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Old 07-13-2001, 05:10 PM   #1
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Question miles per gallon?

just wondering how many miles to the gallon you guys get
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Old 07-13-2001, 05:25 PM   #2
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18-20 mpg with 2.73 I just got 3.55 ??? mpg

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Old 07-13-2001, 05:46 PM   #3
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I get about 20 mpg. When I drove to Chicago, I got the same, but I had a restricted exhaust.

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Old 07-13-2001, 06:01 PM   #4
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25 highway with about 300 extra lbs of stuff besides me...and 13-17 in the city depending on my right foot.

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Old 07-13-2001, 07:51 PM   #5
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15-18 city and 22-23 at 70-75 on highway with 3.73's

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Old 07-13-2001, 10:34 PM   #6
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Wow TEXSN95, thats better then mine and I don't have heads. I haven't really considered heads yet because I didn't want to loose the gas milage. But it seems yours is better.
I only got 21.5mpg on the highway (but that was with the a/c on most of the time.

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Old 07-13-2001, 11:28 PM   #7
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90 aod vert, 16-17 in city, lots more on highway. it all depends on how you drive really.
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Old 07-14-2001, 08:20 AM   #8
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19 around town, 26 on highway. No mods, strictly stock.

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Old 07-15-2001, 05:51 AM   #9
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I've gotten between 14 to 23 normal driving. Average is about 16.5 mpg.

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Old 07-15-2001, 10:51 AM   #10
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19-21 cty, 27-29hwy.

Best ever, 24cty, 31hwy.

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