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Old 11-15-2005, 12:23 PM   #1
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gas mileage.

What kind of gas mileage do you guys get with your LS models? I'm averaging 22 mpg pretty steady highway/city mixed. I wish it was higher , though, like I was told when I bought it
I'm thinking about changing the air filter, cleaning the throttle body, and injectors and hoping that makes it improve.
So what do you guys get in your LS models? What year?
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Old 11-15-2005, 01:20 PM   #2
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Re: gas mileage.

My Imp gets about 27-30 avg some city/hiway

My Prix gets 25-27 avg some city/hiway

About 300/350 RPM diference between the 2 cars
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Old 11-15-2005, 01:24 PM   #3
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My Imp gets about 27-30 avg some city/hiway

My Prix gets 25-27 avg some city/hiway

About 300/350 RPM diference between the 2 cars
what year/model?
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Old 11-15-2005, 08:51 PM   #4
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Re: gas mileage.

3800 LS Imp 2001 52K

3800 GT Prix 1999 79K

5.2L Dodge Dakota 4x4 1995 13.5MPG 105K
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Old 11-16-2005, 06:41 AM   #5
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Re: gas mileage.

2000 3.8L, 25 city, 29 highway. Confirmed through 170,000 Miles of use =D
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Old 11-16-2005, 07:21 AM   #6
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Re: gas mileage.

I do very well on the highway. When I am doing close to 80 i get about 27mpg. Notice if I drop 10 mph mpg goes up. Around town I get about what you asre getting.

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What kind of gas mileage do you guys get with your LS models? I'm averaging 22 mpg pretty steady highway/city mixed. I wish it was higher , though, like I was told when I bought it
I'm thinking about changing the air filter, cleaning the throttle body, and injectors and hoping that makes it improve.
So what do you guys get in your LS models? What year?
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Old 11-16-2005, 11:11 PM   #7
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Re: gas mileage.

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What kind of gas mileage do you guys get with your LS models? I'm averaging 22 mpg pretty steady highway/city mixed. I wish it was higher , though, like I was told when I bought it
I'm thinking about changing the air filter, cleaning the throttle body, and injectors and hoping that makes it improve.
So what do you guys get in your LS models? What year?

'02 Impala 9C1 (police cruiser) with 3.8 motor. All highway miles at average 60-70 mph. I've kept track of the mileage for the last 10,000 miles and it gets 29.4 mpg (Imperial gallon)
Not bad for a big car!
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Old 11-16-2005, 11:47 PM   #8
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Re: gas mileage.

eh, the best I've done so far is 22 mpg!
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Old 11-17-2005, 12:11 AM   #9
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ok the other day i ran 200 kms thats 124.28 miles

i averaged 8 liters per 100 kms

8 ltr's = 2.11 gallons
100 kms = 62.14

so i avg'ed 29.45 miles per gallon not bad EH!!!! now if i were using the canadian gallon 4.54 liters per gallon it would be more like 40 mpg
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Old 11-19-2005, 05:03 AM   #10
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Re: gas mileage.

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ok the other day i ran 200 kms thats 124.28 miles

i averaged 8 liters per 100 kms

8 ltr's = 2.11 gallons
100 kms = 62.14

so i avg'ed 29.45 miles per gallon not bad EH!!!! now if i were using the canadian gallon 4.54 liters per gallon it would be more like 40 mpg
Amazing! A 40 mpg Impala.....You might have the answer to GM's financial problems sitting right in your driveway! Call them right now and tell them to stop misleading the public with THEIR claim that the Impala gets 29 mpg highway. They might even want to purchase your Impala to dismantle it and find out what makes it SO much more efficient then any other Impala that their engineers have ever designed. ( I would hold out for a million $ if it were my car)
Seriously guy......run the test again...at highway speeds...on a level road (if you're idling down a mountain road with the shifter in neutral it doesn't really count)
Let me know what you come up with ...(eh).
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Old 11-19-2005, 07:27 AM   #11
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Re: Re: gas mileage.

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3800 LS Imp 2001 52K

3800 GT Prix 1999 79K

5.2L Dodge Dakota 4x4 1995 13.5MPG 105K
13 mpg is nothing.

my camaro is getting about 6 or 7
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Old 11-19-2005, 09:41 AM   #12
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Re: gas mileage.

well if you have the DIC, just remember that it is not entirely accurate. I reset mine very fill up and check it on a calculator too, my car will say I averaged like 24 MPG, but when I figure it out its like 20. and most of my milage can be considered highway miles. if your that worried about it there a few things to check.

plugs, wires, tire pressure, fuel filter, air filter, possibly cat, and how you drive and how much city you drive
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Old 11-19-2005, 10:51 PM   #13
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Re: Re: gas mileage.

what wires?

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plugs, wires, tire pressure, fuel filter, air filter, possibly cat, and how you drive and how much city you drive
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Old 11-19-2005, 10:57 PM   #14
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Re: gas mileage.

wires, plug wires, spark plug wires. most people just refer to them as wires, sorry for the confusion
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what wires?
spark plug wires..
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