mdelorie Posted June 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 Yeah somethin' like that.... price of gas sometimes makes me want to drive a Prius :oops: and Ws aren't even that bad.... glad I don't drive a truck. :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panopticon Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 While we're on the whole gas / mileage topic. What's gas (plain ol' 87) worth around your neck of the woods? Right now it just went up here to 79.9 (piss me off) from 76.9... had been 61.9 for most of last year... (that's a litre, for all you down south boyz) were sittin at 69......uhhhhh HUh huhhu uhhuh ...Sixty Nine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHCRagtopguy Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 Just filled up this morning, $1.38 per gallon. Location: Douglassville, PA (about 35 miles west of Philly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krenn Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 It is .65/ litre here in Ottawa. I usually get between 600 and 650 kms per tank. I do mostly highway driving. Damn gas prices! Best time to get gas here is Wednesday around noon, then it goes up for the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismellrealbad Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 omg all this freakin metric is enough to make my head fly off. and robby, u probably got less than that if ur were racing all night. if im on the highway or anywhere where my foot is on the floor for more and like, um 10 secs i can literally see the diff in my needle's position afterwards. it hurts the wallet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bake82 Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 It is .65/ litre here in Ottawa. I usually get between 600 and 650 kms per tank. I do mostly highway driving. Damn gas prices! Best time to get gas here is Wednesday around noon, then it goes up for the weekend. Hey ANOTHER guy from Ottawa! NICE!! I think that makes three guys on here from Ottawa! Where you from in Ottawa? Metric stuff is easy, makes more sense to me than the stupid gallon and miles! geez, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 Just filled up this morning, $1.38 per gallon. Location: Douglassville, PA (about 35 miles west of Philly). they sell 85 octane (which is what i get) for $1.28/gallon here in Laramie. i think they can sell lower octane here because of the elevation (7200ft). after my turbo 3.1 goes in i'll start using 91. joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Crank Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 they sell 85 octane so they can have lower gas prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 omg all this freakin metric is enough to make my head fly off. and robby, u probably got less than that if ur were racing all night. if im on the highway or anywhere where my foot is on the floor for more and like, um 10 secs i can literally see the diff in my needle's position afterwards. it hurts the wallet Well, it was the whole night, so there was some cruising, and that was when the car was basically stock. Robby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 $1.33 for 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomFE3 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 $1.49 for 87 octane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Pheonix Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Speaking of Which where or what do you buy top engine cleaner, i keeping looking, but no one seems to sell the stuff you dump down you intake, does it fall under another brand name than tec? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Pheonix Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Speaking of Which where or what do you buy top engine cleaner, i keeping looking, but no one seems to sell the stuff you dump down you intake, does it fall under another brand name than tec? Thanks, I get 30mpg all hiway, city/Hiway 25 if i'm somewhat under control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomFE3 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 you mean the stuff you put in your gas? or do you put it in the intake, i know STP makes a fuel additive thats supposed to clean out your whole fuel system and take care of any water and build up in your system, its called "STP whole feul system treatment" or something like that, comes in a red bottle, usually like 1.69 at a gas station or something, thats what i put in my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdelorie Posted June 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 I use the STP fuel injector cleaner every now and then... tends to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Speaking of Which where or what do you buy top engine cleaner, i keeping looking, but no one seems to sell the stuff you dump down you intake, does it fall under another brand name than tec? Thanks,I get 30mpg all hiway, city/Hiway 25 if i'm somewhat under control Top-end cleaner is made by GM, go to your local dealer, it comes in a few different forms, best to get the liquid if you're going to shoot it through the vacuum lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPSMonteZ34 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Bust out yer phuckin' calculators, I'm about to go mathmatical on yer asses. I just finished a 700km (437.5 Mile) trip to Kelowna and saved my info especially for this topic. The road is moutainous grades, curvy, and foot-to-the-floor passing every so often. If it's straight-and-flat, it doesn't last very long. At 75.9 cents per litre (2.87 /US Gallon Canadian - 0.74 Exchange making it 2.12 /US Gallon American for 87 octane (so you folks down south better stop your bitching about gas prices) for a distance of 322 kms (201.25 Miles) [in three hours time in the mountains, not too shabby] my grand total came to 27.168 Miles to that friggin American Gallon. 3.4 DOHC loaded to the nuts with a full cooler, camping gear in a custom box (had to remove the subs), and bags in the back seat. In the city, I calculated 45 kilometers driven. I filled up $6.00 Cdn before we left to give me a lousy 13.45 Miles to that friggin American Gallon. Every stop light I was dropping the hammer - and there were goof-offs in Beemers, Jaguars, and rice-mobiles just itchin' to make like the Fast and the Furious to the next red light in rush hour, old-fart city with summer-beach-teens-all-over-traffic, so that number makes perfect sense. Gotta fill up when I go to work tomorrow...will update the trip back. Was trying for a steady 110 - 120 kms (70 - 75 mph) the whole way in those hills, so the number should be pretty much the same. I love road trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmetal Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 14 - 16 MPG at best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS91Z34 Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 I get about 23 in town and around 32 on the highway. My mods are polished intakes, a chip and computer, my new ram air setup, 2.5 inch exhaust. In stock form it supposedly pushes 215 HP for the 3.4L. Anyones guess is as good as mine as to what I have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt_Crank Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 I get about 300km to the tank in the city... I have yet to have a normal highway trip.... 'cuz, the last time I was on the highway, it was a coupled days after first getting the car.... kinda fun to hit the governer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtk2 Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 In the GTP we get 17 city, 31 highway. In the SSEi we get 17 city, 24 highway. In the TGP we get 15 city, 23 highway. It is weird because the GTP has a lot more power than the SSEi with the same engine, yet the SSEi gets worse gas mileage, the TGP makes sense because it has shorter gearing. Who would've thought that with 420hp an L67 would still get 31mpg on the highway. Anyways, I'm not gonna complain about gas prices. 94 Octane is $1.70 per gallon, and that is plenty cheap in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intlcutlass Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 I have a 89 Cutty with a 2.8 auto My transmission has been re-worked to a FDR of .297 (was.333) I have a K&N, Borla, and 180 degree stat. I get (freeway driving) 30 mpg @ 63 mph and with the tach at 2k. City, I only get 19 mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Cutlass Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 hmmm weird i never get lower then 25mpg in my 2.8l 89 cutlass automatic. I got near 38 driving in my mountains in virginia. I keep everything tunned and never let things slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Cutlass Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 hmmm weird i never get lower then 25mpg in my 2.8l 89 cutlass automatic. I got near 38 driving in my mountains in virginia. I keep everything tunned and never let things slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyman87 Posted July 2, 2003 Report Share Posted July 2, 2003 3.4DOHC auto 95 Lumina LS used to get 22-24hwy 10-18city dumped a bottle of zmax in it ran the dog shit out of it till steam rolled from the overcooked headgaskets. and my gasmileage went to 30mph highway average speed 75mph i wont run the tank that low but im sure i can get almost 500miles a tank now. Recently i averaged 27mph after 340 miles 50 miles of city and a few trips well over 100mph;). the car is not stock. eRam intake with K&N+Full Exaust Magnaflow cat and flowmaster mufflers Well maintained including new plugs, wires, fuel filter, timing belt, turpintine belt, idler pullies, altinator, and trans cooling lines. and now has 149xxx miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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