Horrible gas milage!!!

[Noahs40]

OK, I've had my car for almost 2 years now and have never really paid attention to my gas milage before. About 5 months ago I noticed that 've been getting about 200 miles to the tankfull. Which is about 13MPG which is horrible compare to all you other guys out there. I drive it hard sometimes but normal most of the time - but not enought to get that bad of milage. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've recently changed my fuel filter, regularly run fuel system cleaner, changed plugs, and cleaned K&N filter. I was thinking of changing my O2 sensors, cuz they are stock and I have 85,000 miles on her now. ANY help or suggestions would be awesome!

[V6Punk]

I posted the same thing in the V6 forum on CamaroZ28.com about a week ago. I got a few helpful responses.

Here is the thread http://web.camaross.com/bb/Forum14/HTML/012900.html

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[Dominic]

Heh well around here in the mountainous region of california I just got around 14mpg... gotta lay off that accelerator! [img]graemlins/fluffy.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

Do you have mountains where you live or is it flat?

[Original 4th Gen V6]

Yeah I get about 250 miles to the tank and even that is horrible. I got a new catalytic converter and my mileage went up from 200 to 250 a tank and i got new plugs/wires that are ready to go on so hopefully they will help.. maybe a fuel filter change will help as well... anything else?

[SweetNsLowV6]

i get 200 miles to the tankfull too, sometimes less, i just think i have a lead foot, but even if i drive nice i get crappy mileage

[Skullcamaro]

I get close to 350 or more on the highway but just driving around the suburbs or city I only get around 230 or so max. It kind of sucks. I'm gonna replace my cat. and see what happens then.

[Patrick Javert]

I get 15 mpg in town and 30 on the highway. if you carpool w/ other peoplein the car, that makes mileage worse.

[zlightning]

what in the world is a remote water pump?

[C.Palmer]

I get at least 16-17mpg in the city and 32+ on the highway. I don't drive that hard but I know I don't drive mellow enough to get those kind of numbers so I'm lost!

Dominic: hehe... I wouldn't call Cali mountainous but since you're from FL I guess I can see how you would see it that way! I thought LA was flat until I went to FL last summer :D

[magic1872]

I drive hard sometimes but i seem to get consistant gas mileage. I get about 350 to a full tank.

[Reg Kmet]

i have changed o2's and i get around 28-30 MPG, and i consider myself an "average" F body driver (mix of WOT's as well as casual driving [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Anuarism]

Try checking the EGR valve. Mine got really bad gas milage when it started to go bad and since I replaced it, it is fine.

[Mighty Thor]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Noahs40:
OK, I've had my car for almost 2 years now and have never really paid attention to my gas milage before. About 5 months ago I noticed that 've been getting about 200 miles to the tankfull. Which is about 13MPG which is horrible compare to all you other guys out there. I drive it hard sometimes but normal most of the time - but not enought to get that bad of milage. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've recently changed my fuel filter, regularly run fuel system cleaner, changed plugs, and cleaned K&N filter. I was thinking of changing my O2 sensors, cuz they are stock and I have 85,000 miles on her now. ANY help or suggestions would be awesome!<hr></blockquote>

Have you changed you PCV valve? Also check you O2 sensors and maybe clean your EGR and see if it improves you gas mileage.

[Skullcamaro]

the remote electric water pump is a remote mount electric water pump that can be mounted anywhere in the engine compartment and is a replacement for the stock waterpump.

[zlightning]

What did you use to take the place of the water pump pulley?