this is ****in bullshit

[Kicker]

why in the hell does chevy make a v6 have worse milege that a v8. it is sooo retarted im getting 10 miles a gallon with my s10. My dads silverado Z71 gets 15 in city. i have done everything seafoam, carb cleaner, tune up, i have even put a cold air intake on it and still horrible milege. i can only get 200 miles out of a tank. im sellin it , or throwin it in a dich and leaving it.

[5timedime]

let me know where that ditch is

[raven2510]

i have a 1999 S10 Zr2 4.3L. i get like 200 miles per tank. i get horrible gas MPG. i have a K&N cold air intake FPIK, a custom dual exhaust, and a brand spanking new cat and all new O2 sensors. thats what you get when you own a Zr2.

[lee-mill]

that blows i get like 25 city wit the 2.2 5spd but yea what ditch jk

[Petterle]

can i have it?

[TrailTamer]

i have a BlaZeR-2 and it have a few off road mods on it and the MPG definately took a dive but i still get about 15 in city or highway, in highway it dont change from the city's MPG for some reason but it does

[purplepassion]

don't drive like a madman, drive like a grandpa

[OffroadNoble]

i can get anywhere between 200-400 with mine.
and its pimped top to bottom.

[purplepassion]

Quote: Originally Posted by OffroadNoble

i can get anywhere between 200-400 with mine.
and its pimped top to bottom.

i wanna see pics of this

[Donahue]

that sucks, i get 10 with my 454 suburban

[pearl91chevy]

haha i got 100miles outta a full tank in my old 2.5L

[Donahue]

i still get 400 miles out a tank, got to love that 40 gallon burb tank

[OffroadNoble]

Quote: Originally Posted by purplepassion

i wanna see pics of this

I'm talking Km's not miles.

I'de take a picture but it doesn't look to pretty right now.
the whole side is caved in from an offroad adventure.
thats the fun of having a 4x4 and money.

break it, fix it.
break it, fix it.

some fun is scaled on an equalibrium of not so fun repairs.

[dickeydoo]

What the fuel tank size again? 20 gallons? My 4.7 Dakota gets 300km with a 60L tank( ~185-215 miles on a 16 gallon tank). Shitty but thats with 240hp and 300ft lbs of torque so im not complaining.

[andrew69_04]

HA that sucks, my 8.1L 2500HD gets 11-13mpg. my 4.3 gets 23.....wonder what the ls1 is gonna get?

[JrHemiPete]

my 4.3 in my 99 i get between 15-17 in town.. and on highway i can get between 19-24mpg... i got from Stroudsburg,Pa to Petersburg,Va which was about 350miles 1 way in just under 1 tank.. and that was doing between 65-80 the whole way

[bwhitfield24]

I just filled up a little while ago and calculated I got 16.6 on the last tank

[Kicker]

Quote: Originally Posted by JrHemiPete

my 4.3 in my 99 i get between 15-17 in town.. and on highway i can get between 19-24mpg... i got from Stroudsburg,Pa to Petersburg,Va which was about 350miles 1 way in just under 1 tank.. and that was doing between 65-80 the whole way

wow what have you done? you think it makes a difference if the owner before me was a grandpa or is it that the person before me kicked the $hit out of it?

[JrHemiPete]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kicker

wow what have you done? you think it makes a difference if the owner before me was a grandpa or is it that the person before me kicked the $hit out of it?

well mine hasnt been treated nicely the owner before me beat it i got it with 130,000miles i just hit 151,000 earlier today ive had it sense last march.. i got a K&N filter, running synthetic motor oil.. and synthetic in the rears... run lucas oil treatment in the motor and lucas in the fuel tank every 5 fill ups... runnin 31/1050/15 tires... 5spd manual and i dont even really baby it... it gets pushed up in the rpms when i run the highways i got a 75 mile commute (1 way) to work that is hills flats and traffic as well as periods of wide open road where i can get the carbon out.... but ive been averaging 17mpg to 23mpg depending on how hard i push it...

[Kicker]

Quote: Originally Posted by JrHemiPete

well mine hasnt been treated nicely the owner before me beat it i got it with 130,000miles i just hit 151,000 earlier today ive had it sense last march.. i got a K&N filter, running synthetic motor oil.. and synthetic in the rears... run lucas oil treatment in the motor and lucas in the fuel tank every 5 fill ups... runnin 31/1050/15 tires... 5spd manual and i dont even really baby it... it gets pushed up in the rpms when i run the highways i got a 75 mile commute (1 way) to work that is hills flats and traffic as well as periods of wide open road where i can get the carbon out.... but ive been averaging 17mpg to 23mpg depending on how hard i push it...

wow chevy must have made my pickup when they were hung over from the week end. Thats great that you have decent mileage on yours. i think i might run synthetic through next oil change and change all the fluids

[rollins7]

my v6 5 spd has a 15 gallon tank i can go about about 350 miles on it going 70mph

[GotZR2?]

have you tried putting in a new fuel filter? or put a thing of fuel injector cleaner through? i know you said you did seafoam and such.. just some suggestions.. plus what kind of mods have you done to your truck??

[Kicker]

Quote: Originally Posted by GotZR2?

have you tried putting in a new fuel filter? or put a thing of fuel injector cleaner through? i know you said you did seafoam and such.. just some suggestions.. plus what kind of mods have you done to your truck??

3 cans of seafoam.through the throttle body and the tank. I have a K&N cold air intake. check my sig

[cpolaris502]

mmm, v6 2wd 5spd ftw. 22 highway, 18 city.

[Ordie]

Change out the fuel filter and plugs.

I did this on my 01 Jimmy and went from 200 to 300 miles per tank.

[S15vortecpwr]

no body has mentioned the MAF being dirty due to the K&N filter. Try cleaning the MAF and see what it does.

plugs has alot to do withe it. my 01 had champion plugs in it. I put delcos in it and I get 40 miles more to the tank. I have a 72 mile trip one way to work and I appreciate the extra mileage.



BTW let me know too what ditch and I will see if I can beat the others there.

[01black4.3]

1. Calm down

2. What do you drive? City stop and go, highway?

3. Change your plugs, and fuel filter as said above.

I get about 280 miles a tank city. When I drove back and forth to high school (2 miles each way) and then to work (stop and go highway , 3 miles each way) I got about 12 miles per gallon. I bet it just how you drive (as in what roads, etc) that is causing it. If you decide to dump it in a ditch call me cause I'll take it and then drive and get 17 miles per gallon.

[blipidy]

i usually get 17-18 mpg with my 99 blazer2. i did get 20 mpg with it a couple of times, but it was very rare.

i get less when im driving in the city, but most of my driving is mixed. i have a k&n fipk gen II on it and some bfg a/t, my truck is also a 5 spd. the truck used to have either the rugged trail's or long trails (whatever one came stock, i dont remember) but maybe the tread design of your tire and/or tire pressure could affect your mileage too


i believe the truck has an 18gal tank. i usually get get about 280-300 miles on a tank, but ive pushed it beyond that a few times

[tille8701]

my 2000 zr-2 gets bad gas mileage too anyone know of a good cold air intake for it?

[Kicker]

well i live in a flood plan and to school and back its down hill and up hill. The best ive got was 17.2 on highway going 55 the whole way! I just dont understand. does anyone know high much a rear end and front end hold for fluids? Hey tille i got a K&N intake on my ZR2 and i guess its ok. its pretty cool to hear your engine suck.

[tille8701]

yeo kicker thanks man im looking into getting a k&n intake it just sucks getting such bad mileage, i also heard exhaust helps wth some gas mileage.

[Kicker]

yeah i wouldn't recomend a super turbo muffler they sound like $hit. my muffler didn't change my mileage, but the intake a tinsy bit maybe .5 MPG

[s10furlife]

nobody has mentioned yet that the bad gas mileage might just be because of gearing...my s10 has 3.43's and i get about 17 mpg combined city/highway with 31's. he may just have 4.10 gears in the back or something, that coupled with an auto would keep the engine up in rpms at highway or city for that matter and use a lot more gas! but yeah check the stuff already said...im actually probably going to get a little better mileage when i do a tune up because i haven't done one yet and my 99 is at 64k. I hope to get up in the 19-20mpg range after that...good luck...let us know if you find anything out

[442typhoondude]

It's