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Fuel economy (Or lack thereof)
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<blockquote data-quote="Silbult14" data-source="post: 15487413" data-attributes="member: 179221"><p>Your mileage does seem a little low to me. I have a base '14 GT, manual trans car with a track key and I get anywhere from low 22's to high 23's combined. Our driving habits and conditions may differ as well. I live in a rural area so my driving is biased towards highway use. I never hammer on it or any other car until it's completely warmed up. Once it is however, I do get on it from time to time. This includes pushing it a bit on twisty back roads with a fair amount of heel and toe downshifting and powering out on corner exit as well as simply running it through the gears on straight open stretches. Other times I drive like the old guy I am [ I am 72 ]. As for the car itself, it has 24,000 some miles on it which is a lot since it's not my daily driver, but when you live in the country every place you go involves a fair # of miles. It's just hard for me to keep my hands off it. A friend of mine has one too and he calls it "gearhead crack". It has the standard 3:31 gears and either 18x8 wheels with 235x50x18 tires [ cold weather ] or 19x9 Boss 302 wheels with 255x40x19 summer tires. Either way they are right at 27 inches in diameter with the all seasons being just a touch larger. It also has a Bob's oil catch can. I change oil [ Mobil1 5w30 ] every 4,500 miles and it dosen't use any measurable oil in that time, although a small amount does accumulate in the catch can. Since I have a track key I usually run 91 or higher octane fuel even though I usually use the standard key. If I am going on a long highway trip or if I know I won't be using the track key for awhile I'll just use 87 with the standard key and it runs fine. I generally run between 75-80 mph on the interstate. My "gearhead crack" buddy has seen 26+ with his 3:55 geared car on the interstate. For whatever reason I've never seen over high 23's so far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silbult14, post: 15487413, member: 179221"] Your mileage does seem a little low to me. I have a base '14 GT, manual trans car with a track key and I get anywhere from low 22's to high 23's combined. Our driving habits and conditions may differ as well. I live in a rural area so my driving is biased towards highway use. I never hammer on it or any other car until it's completely warmed up. Once it is however, I do get on it from time to time. This includes pushing it a bit on twisty back roads with a fair amount of heel and toe downshifting and powering out on corner exit as well as simply running it through the gears on straight open stretches. Other times I drive like the old guy I am [ I am 72 ]. As for the car itself, it has 24,000 some miles on it which is a lot since it's not my daily driver, but when you live in the country every place you go involves a fair # of miles. It's just hard for me to keep my hands off it. A friend of mine has one too and he calls it "gearhead crack". It has the standard 3:31 gears and either 18x8 wheels with 235x50x18 tires [ cold weather ] or 19x9 Boss 302 wheels with 255x40x19 summer tires. Either way they are right at 27 inches in diameter with the all seasons being just a touch larger. It also has a Bob's oil catch can. I change oil [ Mobil1 5w30 ] every 4,500 miles and it dosen't use any measurable oil in that time, although a small amount does accumulate in the catch can. Since I have a track key I usually run 91 or higher octane fuel even though I usually use the standard key. If I am going on a long highway trip or if I know I won't be using the track key for awhile I'll just use 87 with the standard key and it runs fine. I generally run between 75-80 mph on the interstate. My "gearhead crack" buddy has seen 26+ with his 3:55 geared car on the interstate. For whatever reason I've never seen over high 23's so far. [/QUOTE]
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