Well, just wanted to share. On our latest trip, we had one tank that went 19.27mpg. This is not on flat ground either....... although there were more downhills than uphills (one climb is up to 7200ft).

Damn..... I was impressed !!!!!

Even on the return tank..... with one serious burnout and alot of messing around and in town driving we got 15.67mpg.

This is all with the A/C on.

Truck has 4500 miles on it so far. To say I am impressed would be an understatement.

I know we didn't buy these vehicles for their fuel economy. However, they can do damn good in my opinion. Of course the worst mileage to date has probably been the one tank that was 99% 1/4 mile trips to the shop and home........ that was about 11.75mpg.

How has everyone else been doing?

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Gloria
94 Lightning, daily driver
93 EB Explorer, 1000 RTI
01 Red Lightning, BOY she fast.

 

Ack my best has been 12.5/gal.

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Rags
San Antonio Tx
01 Red

 

Yeah,
we got very good mileage on a recent trip from Plains down to Austin and coming back through Fredricksburg. Just shy of 1000 miles, we averaged 16.5 mpg. Now keep in mind, this was withought hot rodding and such and running the A/C most of the trip. My daily commute,(105 miles of stopping and turning, fighting head winds ETC...this includes hitting the loud pedal now and again) is a different story, as we get Approx 12 mpg or less, even if we don't exceed the speed limit, save for the loud pedal episode(s)

The 2000L we traded in with the 3.55 gear got an exceptional 18 miles per gallon under like driving conditions on road trips.

J.

 

I had one tank that was used only on the autoX track, 8 mpg ! That includes a lot of warmup and idling and of course, 1 minute runs at WOT in 2nd gear...

 

Maybe it's just me....I see alot of posts on gas mileage and people yaking about fuel prices.....

Why drive a Lightning when you can have a focus and complain about the Kaka performance?

Sorry, i had to vent! Im not directing this toward anyone....but for those of you that do..EAT UP!!!

 

Don't worry Romo,
there is no one complaining here. Just good people answering a post.

J.

 

I have a 2000 with 9K on it and i drove from NY to VA thru PA and the hills and got 21.5mpg I couldnt believe it.

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2000 WHT LIGHTNING
#2013 Born 4/6/00
Stock 14.03 96.3mph
w/superchip 13.53 101.5mph
w/superchip and JL filter kit 13.23 @ 104.5
New for this year:
Bedrug
Ford Tonneau Cover
Ford SVO T/B
90mm Mass Air
K/N Oil Breather
JDM 2nd Chip reburn
PSP Lower Pully
Hopefully a 12.XX
This Fall 75shot NOS
18" Nitto Drag Radials

 

I get all the gas I want for free so there is no holding back, no counting calories, and no going slow...

 

best 11 MPG 80%highway miles

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2001 Lightning Bright Red
1980 Z28 350 4spd T-Top
1995 Silverado Ext cab

 

Hey trabuco...your own refinery in your back yard ?

 

It's not about Miles Per Gallon, it's about Smiles Per Mile...
cliche, corny, but true.

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2000 Silver Lightning
#2798 of 4966
Born on date: May 9, 2000
Email: ColinMBurns@hotmail.com



Mods: SnugLid, 20% tint, Airaid, Slush Mats, Pioneer Speakers, Zaino

My Zing Album:
http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292665015

 

Is this on or off the BOTTLE?

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11.94 @ 115.31@ 4700lb with 100 shot Go-Go juice
11.40 @ 113 with 150 shot(on the brakes)NOT BACKED UP 4700 lbs.

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You know, this is strange, but my '01 gets better mileage than my '99 did. I'm averaging 25 to 50 more a tank.

WHY?

BfB

 

Revised computer program, better airflow.

Daniel

 

i get mid to high 15s in the mpg situation.

i don't know what i get in the 1/4 yet.

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2001 Lightning, silver, JL chip(street), air intake, & drive shaft loop, escort 8500, ranger 2950dx dual band radio, wilson 2000 ant., bot/picked up on 05/08/01, 1997 f150 xlt 4.6L 4x2 with: a/f one fipk, superchip, optima battery, bbk 75mm throttle body, edelbrock ias shocks--2001 lightning to come(she came--see above)

"nothin' but a bunch a low-life white trash drinkin' too much cheap alcohol"

"I don't take s**t from guys who drive Lightnings," the cop said. "You're speedin' when you're sittin' on the parkin' ramp."

"some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you."