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The other day I was thinking to myself how freaking terrible the gas mileage on my GTO was (at the time i was getting around 11-12mpg) at 3$/ gallon i was gonna go broke just from gas purchases every month(Daily Driver). Until I mistakenly came across my manual and decided to have a go at what it says the gas mileage should be around if driven correctly. So i figured it couldnt hurt if I tugged around slow in the Goat for a few days to see if the manual could help out with the terrible mileage. In the manual it gives you specific shift speeds of 16, 22, 30, 40, and 50. So i putted around town shifting at exactly every speed, and much to my surprise it actually WORKED! I went from 11 mpg, in one day to the next day 21-22 mpg. I have gone through 4 tanks of gas driving this way and have gotten anywhere from 400-590 miles out of a tank of gas, UNBELIEVABLE! I only go above 2500 RPMs when i get the urge to race or on the freeways when i need to go above 70 :cool , and then go back to the shift points and it works amazingly. So i suggest to all of you who are having gas woes with your GTO's, try the manuals suggestions for a few days and be WOWED!
I WAS!
SasDawgGTO
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I WAS!
SasDawgGTO