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GOLDCYLON · 06-07-2008

Must be that left foot diease every one haves Tom. Remember mines a daily cruiser and at 430am on the way into work the cruise is set for 35 miles at 72mph. As my foot is susecptable to the same diease my mileage always caries lol

tomtom72 · 06-07-2008

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Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

Must be that left foot diease every one haves Tom. Remember mines a daily cruiser and at 430am on the way into work the cruise is set for 35 miles at 72mph. As my foot is susecptable to the same diease my mileage always caries lol

I think I suffer from an overweight condition in one foot, gotta go on a diet!

Actually, our roads are clogged with SUV's & Mini-Vans that cause me to use too much trottle to get around them.......and I'm addicted to the sound of an LT5 @ 5500+ rpms...it's sooooo sweet

Ya know this is gonna sound really bad......but if I own an vette, gas milage should be the least of my concerns....unless I use it for diagnostic reasons, which I do....sometimes

It's a nice day here, so I think I'll go add to the fine air here in the NYC/Metro area....have a nice day Daryl!

We Gone · 06-07-2008

I can get 28-29 on the big road...but around town 16-17 is the best I can do. 3K rpm shifts sure do sound good..

Paul Workman · 06-07-2008

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Originally Posted by gbrtng

Just don't try to stretch out the last few gallons to prove a point, the fuel pumps need some liquid to stay cool and happy. I'm always on the lookout for a fuel stop when the gauge nears 1/4 left regardless of range remaining.

Good point.

P.

tomtom72 · 06-08-2008

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Originally Posted by We Gone

I can get 28-29 on the big road...but around town 16-17 is the best I can do. 3K rpm shifts sure do sound good..

Damn Steve! I get maybe 16 around town....14 is more the norm for me. The only highway driving was when my car was new, to me, less than 10k miles and I took it to BG. I got a bit over 21.....

Oh well I guess I still should go out and practice so I can learn how to drive my car.....think I'll do that today!

GOLDCYLON · 06-08-2008

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Originally Posted by We Gone

I can get 28-29 on the big road...but around town 16-17 is the best I can do. 3K rpm shifts sure do sound good..

How fast are you going to get that kind of mileage? Thats awesome

tomtom72 · 06-09-2008

Okay, yesterday's group cruise was a combo of some highway & a lot of back roads with a lot of two lane back road twisties ......it was fun and the run was about 225 miles in total.......now the gas milage figures from the car's DIC:

avg mpg = 16.5, however on the highway with sparse traffic and the car at about, ahem, 85ish the DIC said 24 mpg in 6th......I found my trouble with my gas milage....I like 5th better than 6th, and I truly think my car likes 5th better than 6th.....she just purrs like a fat cat after Sunday's cruise...it always amazes me that the more time an LT5 spends above 3k rpms, the better it seems to run afterwards.

Tom

We Gone · 06-09-2008

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Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

How fast are you going to get that kind of mileage? Thats awesome

70 to 75 with long runs of 250+ miles
Only takes a few spirited runs to drop it down to the mid 20s

2ZR1S · 06-09-2008

Filled my 91 today display showed 16.9 mpg average; hand calc 16.78 mpg. Pretty close for a 17 year old car. My short trips to work are what keeps my average down, car does not get warm until almost there(~11miles). On longer trips I useually will see 21-23mpg with the 4.10 geared car and 23-25mpg with 3.92 geared car.

GOLDCYLON · 06-09-2008

I dont know guys its hard to bitch when the LT5 puts out some respectable gas mileage number and some spirted fun at the same time. Simply put what a great ride!!! Why did I wait so long

06-07-2008	#11
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,120	Re: Range what number do you get? 90-91 Owners Must be that left foot diease every one haves Tom. Remember mines a daily cruiser and at 430am on the way into work the cruise is set for 35 miles at 72mph. As my foot is susecptable to the same diease my mileage always caries lol __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

06-07-2008	#13
We Gone Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,169	Re: Range what number do you get? 90-91 Owners I can get 28-29 on the big road...but around town 16-17 is the best I can do. 3K rpm shifts sure do sound good..

06-09-2008	#17
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: Range what number do you get? 90-91 Owners Okay, yesterday's group cruise was a combo of some highway & a lot of back roads with a lot of two lane back road twisties ......it was fun and the run was about 225 miles in total.......now the gas milage figures from the car's DIC: avg mpg = 16.5, however on the highway with sparse traffic and the car at about, ahem, 85ish the DIC said 24 mpg in 6th......I found my trouble with my gas milage....I like 5th better than 6th, and I truly think my car likes 5th better than 6th.....she just purrs like a fat cat after Sunday's cruise...it always amazes me that the more time an LT5 spends above 3k rpms, the better it seems to run afterwards. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

06-09-2008	#19
2ZR1S Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 79	Re: Range what number do you get? 90-91 Owners Filled my 91 today display showed 16.9 mpg average; hand calc 16.78 mpg. Pretty close for a 17 year old car. My short trips to work are what keeps my average down, car does not get warm until almost there(~11miles). On longer trips I useually will see 21-23mpg with the 4.10 geared car and 23-25mpg with 3.92 geared car. __________________ Jon R. Member #490 1992 ZR-1 Arctic White/Red 2008 Z51 Silver 6 spd (Daily driver)

06-09-2008	#20
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,120	Re: Range what number do you get? 90-91 Owners I dont know guys its hard to bitch when the LT5 puts out some respectable gas mileage number and some spirted fun at the same time. Simply put what a great ride!!! Why did I wait so long __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V