. We got 19 mpg on WA gas. after we filled up in northern California, mileage jumped to 23 and stayed there until we filled up getting back into WA (I never get gas in Oregon because it's not legal there to fill it yourself.)

My SS/LS3 is getting consistently getting about 18.5 mpg commuting between Snohomish and Redmond, so it sounds like your mileage is reasonable.

Envy · 03-30-2012, 01:31 AM

I only get 14.9 in my V6...lol...but I only have myself to blame for that.

yourWHAThurtz · 03-30-2012, 12:00 PM

17-18 mpg on average here (about 60% city, 40% highway). Keep your foot steady when you're not driving like Brian O'Conner...

03-28-2012, 11:51 AM	#29
JHart I haz camaro again :) Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Union, South Carolina Posts: 660	ls3 m6, k&n intake and gutted cats, 19.8 mps 70/30 highway/city. i'm happy with it. __________________ 2010 Camaro 1SS(back in a camaro again, yessssss!) 2010 silverado z71 ccsb(sold, old dd) 2010 camaro1ss(sold, missed, will have another someday)

03-28-2012, 02:34 PM	#32
1hotchevy Scottish Knight Drives: RS/2SS 6 speed manual Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 330 View My Garage	I drove from everett to idaho last weekend and had cruise on at 75mph most of the time and was averaging 18.1 mpg so im pretty happy with that, i have a 2012 RS/2SS 6 speed manual with Borla touring exhaust and the dove tail spoiler....drove and rode great. ( for a sports car! ) __________________

03-28-2012, 02:38 PM	#33
dekan513 chevy pride Drives: 2ss/rs Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: pikeville ky Posts: 2,141 View My Garage	i get like 14 to 16 in stop go traffic and town i get 22 to 24 on highway babing it . i drove from pikeville ky to indianapolis , in last weekend and i got 23.4. but was driving 65 to 85 almost the whole way. now if i dog it and run it hard i get like 10-12. i reset mine all the time to see the differences in highway to town and foot in the floor. i have a m6 mods in sig __________________ check out ky speeds fb page https://www.facebook.com/kyspeed

03-28-2012, 09:08 PM	#36
jasonw86 Camaro Driver Drives: White '11 2SS Camaro w/ RS PKG Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: United States Posts: 53	I am getting about 19-20....I drive from NYC to Jersey each morning - about 45 miles each away and 97% highway. I cruise at around 75mph most of it, but I get plenty pushy when I am bored. When I take the car driving I see the drop in MPG, but as a daily driver this isn't bad for me. My Mazda3 got like 25mpg so considering I doubled the HP plus some, I'm pretty content. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS White Camaro Convertible

03-29-2012, 07:58 PM	#39
Jdevy Emerald Coast Camaro's Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Navarre Florida Posts: 113 View My Garage	14.1 here...thats stop and go traffic, and I drive it like I stole it. __________________ SOLO MACH X CAT BACK, LT PACESETTER W/CATLESS MIDS, HURST SHORT THROW SHIFTER, CAI INC., JANNETY RACING TUNE

03-28-2012, 02:12 PM	#30
crash1103 Drives: 2012 Camaro 1LS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 106	15.5 MPG here... with a V6! Short trips (5 miles round trip), 100% city driving, lots of stop and go...

03-28-2012, 02:22 PM	#31
Devilstrip12 Drives: 2011 1LT RS imperial blue camaro Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 107	I get 17.2 mpg v6 average speed 21.7 has a K&N air filter and Magnaflow Axel Exhaust.

03-28-2012, 09:32 PM	#37
Soloshawn Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kenmore, Washington Posts: 191	Thanks for all the input it really helped out and that I'm not alone in this world. I get about 29 mph average. It was tuned with the new exhausts about a year ago. Now that I have the new aluminum Hearst tap shifters (which are fantastic and very easy to install) I use the Sport mode more often, but mostly keep it in automatic. I think it may be the winter fuel that is causing the problem or it is just in my imagination.

03-29-2012, 05:25 AM	#38
1RedHotLE Drives: 2014 red hot 2ss 1le Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Daytona Beach Florida Posts: 35 View My Garage	Holding steady at 17.0 and city driving for the most part. I haven't had the chance to do any long distance driving yet but in the next month or so I'll make the trip up to North Carolina.

03-30-2012, 01:08 AM	#40
wadeh Drives: 2011 2SS/RS/M6, Silver Ice Metallic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 124	Winter gas in Washington state is horrible. We just took my wife's MDX to southern California and back. We got 19 mpg on WA gas. after we filled up in northern California, mileage jumped to 23 and stayed there until we filled up getting back into WA (I never get gas in Oregon because it's not legal there to fill it yourself.) My SS/LS3 is getting consistently getting about 18.5 mpg commuting between Snohomish and Redmond, so it sounds like your mileage is reasonable.

03-30-2012, 01:31 AM	#41
Envy Bully Proof Drives: C5 COTW 1/31/2011 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,633 View My Garage	I only get 14.9 in my V6...lol...but I only have myself to blame for that. __________________

03-30-2012, 12:00 PM	#42
yourWHAThurtz Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 57 View My Garage	17-18 mpg on average here (about 60% city, 40% highway). Keep your foot steady when you're not driving like Brian O'Conner... __________________ \| SunTek CXP 35% Tint \| Muffler Delete \| Gloss Black Vinyl Bow-Ties \| AAC 3156 Chrome Signal Bulbs \| AAC P13W Plasma LED DRL Bulbs \|

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