HighWay Gas Mileage with Valet Key On?

[tomcat]

All,

Have a friend in Oregon that has a Red/Red 91 ZR1. He told me it is no way you can get 27-30 MPG on the Highway with the Key on. I told him when I drive up to the Seattle Area (Renton, Washington) from Portland Oregon (160 miles). When I fill up in Renton, I put in 5 1/2 to 6 gallons depending on how much fuel I can squeeze in the tank. He told me that is impossible, our secondaries must not be working or faulty.

Manfred E...... http://images.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/patriot.gif
91 #906

[Jeffvette]

Is this friend finally going to come out to the PNW event?

[tomcat]

Is this friend finally going to come out to the PNW event?

That remains to be seen :pray
If he does, he would need a coupe of days to get over the shock seeing so many Great looking ZR1's

[jonszr1]

jeff when is your event?

[Jeffvette]

http://zr1netregistry.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3464

[DaveK]

I've checked a few times both before and after installing Marc's chip (which defaults the power key on) usually get numbers around 27/28

[Z Factor]

I can't imagine why anyone would keep their key off while driving themselves, but even when it is on you can get great mileage as long as you don't get into it too often.:wink:

:cheers:

[Peaven]

Hey Tomcat, tell your friend that...

Key off= secondaries no work
key on= secondaries no work until your right foot tells them to.:mrgreen: :thumbsup:

[zr-1assassin]

Hey Tomcat, tell your friend that...

Key off= secondaries no work
key on= secondaries no work until your right foot tells them to.:mrgreen: :thumbsup:couldn't have said it better!:thumbsup:

[WB9MCW]

SOME GUYS LIKE TO LIVE IN DENIAL--EVEN IF THEY OWN A KOTH

[UKZR1]

I must be doing something wrong as I only managed 16 durring my trip through Europe.

[lbszr]

I must be doing something wrong as I only managed 16 durring my trip through Europe.


Sounds like you must be driving it the way it's made to be driven:thumbsup: What's the speed limit there?

[UKZR1]

In the Uk 70mph, although that tends to be 80-90 most the time, a bit faster when i'm in the Z.

On my trip France is 130KPH, Switzerland had slow limits, though on the mountain roads I was on the 80kph limit was more than enough - for an idea one road we used was 13km long, climbed 15% and had 350 curves (mostly tight hair pins) on it. Then of course Germany which either had a 130kph or no limit at all!!!! Although unlike previous years the Z didn't get to stretch her legs as much because it was wet part of the time and also busy:(

[Nick]

jeff when is your event?
July 27-30

[Norsky4360]

Last month we spent 15 days on the road in "The Beast". Put on 5,000 miles and averaged 24 mpg for the trip.

I have to admit that when on the flat land we were cruising with the key off (unless some extra boost was needed for passing on a two lane road :D ) but when in the mountains the key was always on. Most of the flat land running also included having the A/C on as outside temps were often in the triple digit range.

There were a few days of "spirited" driving that impacted the daily averages. Best tank was 27+ mpg and the worst was 19+ mpg. So IMO the KOTH lived up to its window sticker claim of 25 mpg/highway.

[DaveK]

On the trip to MN last weekend I averaged 24, that was with Marc's chip so the 'key' was effectively on and I also have 4.10s.

Thanks

Dave

[Norsky4360]

Last month we spent 15 days on the road in "The Beast". Put on 5,000 miles and averaged 24 mpg for the trip.

I have to admit that when on the flat land we were cruising with the key off (unless some extra boost was needed for passing on a two lane road :D ) but when in the mountains the key was always on. Most of the flat land running also included having the A/C on as outside temps were often in the triple digit range.

There were a few days of "spirited" driving that impacted the daily averages. Best tank was 27+ mpg and the worst was 19+ mpg. So IMO the KOTH lived up to its window sticker claim of 25 mpg/highway.

[RHanselman]

28.5 on the return from BG with my 93 after Marc dyno tuned it...

[XfireZ51]

Drove to Dayton area this weekend and averaged 22mpg which I thought was a bit less than expected. I was driving at 75-85mph most of the time. I think the Marc Randolph chip I have causes secondaries to open a bit too early. Power key is always on.