v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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Apr 19, 2006 | 07:04 PM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

Actually at 80mph Im siting at 2k RPM's.

Apr 19, 2006 | 07:08 PM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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Actually at 80mph Im siting at 2k RPM's.

What kind of gears do you have? At 2k I'm at 90mph.

Apr 19, 2006 | 07:17 PM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

I get about 28mpg on the highway.. Around town I get shitty gas miles because of my heavy foot!

Apr 19, 2006 | 08:48 PM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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How much HP does your honda put down again :P haha

On a lucky day, 145whp.

On paper I hate it, when I drive it; I love it. The tach just keeps going around and around and around...

Torque is nowhere to be found. Haha

Apr 19, 2006 | 11:06 PM

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Brock Obama

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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Originally Posted by NFCstang

Of course I also get between 12-16 in City driving

Thats probably because you drive around at 3,500 rpms just in case, someone wants to race you.

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Originally Posted by catfSSh

they definitely dont get enough credit though. not many cars can get 25mpg and put down 310hp.

not only the LS1 is capable of that either.

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Apr 20, 2006 | 05:02 AM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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Originally Posted by Fat Nick

On the highway about 22ish.

damn i kn ew that your predator tuned sucked (especially when it spit out black smoke at 6K on steens dyno) but damn you LOST 7 mpg with intake/exhaust and tune?

you need a retune, badly. your a/f has got to be way off.

Apr 20, 2006 | 05:59 AM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

Guess V-8's dont get as bad a gas mileage as people think

Apr 20, 2006 | 07:44 AM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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Guess V-8's dont get as bad a gas mileage as people think

what do you get in the city?

Apr 20, 2006 | 08:08 AM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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what do you get in the city?

Bingo and here is the kicker right there...!

Apr 20, 2006 | 08:39 AM

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Re: v-8's get crapy gas mileage????

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what do you get in the city?

depends on how i drive. i dont pretend to get good gas mileage, but for how the car is modded, it gets decent mileage as long as im not taching 4 grand all the time

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