Mileage on the 2011 GT?
10-05-2010, 03:49 PM
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-I'm an Air Force Cadet who gets my tuition and part of my housing paid
-I work part time outside of class as often as I can
-I've been investing and working since I first could get my working papers
I think it's mostly the fact that you claim that you need one, which causes people to rip on you.
Personally I realize I don't NEED a 2011 GT, heck I don't even need a car at all, but I've wanted a muscle car since I was really young and I've worked towards that goal and luckily enough for me I was able to achieve it. I won't deny that I'm lucky for owning the car I do though.
10-05-2010, 07:20 PM
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Currently unknown, I'm in my AS200 year so next year we'll finally get to select our priority ASFCs. Hoping to go Intel or Communications though, I originally planned to go through to being a development engineer but between the part time job, class, and AFROTC it's enough stuff to do as it is.
10-05-2010, 08:51 PM
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My stats are on 3.15s. Seems like I get around 16/23 with my setup.
Do you guys think a tune would be a good way to get better mileage? I've been teetering on the idea of it anyway so I'd love to see what you guys think. From what I've seen in other posts, this will likely result in bombardments of "GET A TUNE!" haha
10-05-2010, 09:24 PM
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Wow that seems like good mileage compared to what I'm getting.
My stats are on 3.15s. Seems like I get around 16/23 with my setup.
Do you guys think a tune would be a good way to get better mileage? I've been teetering on the idea of it anyway so I'd love to see what you guys think. From what I've seen in other posts, this will likely result in bombardments of "GET A TUNE!" haha
My stats are on 3.15s. Seems like I get around 16/23 with my setup.
Do you guys think a tune would be a good way to get better mileage? I've been teetering on the idea of it anyway so I'd love to see what you guys think. From what I've seen in other posts, this will likely result in bombardments of "GET A TUNE!" haha
You gotta read OP (see below). I mentioned this fact twice already previously within your thread. It's not a bombardment its a simple fact..... Previously with the 2005-2009 a CAI paired with a tuner worked great in terms of results. Unlike for example my car. I'd need to do gears, exhaust, and a few bolt-ons to fully reap the tune. (just an example here, not this is limited too or all exclusive to what's needed to be done b4 a tune) You got life made w/ a 5.0 lol. But what mods do you currently have???
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10-05-2010, 09:28 PM
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As for current mods, it's bone stock with the exception of some Borla axlebacks I just threw on this weekend. Mind you that the car is currently only 5 days old
10-05-2010, 09:33 PM
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Haha sorry, I appreciate it. I suppose I just like the motivation a little too much. I'm currently going through the feeling of "does it seem like it's worth it", and I have a feeling it would be to get a nice set of custom tunes from Bama or Brenspeed, i just have to smack my wallet into cooperation lol
As for current mods, it's bone stock with the exception of some Borla axlebacks I just threw on this weekend. Mind you that the car is currently only 5 days old
As for current mods, it's bone stock with the exception of some Borla axlebacks I just threw on this weekend. Mind you that the car is currently only 5 days old
> get a short SHIFTER! (You'll thank me later
)oh i'd get 3.73's for sure if you didn't do that..... any mods already done???
PS: thanks for serving in the AF dude
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10-05-2010, 09:38 PM
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A 12% drop in fuel mileage due to 12% shorter gearing is probably not accurate. Perhaps if we are dealing with a constant speed, say, 80 MPH, that might be correct, but unfortunately there is no way to get to 80 MPH, short of a long down-hill slope!
A shorter gear will increase fuel mileage while accelerating as you are putting less load on the engine to attain the same speed. So in the case of exact throttle percentages, fuel mileage will actually increase when accelerating.
Depending on the spread of his driving, he may not even see a decrease in mileage. I, for instance, have a long highway commute to work, usually cruising around 70-80 MPH, 3.73 gears. I tend to average around 22-23 MPG, even though I hot rod it whenever the chance shows itself
. I'd have to search up an old thread of mine to find out, but I believe my mileage when I drove to Canada was something like 25-26 average? 65-80 MPH the whole cruise.
A shorter gear will increase fuel mileage while accelerating as you are putting less load on the engine to attain the same speed. So in the case of exact throttle percentages, fuel mileage will actually increase when accelerating.
Depending on the spread of his driving, he may not even see a decrease in mileage. I, for instance, have a long highway commute to work, usually cruising around 70-80 MPH, 3.73 gears. I tend to average around 22-23 MPG, even though I hot rod it whenever the chance shows itself
. I'd have to search up an old thread of mine to find out, but I believe my mileage when I drove to Canada was something like 25-26 average? 65-80 MPH the whole cruise.
10-05-2010, 09:45 PM
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A 12% drop in fuel mileage due to 12% shorter gearing is probably not accurate. Perhaps if we are dealing with a constant speed, say, 80 MPH, that might be correct, but unfortunately there is no way to get to 80 MPH, short of a long down-hill slope!
A shorter gear will increase fuel mileage while accelerating as you are putting less load on the engine to attain the same speed. So in the case of exact throttle percentages, fuel mileage will actually increase when accelerating.
Depending on the spread of his driving, he may not even see a decrease in mileage. I, for instance, have a long highway commute to work, usually cruising around 70-80 MPH, 3.73 gears. I tend to average around 22-23 MPG, even though I hot rod it whenever the chance shows itself. I'd have to search up an old thread of mine to find out, but I believe my mileage when I drove to Canada was something like 25-26 average? 65-80 MPH the whole cruise.
A shorter gear will increase fuel mileage while accelerating as you are putting less load on the engine to attain the same speed. So in the case of exact throttle percentages, fuel mileage will actually increase when accelerating.
Depending on the spread of his driving, he may not even see a decrease in mileage. I, for instance, have a long highway commute to work, usually cruising around 70-80 MPH, 3.73 gears. I tend to average around 22-23 MPG, even though I hot rod it whenever the chance shows itself
. I'd have to search up an old thread of mine to find out, but I believe my mileage when I drove to Canada was something like 25-26 average? 65-80 MPH the whole cruise.Last edited by sonicx; 10-05-2010 at 09:48 PM.