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Old 12-19-2010, 12:51 PM
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im getting about 140 mpg just rebuilt engine lt4 hot cam and tune is there something im missing? any help would be great. thanks
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 02:13 PM
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140 MPG, and the complaint is??? With the same set up I was averaging 25-27 MPG on the highway. lol
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 02:28 PM
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sorry 140 per tank and 20 gallon tank
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 04:22 PM
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Semi accurate way of measuring fuel mileage:
1) Fill tank to top and record odometer reading.
2) Drive around till time to gas up again. (down to around 1/4 mark)
3) Fill tank to top again. An this time record the amount of gas needed to fill up. (gallons & tenths)
4) Record odometer reading again.
5) Subtract first odometer reading (step #1) from second reading (step #4) and record miles driven.
6) Divide the number of miles driven (in step #5) by the number of gallons used in step #3. This will give MPG.
7) Repeat above procedure several times and get average.
 

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Old 12-19-2010, 07:13 PM
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i didnt know there was a 20 gal tank available for the camaro. mine holds 15 gallons. even so 140 miles outa 14 gallons is only 10 miles to the gallon. is that freeway or city?
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by craby
i didnt know there was a 20 gal tank available for the camaro. mine holds 15 gallons. even so 140 miles outa 14 gallons is only 10 miles to the gallon. is that freeway or city?
i think your right, im getting that kinda milage too
just looked in alldata it say 15.5gallon capacity for a 94 unless others are differant thats what it is
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 08:38 PM
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im at about 20mpg
 
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Old 12-19-2010, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by craby
im at about 20mpg
wanna trade, lol
 
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Old 12-20-2010, 10:01 AM
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I get about 18-22 depending on how I drive it. ('94 Z28 with A4).

If you are only getting about 140 miles per tank, something isn't right. I would pull a couple of the spark plugs and see if they are black, indicating a very rich condition. Then, I would double check to make certain that I got all of my sensors reconnected. Also, scan it for any stored codes.
 
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