What to do to the VE

Anything below an average of 30km/h will suck.

Try to do more highway during your tests and it will get better. At the moment I'm at 11.7L at 37-38km/h on average. I try not to have the air-con on all the time. But that's with an OTR, SSV exhaust, pacemaker headers, mace spacers and a catch can, 20" tyres at 36 PSI.

I drive in a spirited way, but give it a kick when I can.

The good this is, you need more fuel, but you don't need it as often as if you were doing a lot of highway ;-)
So at the end of the day, liters / day is probably the same.

 

I think the OTR helps a lot in terms of drivability, the car definitely felt lighter when I fitted it, especially at low rpm. The headers gave a good mid range kick, the spacers, not some much but it helps keeping the intake to reasonable temperature levels and prevents a bit of heat soak. About heat soak, I also removed the engine cover.

I can't really tell if they changed the fuel economy but they definitely improved the performance so I guess, if you still drive the car in a spirited manner after the mods, the engine requires less efforts to get moving so yes, I would say it certainly helps fuel economy. After all, it's all about optimisation.

I reckon the best way to get a good fuel economy is a tune, and that's my next mod planned.

 

nice and easy just get an sv6 front+rear bumper and grab yourself a spoiler for the boot
it won't seem like you're trying to hard and the sv6 exterior looks great!
would also recommend grabbing ss or sv6 rear mufflers for $50/$75 to complete the look.

wont be hoony but will turn your car into something memorable