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Whats everyones MPG for their LT1's?

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Old May 15, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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Re: Whats everyones MPG for their LT1's?

Absolutely baby it, on the highway with cruise on 16 mpg.
Running the crap out of it..... Left the house on 1/4 tank, went 2 miles, turned around came 2 miles back, car ran out of gas in my driveway...

383 with AI 200cc heads, 6xx lift cam, 42# injectors and 255lph fuel pump

The car is my friday driver/ week-end cruiser. I have a saturn if I want mileage.
Old May 15, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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Well, mine is my dd so I want to retain good mileage.
Old May 16, 2011 | 11:29 AM
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When I had my 98 SS M6 I got around 25 hwy not sure on my lt1 yet just got it on the road a day ago.
Old May 16, 2011 | 05:46 PM
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I'm working with LLoyd to build a fuel efficient 383 LE2 setup. When that happens I'll bring this post back to life as it will be a few months then keep everyone posted.
Old Jun 26, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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My fuel milage is inversly proportional to my gas pedal
12-15MPG City - "spirited" driving is an understatment... Mods in sig!
Old Jun 26, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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With mine, I get about 19-20 highway and something way, way less than that in stop and go driving.

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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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i would be lucky to get 15 mpg about 235 miles on a tank
l have seen some high numbers on this thread ?????
search this web site ((www. fuel economy .gov ))
it will tell you the gas mileage on any vehicle since 1980?

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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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19/25

been years since I checked it since the trip meter went TU. 158k miles on it. 6 spd
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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Re-Ringed @ 61Kmiles, now has 79,000, Just stock with K&N airbox filter and performa-built stage 1 auto trans.....getting 13-15avg, mixed driving 87octane.

Old Jul 16, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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bolt ons only 29mpg highway 452 mile road trip

bolt ons w/4.10s 26mpg highway
Old Jan 14, 2017 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Red93Camaro
And your Mods. I'm trying to figure out the mods for best mileage for Lt1s Cause I'm about to get one and I want to see what I'm gonna get myself into lol.

My 3.4L I think I get something like 22mpg in the city and I spend at least 40-50 bucks for gas a week.
I'm lucky to get 16mpg on the highway and 12 city :/ completely stock 5.7 lt1 motor
Old Jan 14, 2017 | 09:21 PM
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I get 26 on the highway, haven't paid any attention to city/hiway combination.

2:73 rear end Z28 with automatic
Old Jun 11, 2018 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SS MPSTR
During break in of my new combo, the car was seeing ~11 mpg.
I had a new lt1 dropped in and I’m seeing about 8 to 12 mpg but it is still just barely past it’s break in period so I am hoping as friction reduces I see the mpg rise up before I was getting around 20 to 24 on highway and not even babying it. But it had more oil leaks than Jed clampetts property
Old Jun 12, 2018 | 12:37 PM
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MPG has a lot to do with R foot activity....mine is 15 city, 20 hwy (if I drive 65)



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