Have been shifting my SS between 2.5 and 3 grand most of the time and hit the impressive average of 25 mpg for the first time this week.

I'm not going for high mpg mind you... I just keep checking the average because it's damn good.


I have fun rowing through the gears... and have shifted higher - BUT - car picks up speed so fast that I'm usually over the speed limit and need to slow it down.

I've gone out very early in the morning on Weekends to have some empty roads ... every time I see the police lurking .. I have '0' points for the first time in a few years and don't want to change that.

I have no interest in road racing or testing the claimed 160 top. I just want to open it up a few times from rest to quarter to feel the power and see what 'I' can do with it.

Anyone that has followed road tests knows the performance #'s of the stock car.. Chevy claimed a conservative 0-60 of 5.7. Every test I read where they actually put instrumentation on it got 5.5... the quickest being (that I have seen) 5.4 to 60 and 104 in the Qrt by Road and Track... would like to see how close I can get... once or twice anyway... it is my daily driver

Can someone please let me know of a good track around the NJ/ PA area... One from personal experience? One that will be able to give me my 0-60 and Quarter times. Only straight line speed. I know the car is an outstanding track car (per pro tests)... But have no interest in that unless I have had some professional training first. Thanks !

 

I do it all the time .. my average is 25.8 @ 45 MPH speed average .


On the highway it gets 31 to 32 .. This is tuned and bolted too... I don't baby it either.

Pretty damn good , feel sorry for the v8's pocket book

 

I hear its not good anyways to shift cars and lug them? I heard being too nice to the throttle can build up carbon deposits?

these cars are made to be shifted a little higher.. I usually shift around 3k..ish, depending on my mood haha, I love to open the taps regularly

 

John, I know you said you don't want to get the Stage 1 kit, but...
if you like staying in the low RPM's, my oh my would you love this kit. I had it installed on mine last week and it has so much more power in the lower range. It's also less nervous in 1st and 2nd gear (no more spilling Starbucks!)
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lmao "ooohhh look at me and my $5 coffee ooo lala!"

 

Welcome to an adult conversation.
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lol relax I'm just ribbing ya with starbucks, Tim Hortons FTW! but yeah i hear ya, these cars are great, you can hot foot it around and still get amazing mileage.

 

Impressive Princess ! Your tuned car is averaging better mileage than my stock - I didn't think that would be possible with performance mods. I only work 10 months a year though - so - without that 35 mile trip each way each day (which I miss now because I love driving my car) I've just been doing short trips around town... not many highway miles.

Not that we purchased high performance cars for the mpg.. but it is a nice perk

And agree... feel sorry for those thirsty V8's and V6's - We can beat or stay with most of them and save a few bucks while doing it.


I've heard that Stevo.. the engines like to rev.. mild street legal race cars. I shift like you most of the time for normal driving at 3 grand.. engine likes it there... and seems to like it more at 4 grand and even more at 5 and....

I'm not sure about speed limits and License points/ car insurance in Canada... But in the U.S the speed limits are set pretty low... I'm usually going about 10 mph over just about every one.. I would say about 75 % of people do that... you almost have to or you'll get run over. BUT.. over that 10 mph.. rarely.. once you get some insurance points and see how much your insurance bill goes up - you slow it down a little.

Also depends where you live here of course... I live in an area where not many roads are not patrolled - hard to open her up. Still fun just getting up to/ just beyond that speed limit though

Thanks Dude.. you are like that little devil standing on my shoulder... tempting me to add more power I'm sticking stock though.. plenty of power for me. BUT I believe you.. I'm sure that added ponies are a blast! Congrats!

 

lold hard.

yeah this mpg is legit. i get around 19mpg city (stop n go. street lights on every block basically) and 31mpg highway.


...still cruisin on empty though cuz im a broke joke

 

No one out there can recommend a good track in PA/ NJ ????

 

englishtown, NJ

 

I know about it - have done research on the web. Looks like I'll have to race someone there though to get my times. I haven't had any practice really opening her up... so don't want to try for times under that pressure.

Thanks dude.. I'll check more in to it.


http://www.racewaypark.com/drag_racing.aspx

 

with stage 1 and a little skill 27-28 average is possible if not easy.