Ss mpg question

[Blackwolf666]

Hi everyone. I've been getting to find a quick way to help me with my mpg on my 2013 ss and I found out about Ute fuse plugs that reset the fuel map so it performs better on high octane gas. Anyways I did that and I saw my mpg rise from 14 to 19 and I was happy to see that. But now that i filled up the tank again (with hi octane) i saw that it started to go back down to 13-14 mpg. I did the same amount of driving around city and highway. My car has 21k mi auto trans. I'm gonna pull fuses again to see if it changes but is there any ideas as to why it's good on gas to horrible when im not pushing the car hard at all


Thanks

[STUNNAH]

You don't have to do the fuse pull just reset the Trip-o-meters more often...I can see where a reset would show higher mileage, and your next fill-up would read lower, that's because the computer is averaging the numbers over an extended period of time...

[TooManyProjects]

You bought a 400 horsepower v8 car to care about gas mileage?

[Welker2]

The only time a fuse pull will help or is needed is if you have been running a lower octane and switched to a higher (the proper) octane for the V8 in the SS. Pulling it at any other time should have no effect on your MPG. The fuse pull when going from a lower to higher octane is 'tell' the computer to allow the motor to 'perform' as intended and not to retard the performance due to using a lower octane; it has little to nothing to do with MPG.

Your MPG will differ depending on your driving habits; the greater percentage of city/stop and go driving you do, the lower your MPG will be. Based on what you are stating, I would guess most of your driving is city and heavy traffic versus open interstate/highway, this combined with a heavy foot would make your MPG relatively normal for an SS. Camaros, especially those with V8's, were not designed or intended to get great gas mileage.

[CamaroFred]

Originally Posted by Blackwolf666

Hi everyone. I've been getting to find a quick way to help me with my mpg on my 2013 ss and I found out about Ute fuse plugs that reset the fuel map so it performs better on high octane gas. Anyways I did that and I saw my mpg rise from 14 to 19 and I was happy to see that. But now that i filled up the tank again (with hi octane) i saw that it started to go back down to 13-14 mpg. I did the same amount of driving around city and highway. My car has 21k mi auto trans. I'm gonna pull fuses again to see if it changes but is there any ideas as to why it's good on gas to horrible when im not pushing the car hard at all


Thanks

If you imagine the term "performs better" indicates an increase in fuel mileage you have been mislead.

[STUNNAH]

Originally Posted by TooManyProjects

You bought a 400 horsepower v8 car to care about gas mileage?

Some owners are conservative or simply want to see and benefit from a higher mpg car...I could careless about mpg I try to drive mine like I stole it every time I'm in it...

[Gunmetal Speedster]

Originally Posted by STUNNAH

You don't have to do the fuse pull just reset the Trip-o-meters more often...I can see where a reset would show higher mileage, and your next fill-up would read lower, that's because the computer is averaging the numbers over an extended period of time...

Try this. I reset the average MPG calculator everytime I fill up so I can have a good estimate of how I did with that particular tank of gas. I also reset the A trip so I can tell how far I went between the fill-ups.

[Spurshot]

Originally Posted by TooManyProjects

You bought a 400 horsepower v8 car to care about gas mileage?

Having a car with a small tank and lousy mileage is a pain. I've known someone to buy Ferrari and drive it nicely most of the time. Not everyone drives hard in performance cars all the time. These cars should get good mileage when driven nice.

[Gunmetal Speedster]

Originally Posted by Spurshot

Having a car with a small tank and lousy mileage is a pain. I've known someone to buy Ferrari and drive it nicely most of the time. Not everyone drives hard in performance cars all the time. These cars should get good mileage when driven nice.

The tank isn't small unless you're comparing it to a truck lol..

But I think what they are trying to say is that if gas mileage was a priority, this probably shouldn't have been the car you chose. At least not a daily driver anyway. When I had intake, longtubes, catback, and tune done, I was averaging 15-17 in the city and 23-25 on the highway cruising at 70-75. I have a manual for reference. If you're babying the car without extensive mods and still getting poor mileage, I suggest taking it somewhere to have it checked. The octane tables aren't the culprit.

[TooManyProjects]

Originally Posted by Spurshot

Having a car with a small tank and lousy mileage is a pain. I've known someone to buy Ferrari and drive it nicely most of the time. Not everyone drives hard in performance cars all the time. These cars should get good mileage when driven nice.

Thats why I have an F150 with a 36 gallon fuel tank.

Why should a " performance car" get good gas mileage? It's called a PERFORMANCE car for a reason. Lower cylinder models are made so people can get the "look" minus the performance, and get better gas mileage

I drive mine nicely the once or twice a week I drive it and sometimes romp on it from 2nd to 3rd and get 18mpg or so. And I can tell you that makes me very happy, as my 350z gets the same milage.

Nobody I know personally goes " Hey man. I just bought this 400+ horsepower car. Man.. I really wish it got better gas mileage"

Why don't they ask? Because they don't want to hear " Uhh so why did you buy it then?" And have no answer

Originally Posted by Gunmetal Speedster

The tank isn't small unless you're comparing it to a truck lol..

But I think what they are trying to say is that if gas mileage was a priority, this probably shouldn't have been the car you chose. At least not a daily driver anyway. When I had intake, longtubes, catback, and tune done, I was averaging 15-17 in the city and 23-25 on the highway cruising at 70-75. I have a manual for reference. If you're babying the car without extensive mods and still getting poor mileage, I suggest taking it somewhere to have it checked. The octane tables aren't the culprit.

I agree. If he is getting 14 mpg. It's 1 of 2 things

1. His right foot
2. Something is genuinely wrong with that car

[5thGenOwner]

Originally Posted by TooManyProjects

You bought a 400 horsepower v8 car to care about gas mileage?

I care about gas mileage... I try to keep it below 10mpg at all times!

[cblades]

I just bought a 2010 SS with the LS3. Took a trip of 22 miles to work the other day and with easy driving I got 23. Thats all highway and light foot.

[samman11]

Originally Posted by TooManyProjects

You bought a 400 horsepower v8 car to care about gas mileage?

That's what I was thinking as well! I have a manual SS, with a CAI and get about 445 HP. I'm not worried about gas mileage with that motor. Sure, on the highway in 6th gear going easy on the throttle I can get about 24 mpg, but I bought the car for fun. And FUN with this car means a heavy right foot. And that means low gas mileage. Gas mileage isn't the point with an SS. Power and fun are. If you need gas mileage, get yourself a good hybrid or full electric car.

[TheFlyingBananaSS]

I notice my mileage but it doesn't stop me from driving it the way I like to.

The benefit of having a badass performance car far outweighs the cost to put in the fuel.