Help needed on what to buy next

[AlanSRT4]

Well I had an unfortunate accident that totaled out my SRT4. Now the problem I am having is what to get next. I was thinking about going over to an F-body but here is my issue. I was able to make about 500whp on pump gas and still avg 23mpg and get almost 30mpg on the highway. Now that I am looking into other cars I am finding that getting anywhere near that mpg is hard enough stock let alone when making power. So I have been wondering what kind of power and mpg are people on here getting with their rides. I swore that when I did another car I would not go fwd again so I am trying to stay away from buying another SRT4 but the issue is that power to mpg it seems like the best idea. Now I could be way wrong and some of yall are making 700+whp and still getting 25mpg on the highway with a turbo set up if that is true great then there is light at the end of the tunnel. I know some will say that making power you should not worry about mpg but I guess I got spoiled by the high trap speeds and still being able to have good mpg.

[383Z28]

Fbody

[popo8]

Im in the mid "ish" 400s right now and getting 21+ on the highway with an m6 and 4.10s....

[AlanSRT4]

so anymore input than that LOL
ls1 with 6-speed and then build off of that?
with the play toy I have 94 lt1 firebird was going to do a 383 with turbos

[AlanSRT4]

damm with 4.10s thats surprising. So then like 3.08 while killing some power would keep it up where I want it then and I could go turbo instead of NA and end up fine?

I am glad that unlike some forums I been on that you guys are actually help full in your posts

[popo8]

Im a big fan of the LT1... even the body lines of the LT1 f-bodies.... I say go for it....

[AlanSRT4]

Im in the mid "ish" 400s right now and getting 21+ on the highway with an m6 and 4.10s....
you didn't happen to sell a set of stock rims to a guy with an srt4 did you?

[popo8]

damm with 4.10s thats surprising. So then like 3.08 while killing some power would keep it up where I want it then and I could go turbo instead of NA and end up fine?

I am glad that unlike some forums I been on that you guys are actually help full in your posts



Well, Im running boost on a tune that was done as best it could be with a misfire issue. With another tune with no mis, Im hoping for 500s "ish". With the opportunity to do a smaller pulley for more boost.

If your not familiar with my build its a fully forged 385ci, with a PROCHARGER/INTERCOOLER set up.

[popo8]

you didn't happen to sell a set of stock rims to a guy with an srt4 did you?


Ive sold many sets of stock rims.... silver ones sold to a guy with an LS1 TA. gloss black ones sold at maple grove raceway swap meet. and Chrome ones to a guy with a polo green camaro.... (all salad shooters)

[AlanSRT4]

Well, Im running boost on a tune that was done as best it could be with a misfire issue. With another tune with no mis, Im hoping for 500s "ish". With the opportunity to do a smaller pulley for more boost.

If your not familiar with my build its a fully forged 385ci, with a PROCHARGER/INTERCOOLER set up.

I just did look it up. Man so these car's can make the power and still get ok mpg. So many guys I have talked to just laughed when I wanted to know about mpg. I guess they were all NA cars and that why there mpg sucked so much for the power and times they were running.

[AlanSRT4]

Ive sold many sets of stock rims.... silver ones sold to a guy with an LS1 TA. gloss black ones sold at maple grove raceway swap meet. and Chrome ones to a guy with a polo green camaro.... (all salad shooters)
I happend to picked up a set from a cop that met me near anapolis. I got custom made adapters to run them on the neon LOL

[popo8]

I happend to picked up a set from a cop that met me near anapolis. I got custom made adapters to run them on the neon LOL

haha, nah that wasnt me....

[AlanSRT4]

haha, nah that wasnt me....

I have just really gotten tired of FWD while it is fun to beat up on V8's in a neon I want to just go bigger. If the car had not gotten wrecked I would have been on the path to making over 500whp on 93. The motor was built to handle about 1,000hp and the turbo flowed 75lbmin so I was easily gonig to get over 500 but sadly car went off road and into a ditch. Over 7,000 worth of dmg (needed to have motor completly redone broke bedplate). I lived and no injury from it so I happy about that but sad that the car is gone. Probably going to have them give me the car back since I have over 1,500 in the fuel system a lone.

[AlanSRT4]

So a 6speed stroked and turboed car with a good tune should allow me to get an f-body about where I want it very cool. Hopefully more will chime in with there builds and how they do.

[popo8]

They will... the site slows down a bit on the weekend, but keep it in the fore front and these guys can tell you the MUCH BIGGER numbers than me that they are pushing....

[Wooshie]

The trick to getting good gas mileage is keeping your foot out of it. I am just shy of 400 whp and I get about 18 & 26 behaving and about 11 & 19 when I'm beating the crap out of it. M6 FTW!

[AlanSRT4]

The trick to getting good gas mileage is keeping your foot out of it. I am just shy of 400 whp and I get about 18 & 26 behaving and about 11 & 19 when I'm beating the crap out of it. M6 FTW!
those numbers for me were with me playing with it and beating on it for about 1/4 of a tank. when I got about 23avg. I know that it helps when I not playing I am driving it like a granny shifting at around 2,000rpms
Then again I got better mpg then most did with there srt-4's

[Fastbird]

Guys here may crucify me......but. Go LS1. I am knocking down about 28 mpg making 760 at the wheels of my 99 vette. Expecting about 20 mpg hwy on my T/A when it is done at the same power level.

[popo8]

Guys here may crucify me......but. Go LS1. I am knocking down about 28 mpg making 760 at the wheels of my 99 vette. Expecting about 20 mpg hwy on my T/A when it is done at the same power level.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........ lol

[Fastbird]

Lol sorry popo but it is the truth. The best mileage I have ever seen on an LT1 is about 25mpg as opposed to 30 in both of the ls1 equipped cars I have had. Stock numbers of course.

[KissMyWhtSS]

Lol sorry popo but it is the truth. The best mileage I have ever seen on an LT1 is about 25mpg as opposed to 30 in both of the ls1 equipped cars I have had. Stock numbers of course.

I know a member on this site that knocked down 32 in his LT1 M6. I personally only got a little over 29.

To the OP, 6 speeds get pretty good gas mileage. Plenty of cam'd LT1 M6 cars are getting 26+ mpg highway. I get about 15-16 in the city and 26-30 on the highway, but my car is relatively stock.

If you want to go fast and get good fuel economy, get a bike.

[AlanSRT4]

I know a member on this site that knocked down 32 in his LT1 M6. I personally only got a little over 29.

To the OP, 6 speeds get pretty good gas mileage. Plenty of cam'd LT1 M6 cars are getting 26+ mpg highway. I get about 15-16 in the city and 26-30 on the highway, but my car is relatively stock.

If you want to go fast and get good fuel economy, get a bike.

Had a bike might get another one but just not as useful as a car. Like I said I was getting 125mph traps and 27mpg in my last car and after hearing some of these other people I am starting to think that I will be able to do the same with a F-body and not have to go back to a 4banger.

And if I really want good mpg I have a Yaris that I avg 36 and get like 40-42 on the highway :-)

[popo8]

Not to mention... even if you lose some mpg.... a v8 sounds soooooooooooooooooooooo much better than a 4 cyl....

[AlanSRT4]

Not to mention... even if you lose some mpg.... a v8 sounds soooooooooooooooooooooo much better than a 4 cyl....
yeah I do have to say that the open headers on the 94 firebird made me jealous