2.4L LE5 Performance Tech 16 valve 171 hp EcoTec with 163 lb-ft of torque

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobalt443
no I pretty much beat the ever living ***** out of my car. It also doesn't help that I never reset the DIC.....I achieved that 24.9 doing about 85mph - 105 mph for over 80 miles on the NJ turnpike. As for the cat, I don't have the notorious egg smell or anything of that sort, I just drive it hard....lol

When driven conservatively, we have gotten the GTO up to 28mpg, but normal "spirited" driving get about 19mpg - 22mpg

EDIT: Stop calling me man, man....lol I don't have that extra appendage ....haha
that poor red car is a GTO? i was thinking it was a riced out gran prix.... why oh why did GM ever add those ugly scoops?
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by joeworkstoohard
that poor red car is a GTO? i was thinking it was a riced out gran prix.... why oh why did GM ever add those ugly scoops?

haha....the simple minds like yourself would know nothing about these cars
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sushidog
Pardon, mam.

You must really beat the crap out of it.

I hope you don't treat your men like that.

Though sometimes I like to be ridden hard and put up wet...but I digress...

Alas I'm married....
haha yes I beat the crap out of it. When you go from riding in a low 13 second/high 12 second car to riding in a high 15 second car, it kind of feels like you're not really going anywhere...lol

as for the fiance, he enjoys his weekly spankings....lol
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobalt443
haha yes I beat the crap out of it. When you go from riding in a low 13 second/high 12 second car to riding in a high 15 second car, it kind of feels like you're not really going anywhere...lol

as for the fiance, he enjoys his weekly spankings....lol

lol, i always had the 115hp/2000lb kinda car, so this thing seems like a rocket ship that you have to work to drive. it's all relative.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Question daaamn

I feel like crap. I get 25mpg if I'm lucky using mid grade ( I would like to use the premium, but well lets face it, I don't crap money ) is that bad? I have the chevy racing exhaust on mine, could that be it? it's a 2dr 5spd, so I'd think I would get around 30. I had a yellow LS that was a lemon and returned it but that was getting around 32mpg on a good day (also I do a lot of road driving at night ) so I don't know, I usually do around 75 on the highway, but lately I've been pushing it to see, and doin aroun 120 on the way home, and the mpg haven't dropped a bit....what the heck do you call that?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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My car get about 29mpg on a good day doin 100kmh in 5th, and about 28.5 doin 130kmh for 1000kms non stop, I have 21000km on this car, gm keeps telling me it will smarten up but I have yet to see any real improvements. any ideas?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Try disconnecting the negative battery terminal for about 10 minutes before reconnecting it. It may help by resetting the ECU. Are you resetting the MPG on the DIC? Also, I only use 93 octane fuel.
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