How far can you go on a tank of gas?
#1
How far can you go on a tank of gas?
I'm just throwing out a poll to see how far people go on a tank of gas and how hard do you drive? Answer the following...
Year and type of car:
Mileage:
Type of driving (light, medium, hard):
Max Distance gone:
Significant modifications:
for me:
'98 SE
65k
light
@425/tank (from full to close to empty)
No significant mods... just recent tuneup
Year and type of car:
Mileage:
Type of driving (light, medium, hard):
Max Distance gone:
Significant modifications:
for me:
'98 SE
65k
light
@425/tank (from full to close to empty)
No significant mods... just recent tuneup
#5
Originally posted by rich1223
Are you guys kidding? i get around 270 to 280 on a fuel tank on my 99 SE 5 speed no mods and a mix of city and highway driving here in NYC and my car was just tuned up and my car only has 54k.
Are you guys kidding? i get around 270 to 280 on a fuel tank on my 99 SE 5 speed no mods and a mix of city and highway driving here in NYC and my car was just tuned up and my car only has 54k.
over 3000 RPMS and your gas goodbye!!!
as for me...
97 SE Auto
190K KMs (about 130K miles)
medium
about 500KMs per tank (380 Miles)
70% city, 30% highway
I range between 20-29MPG
FLO_BOY
#6
theres a post down the page with the same question
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=224826
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=224826
#8
Re: How far can you go on a tank of gas?
Originally posted by maxima_million
I'm just throwing out a poll to see how far people go on a tank of gas and how hard do you drive? Answer the following...
Year and type of car:
Mileage:
Type of driving (light, medium, hard):
Max Distance gone:
Significant modifications:
for me:
'98 SE
65k
light
@425/tank (from full to close to empty)
No significant mods... just recent tuneup
I'm just throwing out a poll to see how far people go on a tank of gas and how hard do you drive? Answer the following...
Year and type of car:
Mileage:
Type of driving (light, medium, hard):
Max Distance gone:
Significant modifications:
for me:
'98 SE
65k
light
@425/tank (from full to close to empty)
No significant mods... just recent tuneup
97,500 miles
medium
470 miles
no engine mods - Mobil 1 oil!!!
#12
98gxe, automatic
95,000 miles
light/medium
50/50
no engine mod
around 280 per tank
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
95,000 miles
light/medium
50/50
no engine mod
around 280 per tank
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
#13
Originally posted by icheban26
98gxe, automatic
95,000 miles
light/medium
50/50
no engine mod
around 280 per tank
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
98gxe, automatic
95,000 miles
light/medium
50/50
no engine mod
around 280 per tank
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
i drive all city...and i get about 600km (375 miles)before the light comes on
in the summer...and on the highway...im sure i can go over 750km (470 miles)/tank
#14
I needed to add too that the miles per tank indicated is with the AC turned on all the time since its been 105+ degrees out here in Vegas during the last few weeks. It's cooled off just a tad now but I still use my AC, even at night.
Originally posted by 2DaMax
95 SE, 5 speed
105k miles
medium - hard (sometimes)
mostly city driving
no engine mods
300 - 325 miles/tank
95 SE, 5 speed
105k miles
medium - hard (sometimes)
mostly city driving
no engine mods
300 - 325 miles/tank
#18
Originally posted by icheban26
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
how do u guys get around 400 miles per tank??? wat r your secrets...i got my car brand new bac in 1998 n i have always average around 280/tank unless i drive all highway. is somethin wrong w/my car???
Originally posted by Dev
yes...
yes...
please help, i want better gas milage!!!
#19
Originally posted by Dev
yes...
i drive all city...and i get about 600km (375 miles)before the light comes on
in the summer...and on the highway...im sure i can go over 750km (470 miles)/tank
yes...
i drive all city...and i get about 600km (375 miles)before the light comes on
in the summer...and on the highway...im sure i can go over 750km (470 miles)/tank
I average 500KM in the city...and I'm not a real lead foot...
FLO_BOY
#21
Originally posted by patel_anu
whens the last time you had a tuneup?...change your spark plugs, clean TB, change the fuel filter for starters
whens the last time you had a tuneup?...change your spark plugs, clean TB, change the fuel filter for starters
but from wat i remembered...i had always gotten the same mileage per tank ever since i got my car from the dealers lot. i hope i m wrong!!!
anyway, thanks for the advice patel_anu.
Icheban26
#22
Originally posted by icheban26
can someone show me a link to a gd write-up for changin the fuel filter (w/pics would be nice)
can someone show me a link to a gd write-up for changin the fuel filter (w/pics would be nice)
1) remove fuel pump fuse.
2) start car -- your car will die, because there is no fuel being sent.
3) keep trying to start your car, many times...what you're doing is
trying to completely eliminate ALL of the pressure in the fuel
line -- this will make removing the fuel filter MUCH easier.
4) find the fuel filter -- it's on the driver's half of the engine
bay, attached to the firewall, in a metal C-clip (don't know how
else to describe it)...if you buy a new filter from the store,
you'll know what it looks like (even better -- buy a 300ZX filter).
5) remove the two hoses...this can be a BIT*H to do, so, be patient!
if it WON'T come off, you should try to relieve more pressure in
the lines by trying to start the car. If you're REALLY desperate,
you can cut the rubber hose (but, I STRONGLY suggest you don't).
6) attach new filter.
7) place back in C-clip.
one note: the fuel filter has an arrow on it -- check what direction
the arrow is pointing BEFORE you remove the old one and make sure
that the new filter's arrow points the same way...
otherwise, you'll have little to no fuel getting into your engine.
if the filter comes off easy, you're looking at 15 minutes.
good luck!
FLO_BOY
#25
Originally posted by FLO_BOY
DEV -- do you drive like a granny??? 600KM CITY??? DAMN!!!
I average 500KM in the city...and I'm not a real lead foot...
FLO_BOY
DEV -- do you drive like a granny??? 600KM CITY??? DAMN!!!
I average 500KM in the city...and I'm not a real lead foot...
FLO_BOY
i accelerate hard...but cruise in 4th or 5th gear as much as possible.
also im 5spd...which gives better city gas mileage...worse hwy mileage.
u wanna hear something stupid? that day i went to st. thomas dragway...i got 20 runs at the track...cruising on the highway from 120-180km/h...and i was at 650km on the tank...light didn't even come on...lol
icheban26: make sure the condition of your spark plugs, coils, fuel filter, fuel injectors, etc are up to par.
other than that...tire pressure and driving habits
try to cruise at low rpms...
#27
i just replace my spark plug...thanks to sprintmax.com for the write-up. the only problem is i don't have a torque wrench so i just tighten it...will their be a problem if the spark plag is not tighten to the specify lbs???
i m plannin to clean my throttle body tomorrow...n the fuel filter when it comes in the mail. knowin my luck, the hose for the fuel filter is gona be a biatch to get off.
thanks for the advice everyone
i m plannin to clean my throttle body tomorrow...n the fuel filter when it comes in the mail. knowin my luck, the hose for the fuel filter is gona be a biatch to get off.
thanks for the advice everyone
#28
99 SE auto
93,xxx miles
about 270miles F-E if hubby drives
He averages 20-22 mpg.
If he lets me drive, I average 25-26.
He has a little bit of a lead foot...
And he doesn't coast to a stop on exit ramps and stoplights...
So he pays thru the nose for it.
On my G20 (not really relevant, I know, as I have a 4-banger)...
I get about 370-400 on a tank of 13..
Highest mileage I've gotten, mixed, is 28.7.
Back when I had my '91 Sentra SE, I got 42mpg once, but averaged 33.
93,xxx miles
about 270miles F-E if hubby drives
He averages 20-22 mpg.
If he lets me drive, I average 25-26.
He has a little bit of a lead foot...
And he doesn't coast to a stop on exit ramps and stoplights...
So he pays thru the nose for it.
On my G20 (not really relevant, I know, as I have a 4-banger)...
I get about 370-400 on a tank of 13..
Highest mileage I've gotten, mixed, is 28.7.
Back when I had my '91 Sentra SE, I got 42mpg once, but averaged 33.
#29
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Explain how that makes any sense
Explain how that makes any sense
#30
Originally posted by maximamoose
My train of thought would be that it is kinda like, but not, straining the engine to work harder???? MAYBE it is too low of a rpm to shift out of gear????? I don't know!
My train of thought would be that it is kinda like, but not, straining the engine to work harder???? MAYBE it is too low of a rpm to shift out of gear????? I don't know!
Well I was in 5th and that means about 2500 RPM at 60 if I remember right and all that happened was the engine got flooded but still wasn't torquey enough to go faster...it actually went slower...all the extra gas just went straight out the exhaust unburned and my mpg really stank that tank.
#31
Originally posted by boingo82
OK I can answer this...I don't think it makes ANY sense on a Max, but back when I had my 1.6 Sentra SE, it couldn't go faster than 60 on this hill on the freeway...one time my husband pushed down on my leg, thinking I was just driving like a granny and the car would go faster...
Well I was in 5th and that means about 2500 RPM at 60 if I remember right and all that happened was the engine got flooded but still wasn't torquey enough to go faster...it actually went slower...all the extra gas just went straight out the exhaust unburned and my mpg really stank that tank.
OK I can answer this...I don't think it makes ANY sense on a Max, but back when I had my 1.6 Sentra SE, it couldn't go faster than 60 on this hill on the freeway...one time my husband pushed down on my leg, thinking I was just driving like a granny and the car would go faster...
Well I was in 5th and that means about 2500 RPM at 60 if I remember right and all that happened was the engine got flooded but still wasn't torquey enough to go faster...it actually went slower...all the extra gas just went straight out the exhaust unburned and my mpg really stank that tank.
#32
98 SE Auto
88,000
Light to Medium 50/50 city highway
Average 320-360 in town
500-515 on road trips
Mobile One Synthetic
K&N drop in
Like the 2DaMax said, I like in Austin and the temp is always at 90+ and we have humidity so the a/c is on. Recent tune up and fuel system cleaning has helped alot.
88,000
Light to Medium 50/50 city highway
Average 320-360 in town
500-515 on road trips
Mobile One Synthetic
K&N drop in
Like the 2DaMax said, I like in Austin and the temp is always at 90+ and we have humidity so the a/c is on. Recent tune up and fuel system cleaning has helped alot.
#37
Originally posted by maximamoose
Well, you said that your car topped out at 60?? Was that all the time? If so, it would be like me hitting the top speed on the car and still mashing the gas. Of course any gas at that point will be wasted. If you could go faster, then the speed would increse. I think that what ivelweyz was saying was shift into the next gear while at 2500 in current gear(4th at 2500 to 5th at whatever)
Well, you said that your car topped out at 60?? Was that all the time? If so, it would be like me hitting the top speed on the car and still mashing the gas. Of course any gas at that point will be wasted. If you could go faster, then the speed would increse. I think that what ivelweyz was saying was shift into the next gear while at 2500 in current gear(4th at 2500 to 5th at whatever)
The reason that it couldn't go over 60 on this hill was because the engine couldn't produce enough power to overcome wind resistance, gravity, and still accellerate. When I gave it more gas (still in 5th) it didn't go any faster because it couldn't manage to turn the engine faster, thereby turning the wheels faster....so there was more gasoline being dumped into the engine than could be burned at the current RPM.
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