Gas mileage record

jajwrigh · Post by **jajwrigh** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:51 am

What is the most you guys have gotten on a full tank?

top_sgt · Post by **top_sgt** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:51 am

distance or mpg??

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:27 pm

I have never let mine get past a quarter of a tank, but have gotten 25 miles per gallon, and as low as 17 mpg

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:28 pm

Distance...about 240 miles

MPG...about 15

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:18 pm

think my best has been almost 24mpg

Post by **HenryJ** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:24 pm

540 miles but I chickened out and filled up before it was empty. It might have made 600 miles.

That was getting 18.5 mpg with mixed , mostly highway driving.

I cheat though- auxillary fuel tank

RocK · Post by **RocK** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:16 pm

almost every time i fill up its on 244mi

jajwrigh · Post by **jajwrigh** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:01 pm

I was curious to know distance....

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:11 pm

most of the time I get gas at 290-310

CrazyChaz · Post by **CrazyChaz** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:19 pm

About 290 miles per tank, so if we have a 17.5 gallon tank I get about 16.5 miles to the gallon

snocat1 · Post by **snocat1** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:43 pm

Hey HenryJ how much does it cost you now to filler up with both tanks now with the gas going up?

BobbleSmitty · Post by **BobbleSmitty** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:28 pm

The best I ever had was when I got my tonneau cover installed. It was around 22.5mpg at about 300 miles... It probably would have been a bit better if I hadn't had 2 other people in my car along with a full bed and back seat full of luggage!

Post by **Walt** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:39 am

I get 230-250 miles on a tank....that's mixed driving too... sucks doesn't it?

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:00 am

I average around 17mpg

260-280 miles

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:42 pm

wamason wrote:I get 230-250 miles on a tank....that's mixed driving too... sucks doesn't it?

Sucks literally!

Seriously, that's about the same as I get. I'm planning a full tune-up in the near future and also just ordered a Magnaflow cat-back to free up the exhaust a bit. I'll be curious to see if that helps any. I hated the sound of the stock muffler anyway. I've already done everything else (intake, HPPIII, etc). Even with cruise control, I've never been able to get over 20 on the highway and we won't even talk about my around town mileage!

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:02 pm

Rusty wrote:
wamason wrote:I get 230-250 miles on a tank....that's mixed driving too... sucks doesn't it?

Sucks literally!

Seriously, that's about the same as I get. I'm planning a full tune-up in the near future and also just ordered a Magnaflow cat-back to free up the exhaust a bit. I'll be curious to see if that helps any. I hated the sound of the stock muffler anyway. I've already done everything else (intake, HPPIII, etc). Even with cruise control, I've never been able to get over 20 on the highway and we won't even talk about my around town mileage!

A high flow muffler will probably just make things worse. When combined with the high flow intake, more air in and out usually means using more fuel. You'll probably also get on it a little more often to hear that new muffler roar.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:23 pm

snocat1 wrote:...how much does it cost you now to filler up with both tanks now with the gas going up?

My "usual" fill up runs between $40 and $50 , but I only need to do that once a month.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:04 pm

AZS10Crew wrote:
Rusty wrote:
wamason wrote:I get 230-250 miles on a tank....that's mixed driving too... sucks doesn't it?

Sucks literally!

Seriously, that's about the same as I get. I'm planning a full tune-up in the near future and also just ordered a Magnaflow cat-back to free up the exhaust a bit. I'll be curious to see if that helps any. I hated the sound of the stock muffler anyway. I've already done everything else (intake, HPPIII, etc). Even with cruise control, I've never been able to get over 20 on the highway and we won't even talk about my around town mileage!
A high flow muffler will probably just make things worse. When combined with the high flow intake, more air in and out usually means using more fuel. You'll probably also get on it a little more often to hear that new muffler roar.

Yeah, with my luck, it will probably get a lot worse.

Well, at least I won't have to listen to that "clogged vacuum cleaner" sound when I do put my foot in it!

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:39 pm

proud to say 17 MPG and i fill up around 270 miles per tank

mostly highway/some city

mikelly · Post by **mikelly** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:47 pm

WOW!! You may need to do some tuneup to your rig. I get 350-385 miles
on a tank of gas. Mostly highway miles. 330miles for mixed driving. I use
BG44K once every 3 months to clean out the engine. It cost about $20 and
you can get them from Advance Auto. There behind the counter and you
have to ask for it. You won't find them on the shelf. Hopefully this'll help

Mike

wamason wrote:I get 230-250 miles on a tank....that's mixed driving too... sucks doesn't it?

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:59 am

Welcome to the forum mikelly

are you in a CC or another s-10 with a 4 banger ?

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:58 am

mikelly wrote:WOW!! You may need to do some tuneup to your rig. I get 350-385 miles
on a tank of gas. Mostly highway miles. 330miles for mixed driving.

3:42 gears?

Blaze One · Post by **Blaze One** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:42 pm

I have a 99 4dr 4X4 blazer , I get about 200 Miles to the tank . 3.73 gears , 75% city 25%highway , But I am desparate need of a tune up aswell . And I think my truck wieghs more than the Crews .

chumley · Post by **chumley** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:49 am

I just took mine to the Shore on vac and I got almost 21 mpg hwy with 33's.

The SD I had before the Blazer got @ 11 mpg no matter what.

That was on 37's w/K&N, TBS and Flowmaster w/duals.

barch97 · Post by **barch97** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:21 am

chumley wrote:I just took mine to the Shore

chumley wrote:Location: Oaks PA

Where'd ya go? Probably went right past me

killian96ss · Post by **killian96ss** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:13 pm

350-385 miles is possible one tank. After doing a recent tune up (MSD wires, Accel cap & rotor, NGK iridium plugs, and Powerdyne TB spacer) I averaged 21.2 mpg on a road trip to Yosemite that had a 10k foot elevation change. 21.2 mpg is = to 371 miles in the CC. My average before the tune up was 14-16 mpg city/highway. One thing I did notice is that @ 10k feet the CC has a noticeable loss of power going up steep grades.

Steve