What kind of Gas mileage??

[geisencam]

I have a 1993 Camaro 3.4L A4 and I only seem to get like 185 miles or less a tank. I do drive kinda fast, but what kinda mileage do you guys get? Is there something wrong with my car? I do alot of around the town driving stop and go. Is age doing this to my car? What should I do?

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

Ive had the same worries with my car, I run consistently about 220-250 (at the very most) with a tank. These tanks of course consist of me dumping 20 bucks into the tank when its low so I guess that may or may not be exactly a full tank.

Ive heard of people getting 23-29 mpg but those numbers seem a little high to me. Theres nothing wrong with my car that I know of. How long has it been since you changed the fuel filter? Ran some injector cleaner through it? These are things you could try to give it a quick fix. But for now lay off the gas a tad hehe (im a lead footer too so I know how it is)

[geisencam]

I tryed injector cleaner and it did'nt do jack ****. How much is a fuel filter? I have never changed it. I like driving fast and when I get mad I go even faster. Well I only go as fast as my 3.4L can keep up.

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

I dunno really, prolly not too much id guess like 20-30 bucks (and thats a very expensive estimate hehe) I had a full tuneup when i got the car and that was one of the things they replaced.

[magic1872]

i have a 99 bird and i get 320-350 miles to a full tank (15 gal)

[zlightning]

I get about 18mpg. Drive hard sometimes slower most of the time.

[12secondv6]

31 mpg on the highway :D

[V6FirebirdPride]

me i get about 320 to 350 in town and on the highway... shesh i can say over 400... i love it.. great gas milage

[nova]

24-25 highway
18-19 city

Fuel filters are around $10 if I remember correctly.

[Ryan Boileau]

I was getting about 200 miles per tank, and that was -way- lower than it should have been. Took it to a GM dealer after I discovered an oil leak at the manifold, and they did warranty work on it. Replaced the rear main seal and two other oil seals on it ($50.00 deductible!)...

Picked it up a week later and filled up the tank. Still on that tank of gas, and I've got 1/4 tank left and have gone 255 miles. I expect 320+ before I have to fill up again.

[gt1953]

WEll if elevation plays a roll in this I live at 650 feet and in town driving 24~25 and a couple of weeks ago drove the freeway to Phoenix at a constant 75mph and got 30.2 mpg. I cannot complain cept that at at constant driving below 2000 RPM or about 65 mph I have acheived 35 mpg.

[geisencam]

Well after a let my car sit for like 2 hours or more when I start it up it put's out a blackish blueish smoke does that have something to do with it?

[black98V6]

well black smoke is a rich condition, blue smoke is oil.. if you get this when letting your car sit for a while that means you likely have leaky valve seals.. honestly not THAT big of a deal.. just keep an eye on your oil level.. if your car is relatively higher mileage this is gonna happen..

only way to fix the problem is to replace the valve seals.. while this isn't a really hard job.. if you aren't burning that much oil I wouldn't worry with it.. then again if you think you will be driving your car for a while longer and don't plan on an overhaul anytime soon it might be a good idea ... up to you and your checkbook I guess..

[Skullcamaro]

Just to verify something somebody said earlier in this post. I believe that the later model cars have 16.5 gallons tanks while the 93, 94, 95, etc have either a 15 or 15.5 gallon tank. Somebody verify this. It was brought up a while ago but I can't remember the exact numbers.

[greenasgrass]

on a full tank i get like 310 - 330 miles, a good portion of those miles are a highway commute to/from work.