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Old 09-17-2006, 10:15 AM
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Econ Mpg??? How much do you get?

i have a 2.2 auto with a aftermarket muffler and home made intake. My question is how many mpg should i get? When I drove carless i was getting 22mpg city and highway. Ever since i started using cruise i worked my way up to 29mpg and i can reeally see a diff in gas! My question is tho will a intake cause me to loose more mpg ??? and is always eunning cruise bad i am kinda getting obssesed using it even on a 40mph road tosave gas
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cruse doesn't hurt anything...i use it daily! i'm getting 24mpg city and highway
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i used to average about 24mpg on 87, but last week i put 93 in and im only getting 21
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I average about 29 Mpg. Just make sure you go like 65 on the freeway and set the cruise control and you'll be 30+
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Hmm yeah I was gettin around the same numbers as you guys. But I guess the supercharger eats more gas right? any 2.2 econ numbers?
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I get about 24-25 on a regular basis in my SS/SC. That's with 60% city and 40% highway I would say. The lowest I get on it is about 22 if I am really getting on it most of the time.
The best I've gotten is about 31 on a road trip (all highway obviously).

BTW cruise control improves gas mileage.
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On my last fill up I got 24 mpg. The highest I ever got was 35 going up to Heber and back.
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I do mostly Highway driving on the interstate and I get 33.1 MPG regularly.
Highest I've seen is 33.9. The lowest is 29.2.
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i get about 30.5-31.0 around the city and 35-40 highway driving.. i donno why but i get great milage, and i check it every fill up to
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Generally get between 27 and 28mpg. One time I managed to get 38 on a trip to Georgia. I was doing 70, behind a semi-truck. Great way to save on gas
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I get 31 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on hwy. I just accelerate a little slowly and have 38 psi in my tires. more secrets can be found on www.gassavers.org/forum.php
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i average in the low 30s... i actually do best at around 50mph where i'll be damn near 40mpg. i figure that crappy florida humid hot air is hurting me.
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cruise control is the best thing since sliced bread for gas saving. i get about 35 mpg when i cruise control at around 65, but go up 15 mph and i get about 29 mpg. city i get like 21 haha. spirited driving/crazy other drivers.
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On the highway I never get less than 32mpg. Last trip going out I got 33mpg going 80mph, and coming back I got 38 going 65mph. When I'm home and just buzzing around town I usually hang around 26-27mpg.
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just got back from nopi in atlanta and got 35 mpg
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I'm getting 26 when I last checked.
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im getting 22 in the city about 30 on the highway around 70 ish.
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Im gettin around 23 or so in the downtown orlando and best so far after a 1000 miles is bout 29 with some reckless driving on interestate anywhere from 55 to bout 105 mph and not using any cruise control
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my 2.2 stick im gettin 32-41. currently im sitting at 41.6 mpg. i only have injen SR and dc spot catback system. cruise is my best friend i use it everuwhere.
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i got 30 round tripp il to texas
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25 mpg, 23.5 when i drive "spirited"
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I get about 24 mpg, and thats all city driving, and under 2000 miles.

auto, 2.2L
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20.3 MPG total since purchase (i never reset my DIC MPG counter) about 90% city...and i like to floor it
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I've had my 05 SS/SC for a week now and I am averaging 29/30 with mine. That is about 60/40 Highway to City.
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I've been shifting below 2500 for two weeks and still only get 23.5 at an average speed of 27mph


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