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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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isnt that low for a 96GC?? mine is consistent.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Mines around 16 avg and i have 94 with the I6. What engine do you have?
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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my avg mpg has been around 10-11 with the straight 6.
too bad gas just shot up 20 cents from when i went to school to when i came out... =[
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Plan-B
my avg mpg has been around 10-11 with the straight 6.
too bad gas just shot up 20 cents from when i went to school to when i came out... =[
I try not to ride the gas to much which might be why
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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My '97 w/5.2 gets 10-13 city, 17-18 on a trip. 21 if I try hard!
The '04 w/4.7 gets 13-15 city, 18-20 on a trip. Can get 23 but it's boring.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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Does the 5.2 have any advantages over the I6?
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by redjeepZJ
I try not to ride the gas to much which might be why
nope. just a hilly area. actually i dont think we have a flat stretch of road anywhere... around here.
but 30 mins away its flat as can be
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Does the 5.2 have any advantages over the I6?
It pulls a loaded trailer up a hill or a long grade better. It doesn't make much more HP, maybe 20 stock, but the torque is what makes the difference.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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the zj 318's were around 230 hp and 300 torque and the 4.0's were 185 and 220,pretty torque-y motors..they stepped up a bit in the wj's to 195 and 230
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 10:36 AM
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i have the 5.2L, i guess 10 seems to be pretty average. just wanted to be sure, that seems awefully low for the year. i had a fulltime 4x4 blazer that was the same back in the early 80's
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bigrodrosin
i have the 5.2L, i guess 10 seems to be pretty average. just wanted to be sure, that seems awefully low for the year. i had a fulltime 4x4 blazer that was the same back in the early 80's
its a jeep
they all don't do very well on teh gas
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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changed the front o2 sensor, 400 miles trip thru the mountains netted 18-20mpg, very happy!!!!
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I get around 15-16 mpg on my 97 ZJ. Dose have a intake and lift so mite be a little off to what you have.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisdm4
I get around 15-16 mpg on my 97 ZJ. Dose have a intake and lift so mite be a little off to what you have.
i need to get one soo bad.
this 11.5 is killing me!
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Yeah i got around 1-2 more mpg. In the long run its worth it. I6 just sucks on gas. Not much you can do
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