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Old 08-23-2023, 09:52 PM   #4
arpad_m


 
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Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8
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Originally Posted by Plasar View Post
Holy crap, I didn’t realize that our EPA mileage was 15 MPG - I thought that my personal 17 MPG in mixed driving was low - it’s actually better than the EPA estimate.

That’s a lot of dinosaur juice!
Interesting how much lower these fuel economy figures are than those of my 2018 2SS, see below... the only real differences should be the lack of AFM, the extra 200 pounds of weight and the parasitic loss of the LT4 supercharger. I don't think the EPA driving cycle calls for WOT or even medium throttle operation would be necessary at this power level, so the supercharger should be bypassed during the test cycle.

Also note how my smog rating was 1 but this 2017 ZL1 got a rating of 5, even if regulations changed or new ones kicked in from 2017 to 2018, this is quite a dramatic change and in the "wrong" direction
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2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6
735 rwhp | 665 rwtq

Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley | Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers | JRE smooth idle Terminator cam | LT4 FS & injectors | TSP forged pistons & rods
JMS PowerMAX | DSX flex fuel kit | Roto-Fab CAI | Soler 95mm LT5 TB | 1LE wheels | 1LE brakes | BMR rear cradle lockout | JRE custom tune

1100 - 1/30/18 | 2000 - 1/31/18
3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18
3400 - 2/19/18 | 3800 - 2/26/18
4300 - 2/27/18 | 4B00 - 3/01/18
4200 - 3/05/18 | 4800 - 3/14/18
5000 - 3/16/18 | 6000 - 3/19/18
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