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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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gas milege

what kind of drop will i see in gas milege with 4.10, with an auto?
its 95 z28.
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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I have no idea with an auto, but I gained about 1 mpg after my 4.10s/tune on my car with a 6 speed.
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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where do you do most oif your driving? id say in town about the same, on the freeway, loss of about 3-5 mpg
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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what are your other mods? i lost major fuel economy with 3.73's and h/c in sig.
Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 69gto96z
I have no idea with an auto, but I gained about 1 mpg after my 4.10s/tune on my car with a 6 speed.
I hope you're not implying that the gear change helped your fuel mileage.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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what are your other mods? i lost major fuel economy with 3.73's and h/c in sig.
just headers, exhust, cai, shift kit.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by OBE1 95Z28
I hope you're not implying that the gear change helped your fuel mileage.
depends on your driving style and habits
me for example, i am rarely ever in 6th gear because i dont get much faster than 55 in my area
if i went to 3.73's i would probably be able to utilize 6th gear more often and it may give me better gas mileage
Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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My "average" city/hwy mileage hardly changed from 2.73's --> 4.10's with the A4 . Typically I would get around ~220 - 230 miles/tank doing mixed driving. On the highway was the biggest difference, where I could get as much as ~300 miles/tank w/2.73's, but that dropped to around ~265 miles/tank w/4.10's. For me though, it was worth it . And again, on average it hardly changed (I rarely do straight highway driving anyway ... a lot of my hwy driving is stop-and-go, which is no different than city ).
Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by respectirocz
depends on your driving style and habits
me for example, i am rarely ever in 6th gear because i dont get much faster than 55 in my area
if i went to 3.73's i would probably be able to utilize 6th gear more often and it may give me better gas mileage
The change in gearing now makes your 6th gear act like 5th and your 5th gear like 4th, ratio wise.
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