a1cmaw Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I hate to sound hard core, but this is a "performance truck" not a Toyota 4 banger... I know its hard for me to keep my foot off the floor... It's just gotta be there If you want High MPG then buy a backup "Hybrid" that will get ya 50mpg for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddOH Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I can't get to better than 12 mpg 12.3 Bone stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misanthrope Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 What are you guy's paying for gas? 93 = 1.93 here in NY where i live. My 90 K5 with plow! is an econ car compaired to my SS. Then again i didn't buy it for it's mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxjiggaxx Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 What are you guy's paying for gas? 93 = 1.93 here in NY where i live. My 90 K5 with plow! is an econ car compaired to my SS. Then again i didn't buy it for it's mpg 93 = $1.36 -Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plwtwo Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I average 11.5, thats driving the way I want to, in my SS. My H2 I get close to 13mpg. In my wife's Tahoe 5.3L with 22's, I can get 17, with the stock wheels 19mpg. I drive the same in all three vehicles, so I guess I'm stuck with mid 11's mpg..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1cmaw Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 i left oklahoma last week for louisiana and been here since (for the holidays). once i got south of shreveport there was finally no traffic and could keep a steady cruise for more than 5 miles. so once i was able to do that, i saw ~14.2 cruising at 80 for 200 miles. once i got here i drove it like i normally do (conservative for some, but crazy for most) and even played with a few other cars that wouldn't have a chance of keeping up, but anyway, i've been in the pedal and i still haven't dropped below 14!!! i've been real surprised. my only mod that isn't in my sig is my new direct hits ignition. can't wait for "TUNING RALLY 2004" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilveradoSS04 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 my 5.3 with 3.73's get's like 14 all the time. I'd be happy to have your power with my mpg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmtruc Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 i left oklahoma last week for louisiana and been here since (for the holidays). once i got south of shreveport there was finally no traffic and could keep a steady cruise for more than 5 miles. so once i was able to do that, i saw ~14.2 cruising at 80 for 200 miles. once i got here i drove it like i normally do (conservative for some, but crazy for most) and even played with a few other cars that wouldn't have a chance of keeping up, but anyway, i've been in the pedal and i still haven't dropped below 14!!! i've been real surprised. my only mod that isn't in my sig is my new direct hits ignition. can't wait for "TUNING RALLY 2004" Hopefully we can bump that up a mile or two, see ya soon, allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSER Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 A hotter ignition helps quite a bit. I put a jacobs pro street ignition on my 96 and picked up 2 to 3 mpg and some extra ponies. I think better plug wires and the larger spark plug gap have an effect also. And I'm Looking forward to the tunning rally also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbounds Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Farmtruc, For those of us who can't get to Tuning Rally 2004, I have seen a little module that plugs into the diag. port on a vechicle and will record PCM data to download to a PC. It's called a Data Logger or something like that. Have you looked into the value of one of these for custom tuning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Farmtruc, For those of us who can't get to Tuning Rally 2004, I have seen a little module that plugs into the diag. port on a vechicle and will record PCM data to download to a PC. It's called a Data Logger or something like that. Have you looked into the value of one of these for custom tuning? EFILive, EASE, Autotap, are all capable of doing the same thing. A data logger, per se, from what I know of them, is a little module that hooks to your ALDL connector and records X amount of data while not needing to be connected to a PC. However, the PC and one of the previous listed programs will have to have the data downloaded to them from the logger for processing and display. Of the three, I know EASE makes one to go with their program. There are probably other things out there, but these are the things I'm aware of. Most people with the LS1, use EFILive - I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1cmaw Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 i left oklahoma last week for louisiana and been here since (for the holidays). once i got south of shreveport there was finally no traffic and could keep a steady cruise for more than 5 miles. so once i was able to do that, i saw ~14.2 cruising at 80 for 200 miles. once i got here i drove it like i normally do (conservative for some, but crazy for most) and even played with a few other cars that wouldn't have a chance of keeping up, but anyway, i've been in the pedal and i still haven't dropped below 14!!! i've been real surprised. my only mod that isn't in my sig is my new direct hits ignition. can't wait for "TUNING RALLY 2004" Hopefully we can bump that up a mile or two, see ya soon, allen SWEET!! I actually saw 15 last night on the way back. of course there wasn't much traffic on the road so i pretty much kept a steady cruise the whole way. i actually got around 16 in alexandria cause the speed limit drops to 60 so i set it at 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbounds Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 BenKey, Just short of buying a laptop, EFILive, AutoTap, etc. I was kicking around the idea of Farmtruc utilizing one of these to gather needed data for a custom tune without him or the customer making a long trip. Maybe just a tool to benefit his work(If it works). ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cokedrvrbjw Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I can get 99 mpg...oh, that was on the inst. mpg though going down hill, lol. Yea im at 14 too. Not much of a change from my HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I haven't put one on the SS yet, but the TORNADO FUEL SAVER thing has always done well on my other vehicles. Added bonus - ITS CHEAP! It'll only get you a little extra, but for around $80 you can't afford not to try! TORNADO FUEL SAVER I've tried the tornado device before, wasn't impressed. Also saw a report on them by Consumer Reports, and they say the thing is a gimmick. There was absolutely no supporting facts proving any gains in mpg. They conducted their tests on several different vehicles of different performance levels and none were showing improvement when I looked into it. All vehicles were in good mechanical condition, and in good general tune. That's why they sell them all night long on infomercials for 19.95, They are a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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