What do you M6 drivers get for gas mileage?

[ss~zoso~ss]

Just wondering what your typical gas milage is strictly in town.


the best i get is like 13-14

[Pitchlock]

I can get around 22 in the city

[ss~zoso~ss]

dam thats really good

what are your driving habits, what rpm do you keep the engine at

[02SLPSS]

i'm new to these cars. M6? what is that? 6 speed?

[02slp-ss]

Yes manual 6 speed.

[02SLPSS]

i've had my SS for 3 days now. I've been driving a long bed extended cab Z-71 silverado. I'm loving the mileage with the camaro. i don't know how much the camaro tank holds, but i have been doing $75.00 a week with the truck at $2.60 a gallon. Yes $2.60. That's SC price. And i have not been real easy on the car since i got it. I am loving the hell out of it. I have been having horsepower withdrawls since i wrecked my 72. Its in the body shop now. you can see it on my homepage. also check out my buddies 77 280 z with the 383 stroker at the bottom of the page. It will pull the front tires off the ground. sorry about the rant.

[ss~zoso~ss]

lol, your 02 SS holds more than my 98, i believe its 15.6 GAL whereas the 98 is 15.1? something like that

[Huskerz1]

I get 17 in town. I've got an MTI power package on it too. I shift at 2000 rpm in town and about 3500 rpm when I get on the on ramp to the interstate. Don't know about highway mileage yet. I haven't been on a long trip.

[SLP00blueSS]

my ss is an m6 with 4.10 gears LT headers and a ORY and i get about 25 on the highway.....before the 4.10 and long tubes i got 29

[97z286speed]

i get around 30 highway

but around 19 city, shifting at 2k rpms and sometimes skippin a gear

[SeVeReDiStOrTiOn]

lol, your 02 SS holds more than my 98, i believe its 15.6 GAL whereas the 98 is 15.1? something like that
I believe it was 15.5 for awhile and in 00 they put in a 16.8 tank

[Fugiero]

I believe it was 15.5 for awhile and in 00 they put in a 16.8 tank
With my 00 SS M6 the only time i checked i got about 16 around town, not really thinking about MPG.

[jbb6811]

i get around 20-22 in town when not playing and using the crappy skip shift.
on my last trip to Atlanta i got 25mpg but i also raced a sl500 and a 06 gt. trust me its way better than a H3! and my car is all stock.

[Bob'sWS6]

I get about 18 mpg in mixed driving. Mind you i'm typically in rush hour traffic in California. If I just drive on the freeway i've gotten 24mpg.

I have 4.10 gearing and a Z06 Cam.

[5LtrBtr]

I usually shift at just over 2000. I shift 1-3-5 and get about 18-20 in town. My last roadtrip was to st louis and i got just under 30 cruising at about 85 or so.

[Daniel P.]

Around 18 in town shiftin at 3500 but there arent any stop lights so that could make a difference. and I got 24 highway the other day. I put on 175 miles saturday night just drivin around town.

[jad628]

18.5 mpg, everyday driving. I haven't taken a highway jaunt yet, but the previous owner said he got upwards of 29 mpg on an all-interstate trip. Only on my fourth tank, but the first one pinged at higher rpm's so it was lower octane and it got 17 mpg. Last two tanks were 93 and got 18.5 mpg. This tank will be the first with Mobil 1 synthetic. I bet it will go up slightly.

I run BP (Amoco) 93 octane and Mobil 1 synthetic 5w30. I don't believe he did. I also have an SLP lid, all the free mods, and a Flowmaster exhaust (previous owner installed). I row through all the gears, easy on the throttle, but maintain at least 1500 rpm in the highest gear chosen. I haven't had a manual for a number of years, so I enjoy shifting. I'm gonna buy that skip shift cut-off. That is an irritating feature. Also gonna likely install a Pro 5.0 shifter.

John

[ss~zoso~ss]

yea i cant imagine what driving with the 1 to 4 skip shift would be like

am i the only one that has got 30+mpg on the highway?

[ErikElvis]

I get about 20 with mostly highway miles but I dont drive it much so when I do im usually not driving for gas mileage.

[The Rookie]

About 15 city and about 19 hwy.

[5LtrBtr]

Been so close to 30 but haven't been able to hit it just yet. Since I got rid of the ninja and gas doesn't seem to be goin down I'll keep on easing up on the throttle

[beanie]

was getting about 17 city (not sure hwy b/c it is a garage queen). now after 4.10's and a cam I get 13.5

[ss~zoso~ss]

dam 13.5 city is good for those mods, i must be doing something wrong if i'm getting like 10 stock

[ss~zoso~ss]

well not 10 but like 14-15 tops

[sgt0704]

i get about 17mpg i guess. i shift through all the gears. and i shift when the engine sounds ready. run 91 octane. and is all stock.

[Capster78]

My 99 TA with full boltons, 3.73's and a 3500 stall was geting around 13mph city..

My 98 M6 stock gets around 22-24 city if I baby it.. and anywhere between 26-32 on the highway.

[iburhucklebery]

I avg about 19. That was a while ago. Ever since my wife got an Excursion @ 10mpg :brick: I really don't give a rats ass what my car gets!

[Kaveman42]

I can get anywhere from 16 to 19 MPG

[ss~zoso~ss]

see people dont realize how fuel efficient our car really are, the fameous ricer thing is "oh well our cars are good on gas", so are ours

when somebody asks me "hows that thing on gas", i simply smile and say "FUN!"

[383scott]

I've been gettin 20mpg driving like a wild man on occasion. But I have gotten 31mpg driving 70 on the highway, around 28mpg at 80-85.
Mostly stock.

[GatorSS]

city - 17-22 mpg (depending on conditions and my driving choice)
highway - 29-32 mpg (depending on conditions & normally with cruise control on @ 80 mph)

[Selah]

It varies between what gas I get too. I know everyone says it's a myth, but my car HATES Shell/Citgo but loves Sunoco. :dunno: With 93 Sunoco she gets 19-20 city and high 20's highway.

[345hpss]

am i the only one that has got 30+mpg on the highway?


Nope. Just last month I got 30.6 driving across Ohio on the interstate.

My father has eeked 33 out of his 2000 Ram Air.

It's very easy to do... set cruise at 75... for 400 miles

Around town I'm anywhere between 18-22 depending on how I drive.

[jad628]

Finally took a trip of 100+ miles with my '99 M6. I took my six year old son to Tweetsie up in the mountains near Boone/Blowing Rock. About 70 miles on I-77 and I-40 (65-70 mph) and another 35 or so on 321 (45 zone mostly). Going UP it got a little over 26mpg. That's with Amoco 93 octane. I figure on the Interstate at 70-80 mph it probably gets high 20's, but I don't know if it would break 30mpg. The car has 68,000 on the original plugs and I am planning to give it a tune up with Iridiums and MSD wires. Maybe then I'll break 30mpg. :burnout:


John

[swimster144]

I average about 18.5 to 19.5 mpg when the tank is 100% city driving...and that's sometimes getting on it hard to have fun as well, but its not like I floor it ALL the time. During the school year when I drive to school and back, and I would say that my tanks are about 70% highway and 30% city...I would get about 25-27 mpg...when it is virtually all highway, the mileage would be upwards of 28-29 mpg. I would guess right on 30 mpg if it was 100% highway cruise miles.

BTW, that is all on 87 octane up here in Denver. I'm now trying 91 to see if I can tell much of a difference in feel of the car/accel. and gas mileage etc.

[1959ls1]

I got 31 mpg from Huntsville to Rome, GA

[ss~zoso~ss]

is something wrong with mine because i get only 14 topps city mileage, what rpms do you guys shift at

[99blueZ]

don't worry i only get about 12-13 in the city. Like 14-15 if i try really hard. I get high 20's on the highway.

[Ripper415]

my 02 ss gets around 15 city, and thats shifting between 2000 and 2500 rpm each time. when i first got the car that stupid 1st to 4th skip shift thing pissed me off, but with premium at $3.50 a gallon here in NY most of the time i just allow it to happen lol. on a long straight highway going about 80 in 6th gear with cruise control on id say i get close to 30 mpg (cause rpms are like 1900-2000). i'm hoping that after i redo my entire induction setup it'l give me at least a few more mpg.

[Soltakr]

02 SS m6 - 13.5 mpg downtown and 27 mpg on the way to Vegas. Now that I think about it...I'm actually saving money going to Vegas HA Brilllant!

[ulakovic22]

About 11-13 in the city, I don't really get out on the highway too much but maybe 20 on the highway

[farm12340]

i get about about 20 in the city and i shift at like 2500 and skip from 1 to 3 to 5 . and on the highway i get about 27mpg. i love the mpg on this beast.

[ErikElvis]

I posted about 20 earlier and that was with a generic fuel system cleaner. I added the slick 50 cleaner and i sware it has made a difference in smoothness. unsure of any mpg gains though.

[NinerSevenTango]

16 City, 25 Highway, great big honkin cam, headers.

[Fedge]

about 17~19 in the city driving like I have sense and using 1-3-5 shifts, 13~15 driving like I stole it :D

I get mid 20s when I drive aggressively, around 30 when I cruise at 70

[bob02z]

I get an average of 24.5 back anf forth to work, freeway and city...

[ss~zoso~ss]

im gonna try that 1 to 3 to 5 shifting

[va2001ss]

22-24 mpg, 75% Highway 25% City

[ss~zoso~ss]

you know its funny that the ricers always say "well at least my car is good on gas", lol ours are actually just as good when we want them to be

IN YOUR FACE RICERS!!!!!!

[Jerry's 99SS]

I take it easy around town and usually can't get 14 mpg. On a trip I can get about 27 to 32 mpg on the highway. June was the last time I broke 30 plus. I have probably hit 30 or more around 15 to 20 times. My highway mileage didn't change much w/the supercharger, but the city seems lower.

[ss~zoso~ss]

see i'm getting the same in town mileage of someone with a cam supercharger headers etc..... WTF?

[jwrandall]

I usually average between 22-24 mpg with an even mix of city and highway driving and an occasional run-up through the gears.

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

18ish getting on it offten all city.

[STOCK1SC]

I avged 24mpg with 75% hwy and 25% city. I always tried to get into 6th as quickly as possible on the highway and backroads if it was level enough. You can get 29-30mpg on the highway if you live in a flat area, I just have a lot of hills.

[tonyjnjz]

14-16 with mostly city driving....havnt checked highway yet as i live close to work and havnt taken any road trips with it yet

[Roastem]

I get 25 mpg or better on the highway (I do a lot of that). Around town it drops to a DISMAL 13 to 15 mpg. This is with all the mods listed below.

[98Z-28Camaro]

about 15 in town and 20 on interstate. Never had a full interstate jog and always giving it more gas.

[cobrahunter]

With full bolt-ons...

I get about 16 mpg in the city, if I'm not too heavy on the gas.

On my last trip to LA, thanks to that 6th gear, I guess I was making about
23-25 mpg. I got almost double what I usually get driving in the city.

[Roastem]

im gonna try that 1 to 3 to 5 shifting

It works really well with 4.10's, the 1-3-5 shift. I tried 2-4-6 shifting, but the first two gears in the T-56 for our cars are kinda tall, even with 4.10's. The only thing I don't like about driving with "some sense" is that I can't hear the vicious exhaust note below 3K rpm. It's like I am running around in a GT with a catless h-pipe and flows. Above 3K is where the exhaust note will make you pitch a tent, and panties start drippin' :drool:. Reach over there and rub on it, hell, it's like you stuck your hand in a mayo jar. :yum: haha

[ss~zoso~ss]

to the last sentence of teh last post, RIGHT........

[Roastem]

is something wrong with mine because i get only 14 topps city mileage, what rpms do you guys shift at

If you shift below 3K, and skip gears, and drive like an old ass lady, then maybe you could get 20 mpg in the city. What's the fun in that? If I wanted something that I had to baby and gets great gas mileage, I would get a frickin Hybrid Prius.

Last time I checked, there wan't a FORUM for PRIUS enthusiasts. haha

The gas mileage I get on the highway is a just a plus, in my opinion. We have RAW ass sport cars, that make big power, and if that means I have to sacrifice city mpg, then I think it is a good trade-off. I will sacrifice an extra 30 or 40 bucks a month so I can get out of my car with a smile on my face everytime.

[Tom 06 GTO]

21-22 or so, about 1/2 highway, 1/2 suburbs, use 5th and 6th a lot... and the cruise control.

[jad628]

Now a few thousand miles into this car. I've taken a couple of trips now and 27 MPG has been reached, but those trips involved some stop and go (not all Interstate). I believe it is capable of 29MPG on the highway like the previous owner said. The difference in everyday driving is 18.5 MPG driving normally, Getting a little more frisky drops it to just under 17.5 MPG.

Now for a tune up.