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What gas mileage are you getting from your LT1?

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Old May 28, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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What gas mileage are you getting from your LT1?

What gas mileage are you guys getting out of your LT1?
Old May 28, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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I get about 10 mpg in the city, about 18 mpg on the highway. I think my tune is pig rich, though.
Old May 28, 2007 | 02:17 AM
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What gas mileage are you guys getting out of your LT1?
Are you talking stock LT1s or any LT1? Are we talking about driving like grandma, or a 16 year old thats trying to impress his friends?
Old May 28, 2007 | 03:00 AM
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Are you talking stock transmission? A4 or 6 speed?
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Old May 28, 2007 | 03:12 AM
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13-15 MPG with a mix of city and highway driving. It is amazing how much more fuel I burn by running a small 2800 stall torque converter.
Old May 28, 2007 | 04:48 AM
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I get about 26 mpg on the highway doing 75mph. Not sure about city driving.
Old May 28, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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16mpg or so freeway, in a 90 K5 Blazer
Old May 28, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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My personal best is 27mpg mix city and highway over 170 miles, stock and granny footin it.
Old May 28, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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260-300 a tank when I first bought totally stock and drove like grandma.

220-250 with hot cam kit , headers , CAI and cat back. Drove it much more aggressively.

200-230 with LE2 heads and LE1e cam , I am still working out bugs and on the tune. It still has the stock 3.42s for now.

I usually put in about 12-13 gallons when I fill it.
Old May 28, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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I have a bolt-on LT1. I seldom drive it on the highmay, mainly city, where it gets anywhere from 18-20mpg. Its making my Grand Prix look bad.
Old May 28, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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An A4 stock LT1 with small bolt ons like exhaust, headers ect
Old May 28, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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I'm getting

about 21 w/ a mix of city/hwy and pretty aggressive driving.

Open roads I get about 25 mpg.

I am wondering tho if O2 sensors are "wear parts", and should be replaced periodically??? (I've got 75K miles now)
Old May 28, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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Z28 in my sig- 13 in town, 18 hwy
Old May 28, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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I just got 223 miles from 14.5 gallons mostly city. I wanted to fill it up, but I was thirsty and only had $50.
Old May 28, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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15.5-16.5 around town, 24-26 highway



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