bad mpg
 

my camaro doesnt seem to be getting the mpg that it shud be..i think the car might be running rich..how do i fix that and any other suggestions on what it could be

thanx,

well first off, what are you getting. Pretty valuble piece of info to be leaving out ;)

suggestions: keep your foot off the floor. Since you said you just got it, I can garuntee youre laying into it...That, and you said you were shifting at like 3k... Thats a quick way to throw cups of gas out the window. I told you you were shifting too high.

im not sure mpg..lol i was testing it out..first time without a parent prob shifting around 4500k..but still i wasnt constantly doing it and i only drove for like 30min and it went from a little over a quarter to less than an eigth

Fuel at the bottom end of the fuel tank goes down fast because they are shaped like an inverted triangle as far as I know.

How many miles are you getting out of a tank?

Camaro gas gauges, and alot of GM gauges in general, have the tendancy to stay on full for near half the tank, then for the other half drop rapidly, making you think your burning alot of fuel.

yea camaro guages are weird and alot of times do weird things, but the easiest way to test is just fill up the tank and then see how many miles u get, ull probably get more than u think

alright cool ya i havent even driven it more than 40 miles probably ill try that 2morrow

Correct, its shaped like an upsidedown triangle and thats why your gas will last forever until you get to a half tank.

Dunno why you even made this thread from driving 40 miles...

The answer is simple. Shift at 4500 for 40 miles... yes, youre going to get ****** gas milage, you should be shifting at 2k.

Easy Mr. Nazi. Hes new to this, so im trying not to be too harsh on the guy. Gotta learn sometime. Just keep your foot out of it and your gas mileage should be fine.

ty phate

oh the auto helps for new drivers

most cars do that for one simple reason, people like seeing it say full longer (it is engineered into the gauge and sending unit) basically it's because humans are stupid

speaking of droppin fast after half i need to fill up!

Sorry just being honest. Thats a no brainer, serisouly. I could see if you had driven 300 miles... or you dropped your whole tank in 2 days... but 40 miles. Thats not anyway accurate to judge your gas milage.

Kinda like saying I think my tire is flat... I ran over some nails, but Im not sure.

/ :hitler: