Here it is, Mrs. Punkin and I just got back from a long vacation with Cross and Fire. I have the mileage numbers and unless someone can come up with better numbers, I plan to wear the crown of "Mileage King of the SRT's". My best one tank fillup was 315/11.7 for 26.9 mpg. 311/11.6, 213/8.0. The worst was 18.5mpg. The entire trip was 1882/76.29 for a trip average of 24.7. Now I tried to make each tank as equal as possible. The auto shutoff would trip and I would put $1.00 more in the tank. I was suprised the price for 93 octane was from 4.09 to 4.33 per gallon.

All four of us drove from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virgina, N. Carolina, Tennesse, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, W. Virgina, Pennsylvania, and back to New Jersey.

How's that for fun. I refuse to participate in the gas price hysteria and just had fun instead. We did our part to stimulate the economy this summer.

 

Sounds pretty good to me. I don't ever keep track of the SRT-6 because I can't keep my foot out of it I was on the other hand pleased with my new 5.7 Double cab Tundra this weekend. It averaged 20MPG on our weekend camping trip. This was through the mountains of Arkansas, with an ATV and camping equipment totalling 800 lbs of load in the bed.

 

look here not bad though.
checked today after NeedsWing install freeway miles to work 26.4 mpg 0.95.6 gal under a gallon.

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Averaging 25 mpg. - it's hard not to stomp on the pedal once & awhile .
Given that, I'll second the Needswing intake: it has for sure added a mile or two per gallon.
A CAI is a mod. that's hard to beat, adds power & mileage.....kinda pays for itself!
...........I'm just too addicted to the whine.........

 

Did Phoenix to mountains and back, 25.6MPG.
I even stomped on it a few times. One DPS officer
can testify to that. Just got back in my wife's Outback,
30mpg.

 

That is good mileage but notice it is a Limited and not a SRT. I have gotten over 30 with the wife's 04. My best SRT miles was with 65 and cruise. Funny though, on the way back I went through Ohio at 80-90 most all the way and still got 25. I don't know how it's possible but the longer more I drive this beast the more I like it.

 

Wow, getting over 26mpg is impressive. I don't think there is any way I'm breaking 26 without something pulling me along

I'm averaging about 21.5 in daily driving, a 3mpg increase over my old Trans Am.

 

I am not even close. The best mileage I got was just under 20 mpg!!! But I trully done care that I am politically incorrect. I don't get good gas mileage on amy of my vehicles. Excuse me while I pull my foot out of the floorboard. I don't think that a hybrid is in my future but I once said I would never get married again.

 

I am averaging around 21-24mpg, but I will be getting more specific once I get everything fixed on the car...

 

Put the w/s switch on W mode and baby the throttle. That gives me amazing gas mileage =) plus i like the low rumble starting off from stop lights.

 

now that I have reset everything, put the needs on, sprint booster....took her out for a one tank trip...my average was rt at 26 mph, but now that I know we are serious...next weekend, I will keep a closer record, and no, I can't resist the whine either....so that does play into the equation...

 

I did a 3100 mile trip a few weeks ago through the western mountain states crusing at 80mph most of the time and got and overall trip avg of 23.3 with tanks ranging from 23 to 24 mpg. Had my grandson with me so no great displays of speed, just a few quick passing sprints. Lots of FUN. That was in the un-modded SSB. The Aero would be very different I expect.

MikeR

 

If you got 26+ plus out of an SRT6, you get the crown. The best I have been able to do is 24.1 (calculated) - I have a tendency to step on it too often. On the other hand, I completed a MI-CT-MI trip of 2500 miles last month and averaged 28.6 in the roadster. Nothing special other than new K&Ns. And I drove 95% highway, top down, at 70-75.

I know 4 mpg isn't much, but every little bit helps plus I wanted to enjoy the convertible. Next week I'll take a 700 mile RT to WI with the SRT6. If I can avoid the Chicago traffic, I'm sure I can push 25 mpg.

 

The highest I have ever had was 23, using 91 octane gas. (No 93 available here.)

 

Buried in last years vacation thread I had noted my mileage of around 26 - 28 or thereabouts. Will have to dig the thread up in order to claim myself Mileage King in the Great Punkin Gas Challenge.

 

I just completed a 1300 mile Nova Scotia vacation. I routinely got 26 mpg but I paid about $6/gal!

 

Gasp - of all the places we've vacationed Nova Scotia still ranks as our fave. Make me envious, Crossbow, & tell me you got to Cape Breton.

 

I'm actually really amazed you guys get so high miles per gallon. I tend to hover around 16 mpg all the time. My best so far is 17. I do do a lot of city driving but still hard to believe that that could make a 10 mpg difference. I guess I just have a led foot .

 

Wow, great numbers.
I drove the SRT to the mountains on Sunday and it was the first time I have ever checked the mpg. My 04 Limited got 27mpg @84MPH on cruise.
The SRT which has a 185mm pulley intake intercooler and ECU tuning to the max got... only 19.7 with cruise set at 73MPH (hit 100+ while passing several times) and used the air conditioner 1/2 the time off on the way there and on, on the way back.
I was not happy to find that out.
Enjoy the Ride...
Mike

 

I just drove my SRT-6 home from buying it (581 miles) at 74 mph-steady high way miles and avg. 27.4/gal. I will probably never drive it that far at once again but its nice to know that you can achieve good gas mileage if you use the cruise control instead of my lead foot LOL.