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is anyone else's gas mileage terrible after cams?

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Old Mar 8, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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On the Interstate running 75 plus I am around 22 MPG with all of my mods. In town and because of the drone, I usually am running mostly 3rd gear and around 3000 RPMs so my MPG is way down... probably close to you. Maybe 8 - 10. But hey, that is the price we pay to play!!!
Old Mar 10, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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8 mpg is way off. With my mods I am getting 12-14 and all my driving is short distance city style with lots of thottle and brake.
Old Mar 11, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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If you had your car dyno run or retuned which you should have then you can expect really low mpg. I had cams installed a few days ago. Day after I got it back 8.6. Day later 10.8 and now today around 11mpg. And I'm no lighter on the gas then I was before. Expect a 1-2mpg loss at most. They do lower mpg because of how they affect the car. More gas is needed in lower rpm to keep it as smooth as a no cam mustang. It's well worth it though.
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