[V8] MPG - Final Chapter for now!

d saad dsaad at icehouse.net
Thu Apr 26 12:01:53 EDT 2007



That sounds about right for me too - with cold weather having a
significant downward pull on MPG, although the motor loves to breath that
cold air.

Of course, my newly overhauled motor will be getting
25 MPG in town...

yea

right


Dave


> Exactly how bad is your mileage that you're going to
such lengths?  I get
> a steady 14-16 City in any of my V8Q's,
less when driven as intended.
> Highway around 22 MPG IIRC.
> 
> The MPG sucked right out of the box for such a small
displacement,
> original EPA mileage for the V8Q was 14 MPG city
and 18 MPG Highway.
> Most SUV's do better than our steeds these
days.
> 
> BCNU,
>
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> Some days you're the dog,
some days you're the hydrant
> 
> 
> Jason
Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com> writes:
>> I have just
about gotten sick of this thing.  My compression is
>>
normal
>> now, o2 code is gone - MPG still sucks - I have
tested every
>> sensor,
>> system, and changed alot
of parts - the car runs great so I am just
>> going
>> to drive it like that for awhile - It will really bug me but I
don't
>> know
>> what else to do.  Thanks for all
the help.
>>
>>                     Jason
>

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