Please post your gas consumption on 3.4L engines
trixtaz
05-04-2005, 09:49 PM
All you guys/gals with V6 99+ GA's (3.4L engines) could you please post the gas mileage your car gets?
I just want a general feel of what people are getting out there b/c I think my GA is eating waaaay too much fuel.
I recently did a full tune up so there shouldnt be a problem.... I'm stumped since this supposedly is a fuel-efficient car.
Right now I'm geting ~15L/100km... for you Americans its about 15.5miles/gal (I think my calculations are correct).
These figures are for city driving, since that is what I mostly do.
I read that this car should be getting about 12L/100km in the city (as a new car).
Thanks for any input
I just want a general feel of what people are getting out there b/c I think my GA is eating waaaay too much fuel.
I recently did a full tune up so there shouldnt be a problem.... I'm stumped since this supposedly is a fuel-efficient car.
Right now I'm geting ~15L/100km... for you Americans its about 15.5miles/gal (I think my calculations are correct).
These figures are for city driving, since that is what I mostly do.
I read that this car should be getting about 12L/100km in the city (as a new car).
Thanks for any input
trixtaz
05-04-2005, 09:50 PM
Ah... in case any of you were wondering, I have a '99 SE.
Thanks
Thanks
mcbeefer
05-05-2005, 01:02 AM
my 99 3.4 se gets about 16-18 mpg in town but thats with my wife driving it, i get about 14-16 mpg. thats in town with a cold air intake and a light weight pulley not sure how much it improved/declined with those.
hope that helps
hope that helps
grfnkl
05-05-2005, 09:59 AM
Currently I'm getting 22-24 in city and about 26-28 highway I feel that they are a little close in mileage for myself. I noticed the biggest improvement in mileage after taking the car on the highway a few times to blow out the build up in the engine. (when i was only doing city driving)
Toosky99
05-05-2005, 10:17 AM
I've got a '99 Grand Am as well and I typically 25-26 mpg. Most of my driving is highway miles.
Mr. Luos
05-05-2005, 10:52 AM
My 2001 Grand Am GT gets roughly 25 MPG around town, and about 30 on the highway. 67,000 miles.
Firsty1
05-05-2005, 02:43 PM
I've got a '00 GA-gt with cold air-intake.. I get around 22mpg
frekey
05-05-2005, 02:53 PM
does cold air intake affect gas mileage?
Degtr
05-05-2005, 03:33 PM
'99 SE 3.4L V6. I get 22-23mpg in city/highway mix. Usually around 20 in pure city. I've gotten up to 33 on the highway if the trip is from a higher elevation to a lower one.
Firsty1
05-05-2005, 08:14 PM
I guess in theory it's suppossed to help gas mileage, but I really didnt notice much of a difference at all. Maybe a slight increase on the highway with a cold air. (not positive- but that's the experience I've had with it)
Ridenour
05-05-2005, 08:19 PM
almost all freeway driving - 28 MPG 01 GA GT
mcbeefer
05-06-2005, 03:29 AM
just wondering what elavation every one is at, i am at about 5000 or somewhere around there
Ridenour
05-06-2005, 05:40 AM
I'm at roughly 800 ft
trixtaz
05-06-2005, 12:57 PM
Thanks for all your input... at least now I have a rough idea of where I'm at.
Mr. Luos
05-06-2005, 02:18 PM
just wondering what elavation every one is at, i am at about 5000 or somewhere around there
5400 most of the time.
So, most of you guys are getting just a touch better, the same, or even worse mileage than my Trans Am gets. 22.5 MPG around town last time I checked, and a hair over 27 on the highway. I think some of you guys need a tune-up.
5400 most of the time.
So, most of you guys are getting just a touch better, the same, or even worse mileage than my Trans Am gets. 22.5 MPG around town last time I checked, and a hair over 27 on the highway. I think some of you guys need a tune-up.
Firsty1
05-06-2005, 11:32 PM
Speaking of tune-ups, I know I could use one.. I am a poor college student though so I usually try to do as much stuff as I can myself. I do the oil, clean the K&N, recently changed the fuel filter.. I got some new spark plugs but I dont know how to get at them to put the new ones in, its a tight fit in the engine (2000 Grand Am Gt) but it should be basically the same for most GA's.. so if anyone has done that and knows an easier way. Also I'm having problems with my fog lights.. I put up a thread but nobody responded, it's called "Fog Light Fuse Q" or something similar, if anyone knows much about electronics and could help with that I would be pretty thankful.
Mr. Luos
05-07-2005, 01:49 AM
Plugs are cake. Hard part is getting the stock wire boots off.
Took me about 45 minutes first time. The back three are mostly by feel. I have fairly large hands and I found it pretty easy. Best to stand on the passenger side of the car to reach the back plugs. Don't forget anti-seize.
Took me about 45 minutes first time. The back three are mostly by feel. I have fairly large hands and I found it pretty easy. Best to stand on the passenger side of the car to reach the back plugs. Don't forget anti-seize.
BryanR
01-16-2006, 12:53 PM
I get about 18 MPG in my 99 Grand AM SE Automatic. I don't know why as I did not mod anything.
zirb
01-17-2006, 09:32 AM
Got a 99 with stock everything. The wife drives it to work everyday 35 miles one way. She gets about 28 mpg.
Degtr
01-17-2006, 01:36 PM
'99 GA with 3.4L V6, I regularly get about 22MPG in city/highway mix. About 20 in pure city, and 26-28 on long highway drives.
Gir-_-
01-17-2006, 01:39 PM
I need to figure mine out, I know its with a full tank and how many miles I drive and some math eq. but I've forgotten it lol
Anyone help me out?
City/Metro driving is bad I know thats for sure, every 5 or so days $10 with school and work.... does much much better on the highway w/ cruising speeds
No Major Mods, K&N Drop in filter - Stock Box, Resonator gone, Stock muffler gone, High flow glasspack muffler where resonator was placed.
Anyone help me out?
City/Metro driving is bad I know thats for sure, every 5 or so days $10 with school and work.... does much much better on the highway w/ cruising speeds
No Major Mods, K&N Drop in filter - Stock Box, Resonator gone, Stock muffler gone, High flow glasspack muffler where resonator was placed.
xeroinfinity
01-17-2006, 08:17 PM
Resurrected from the dead! Damn ! this threads a year old....
Anyway I get 22-24mpg city and 28-30mpg Hwy. Several mods too. But when its 100degrees or above outside mileage drops to around 20mpg cty and still the 28-30hwy. When its below 30 deg, I get the same as if it were hot outside(100+), Hwy mpg is always the same range.
Gir-_-, if you get 10 gal and you drove 200miles, divide them and you get 20. If you get 12 gal and you drove 220mls it would be 18.33.
I do mine by the monthly average, and always fill the tank when I fuel up(stupid gas gage not working) to get a more accuate reading. And I just let the pump shut off so its always filled the same.
Keep that oil changed at 4000miles everytime helps with mpg, just my :2cents:
Anyway I get 22-24mpg city and 28-30mpg Hwy. Several mods too. But when its 100degrees or above outside mileage drops to around 20mpg cty and still the 28-30hwy. When its below 30 deg, I get the same as if it were hot outside(100+), Hwy mpg is always the same range.
Gir-_-, if you get 10 gal and you drove 200miles, divide them and you get 20. If you get 12 gal and you drove 220mls it would be 18.33.
I do mine by the monthly average, and always fill the tank when I fuel up(stupid gas gage not working) to get a more accuate reading. And I just let the pump shut off so its always filled the same.
Keep that oil changed at 4000miles everytime helps with mpg, just my :2cents:
grfnkl
01-18-2006, 10:37 PM
Where do these old posts come from? I'm waiting on someone to bring back one from the very very begining....! But I'll put an update on MPG. The best i've ever gotten HWY is 32mpg, Cty is 20. Currently with a hwy/cty mix I'm getting anywhere from 18-24 mpg... pretty crappy i know and this is after a tune up.
shyguy5885
01-21-2006, 04:34 PM
2000 GT(3.4) here with about 64,000 miles. I typically only do city driving.....and I only get about 225 miles for an entire tank of gas.......which is about 14-16 mpg for me. I don't feel I'm getting anywhere near what I should be. I've always got a clean filter, pretty new plugs and wires.....fairly new fuel filter.....i've run 93 octane gas and a couple bottles of injector cleaner through......I figure there's something wrong with my O2 sensor or another component of air/fuel ratio, ie ait temp sensor, maf sensor, map sensor....
Beaurhen2000
01-21-2006, 05:15 PM
I have a 2002 GT1 and I average 27-28 but 3/4 of my driving is highway.
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