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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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What gas milage is everyone making?

I want to know what gas milage everyone is making with TBI, especially the 350 guys. Who has the best/worst. I made 25.9 highway 20 city with 305 and 2.73. Then downgraded to 22.9 highway 18 city with 350 and 2.73's.Now at like 19-20 highway with 3.42's and who knows what in the city but it can't be good.:rockon:
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 01:03 PM
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Car: '91 t-top RS; '91 hrdtp Z28
Engine: LO3;383tpi
Transmission: 700r4;very nice 700r4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 zt posi, 3.70 auburn
Do a search on the topic-it comes up all the time. My 305 use to get about 23 mpg before gears and throttle body and chip. Since then, my converter has decided it doesn't want to lock up any more, so until I get the t-56 in there, i'm lucky if I get into the teens.
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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10-12mpg in the city and 20-22mpg on the freeway. I need a chip.
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 04:29 PM
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My mileage depends on temperature, humidity and driving habits.

During the hot humid days last few weeks I was getting 18 mpg city.

On cold/mild low humidity days I get 22-24 mpg city (mostly traffic dictates my milage though so on really crappy days of gridlock it goes to hell like 15 or worse)

On highway, pure highway I get 28 mpg avg.
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Old Jul 22, 2002 | 05:26 PM
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Car: 91 Red Sled
Axle/Gears: 10bolt Richmond 3.73 Torsen
10-14 city (lead foot) and 22 highway. That's with 3.73 gears and everything in my sig.
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 05:54 AM
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
15-20 city mpg, 25-30mpg hwy with my setup depending on how much I stomp on the gas.
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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Car: 93 Caprice 9C1
Engine: L05
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I'd say my mileage is 14/19 or so (3.42s)....keep in mind vehicle weight
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 09:43 PM
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Car: 91 RS/ 99 T/A/ 72 Vette/ 02 Z28
Engine: LSx/ Dart400
Transmission: M6/ M6/ TH400/ 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 4.10's / 3.08/ 2.73
24-25mpg normal driving some city some highway

28-32 mpg highway
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 09:59 PM
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Car: 1999 Yamaha Banshee
Engine: 379cc twin cyl 2-stroke stroker
Transmission: 6 spd manual
Axle/Gears: 14/41 tooth
mine was about 15 city with TBI nows its about 12, but when the primaries are open the secondaries are too(HEAVY FOOT)
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 10:12 PM
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From: Davison / Troy ,Michigan
Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.8
Transmission: 700r4
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I can't remember highway but with city I got 20-21mpg. I know stock for our LO3's is 17mpg city but I think by getting rid of my cat, upgrading all of my ignition and not flooring it all the time ( ) helped a lot. That was with 3:42's too so not to shabby.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:38 PM
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I get 15 mpg city summer, and about 20 highway.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 12:59 AM
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when i had tbi on the 350 i was getting around 22 on highway was horribly off tune and in city i never mesure in fear of the truth of the gas mileage i made :P
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 06:25 PM
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From: 600 yds out
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Transmission: sebin hunnerd
Axle/Gears: fo-tins
I get 17/21. I measured 21 mpg on the hiway with an entire apartment full of furniture and stuff in the back of the van...that was also going 80 mph.

Hehehe...I also have the aerodynamics of a barn
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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I get about 15 city and maybe like 23 highway. Thank you NJ traffic!
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 07:38 PM
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I average about 16-17 in town,20-23 on the highway.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 09:10 PM
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Car: 92 ZR-1
Engine: LT-5
Transmission: ZF-6
Axle/Gears: SuperDana 44 4.10
Xfire Vette. 95K miles, 340hp, 3.07 with 4+3. 24mpg @ 80mph.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:26 PM
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200-220 mile a tank u do the math.On the 350 300+ on the 305
. i miss having a 305 in some ways
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Old Aug 1, 2002 | 01:28 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: L03 305 TBI, nearly stock
Transmission: 700R4, stock
Axle/Gears: 3.23 out of a V6/5 speed car.
With the 305 and 2.73's, I got 19city/28hwy unmodified. After I gutted the cat and installed a 3" cat back system, 21/30. After I did the ultimate TBI mods and installed a 1/2" phenolic spacer, 20city/27hwy.
Mileage hasn't changed much, but power has increased steadily!
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Old Aug 3, 2002 | 07:02 PM
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15-17 mpg in the city

26-29 mpg on the highway

and yeah......that is with the hang glider on the back on my car
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