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#1364521 11/18/05 05:41 AM
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ok that just confused the hell out of me but ok....what i was trying to say is that there must be a reason that your car is getting such terrible gas mileage is all...i mean i get that in my modded v8 with 120k on it,and 3.73 gears,and that's city driving....there is something wrong with your car,it should get alot better mileage than you are getting...


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I know. That's why I'm sending it to the shop when I get a little green in my wallet. Besides. I absolutely HATE tune-ups in V6s. If I wanted to climb onto an engine and reach into dark holes....I better end this. Kids may be reading this

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Haha that's awesome! Go GM!


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#1364523 11/18/05 10:11 AM
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Originally posted by gilroynewball:
Each "cycle", each commute takes up one quarter tank.

Let's see... 14.5 gallons/4=3.625 gallons in one quarter tank.




A "quarter tank" judging by the gauge is pretty much useless because the gauge is calibrated and/or the tank is shaped so you go a LOT further on full to 3/4ths than you do from 1/4 to empty. If you're always stopping to fill up at the same point and going by the gallons on the gas pump it should be pretty accurate though. And in that case, 15mpg is atrocious. I drive almost exclusively in the city, rarely shift below 3500 rpm, go to WOT all the time, and still get about 21 mpg.

As for working on the V6, the rear O2 sensor is a b!tch, but the plugs/wires are actually more easily accessible than any car I've ever owned. Tuneups aren't too bad.


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Speaking of which, do any of you guys have an accurate fuel sender unit?

Mine doesn't fluctuate due to rippling fluel in the tank. At certain RPMs, it appears to be lower. When the engine is off with hardly any fuel to read, the sender says 1/4 tank. Does this happen to you by any chance? I'll get the sender replaced if it truly is defective.


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Originally posted by XKontour98:
Haha that's awesome! Go GM!


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#1364525 11/18/05 06:28 PM
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22mpg city/highway when I'm really clomping on the gas. 26mpg city/highway when I take it easy. 32-35mpg all highway w/ cruise.


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#1364526 11/18/05 06:39 PM
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Don't bother with a new sender.

It has to do with the fact that the float arm and sender are not engineered/calibrated to report the fuel level in direct proportion to the remaining fuel.

Aircraft are engineered to very very different standards. In general in the Aerospace industry, a set of fuel gauges on various types of aircraft are expected to work exactly the same. In addition, the engineers are very likely expected to produce a sender that compensates for the rate change in float arm travel as the fuel levels change. If the gauges read 1/2 tank, you can bet that you really do have 1/2 of your fuel supply remaining in that tank. If it doesn't it will be considered a bad design and unacceptable. I briefly studied Aerospace engineering before changing to Computer Science.

Then we get to quality... 99% of the time you won't die if you car breaks down. In an aircraft your odds are lower no matter how much experience you have. Cars are cheap, aircraft are not. You get what you are paying for!

Apples and oranges my friend!

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Originally posted by �¡Oracle!:
Don't bother with a new sender.


Apples and oranges my friend!

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I hope to join you up in the air once I get around to taking lessons.




Apples and oranges? True, but they're still fruits!

The sender still bothers me. But, ah, why bother.

You'll love flying.

I had my first lesson while I still lived in LA. Flying in the late hours of the afternoon, seeing the sun set at 4,500 feet over Malibu. On the way back, when you have the yoke, rudder pedals, and throttle all in your control, flying over a mountain while descending, during a sunset? It just can't get any better than that!


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Originally posted by XKontour98:
Haha that's awesome! Go GM!


YES, SIR!!! General Aviation is Looking good right now...http://www.beapilot.com
#1364528 11/28/05 03:56 AM
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I get 24-26mpg highway..I drive 110 miles roundtrip daily..Car has about 73k on it and only done minor repairs to it..I do notice if I use Costco premium gas my mpg drops 2-3 mpg..Must be reason why their gas is cheaper...


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#1364529 11/28/05 05:36 AM
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I average about 280 miles on a tank, which I thought was good until I found out I had a 15 gallon tank...

Friggin' 18 mpg...

Oh well, it's better than that 12-15 I got in my FB.

Atleast I drive the car like it was intended to be driven! Haha.


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#1364530 11/28/05 01:41 PM
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18-ish is what I'm getting in mixed driving now - mostly highway. I'm gonna do the mystery mod soon as I also had CEL codes for my pre-cats. That should help.


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