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larafan
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JUN 11, 09:35 AM
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I built one of the hybrid MY8/M17 4 speed transmissions for my 3800 swap and normally push 30mpg driving around town with a little highway driving. At 70mph it is turning 2300rpm in 4th on the highway. I was very surprised at the mileage. The real purpose was to maintain a stick and keep the stronger 4 speed without the higher rpm on the highway. And it is fun to drive and pulls strong even in 4th.
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ls3mach
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JUN 11, 11:09 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by hyperv6:
It also easily goes up to 7,000 pounds but I generally have little need of a trailer.
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What goes up to 7000lbs? I assure you that vehicle cannot have that in its' bed.
I drove a Fiero with a 4 speed L67. 86GT. The guy cracked the windshield launching. He swore it was from his driveway extreme angle. It was topped by 110. Wasn't the car for me.
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A_Lonely_Potato
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JUN 11, 01:00 PM
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interesting, my windshield cracked when i was just driving along. 15mph on a lake road, no other traffic, clear skies and 70°F. my only theory is an acorn fell and hit it juuuuust right lol
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hyperv6
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JUN 12, 06:33 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by ls3mach:
What goes up to 7000lbs? I assure you that vehicle cannot have that in its' bed.
I drove a Fiero with a 4 speed L67. 86GT. The guy cracked the windshield launching. He swore it was from his driveway extreme angle. It was topped by 110. Wasn't the car for me. |
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Auto correct changed the Canyon tows up to 7,000 pounds more in Diesel.
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ls3mach
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JUN 12, 09:58 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by hyperv6:
Auto correct changed the Canyon tows up to 7,000 pounds more in Diesel. |
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A lot of times you can decipher auto correct, but my new S22 Ultra is garbage for that. It probably has to do with using my Note 8 for so long.
That cracked windshield thing was a bummer, but I'm glad. 1st gear in that car wasn't worth launching. I couldn't keep the wheels stuck. 2-4 and it was over.
A friend and veteran CDL and driver of all things drive it too. He had never driven a supercharged car though. It was slick out by the time he got behind the wheel (just a fine mist). I said leave it in vacuum, but he didn't know what I meant. Not realizing he down shifted to pass and we went dangerously sideways on the interstate. We were lucky he was experienced. I tried to have him pull out his Solstice, but after diving it he said no way it'll keep up.
He top end might have been bigger than 110, but I don't think much.
For me finding that transmission and then having to have that **** 4 cylinder isn't cool. I'd rather a VW 2.0T swap. Bolt ons make it a bullet and get 40MPG fairly easily. Not that I'm even considering that task.
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MarkS
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JUN 12, 10:27 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by hyperv6:
My 85 V6 always got 21 city 25 highway back when I drove it daily back in the 80's.
That was good back then. Now my truck a 4500 pound 308 HP 3.6 Canyon crew 4x4 is sitting at 20.1 MPG average for 18,000 miles. Times have changed. |
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I have a 2018 Colorado 3.6 Z71 and it averages 22 MPG. I do highway & stop and go. It is a home owner & occasional off road truck for sure and the damn thing handles great. The G6 is only better by a few MPG and the BMW's are better than all in Pro Econo mode BUT require 91 octane gas.------------------
1965 Tempest 400 CID
2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 3.6
2017 BMW X3 3.0 T
2015 BMW 535iX M Sport
2008 G6 GT "Street" Coupe 200K miles
2005 Buick 3.6 Rendezvous 225K miles
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JUN 14, 07:02 AM
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ls3mach
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JUN 14, 10:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Australian:
The most fuel efficient car ever is a Toyota Paseo. The most frugal car i have had was a Suzuki mighty boy ute. which used half the gas but a micro car.
https://www.officialdata.org/cars/Toyota/Paseo |
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'14 Jetta and '03 Prizm are my winners. Tied at `42MPG. Auto vs manual. Same displacement. Snail vs NA. Jetta is/was all around just better. Loved and would be happy to have either again. Especially in the condition they were kept.
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hyperv6
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JUN 15, 01:03 PM
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The best MPG car I had was the HHR SS I had.
I added the GM tune to it for 23 PSI of boost and 300 HP. It was a blast to drive and could haul in more than one way. The thing would run 13's get 26 city 32 highway driven hard. The tune bumped things about 2 mpg to the better.
I was never an HHR fan but after driving the SS I has it for about 10 years and miss it today. I also sold it for 70% of what I paid for it too.
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Jerb
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JUN 17, 12:04 PM
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Has anyone wind tunneled these to figure out the Drag Coefficents for the various body panel configurations? If not, doing some 'tuft testing' could probably get a fairly good idea for the best aero.
If someone were *really* inclined to become a Fiero Hypermiler, i wonder how possible it would be to swap a Geo Metro 1.0 / 1.3 engine and transaxle into one of these?
Maybe even track down an XFI Metro with the even milder cam?
I know there were a couple guys who figured out the FWD cradle from the "Electric S10" / "EV1" could bolt ut to a P-body.
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