Is this good gas mileage?
05-23-2005 | 01:12 PM
#41
Originally Posted by rmurdoch
And no, I don't want to be accused of driving like a granny because I don't. I just don't do very much city driving in the car and pick my spots on the highway given the RCMP are very adept at nailing speeders. And contrary to popular opinion they don't ride horses.
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05-23-2005 | 02:04 PM
#44
Well I should wrap this up before I start to ramble.
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
I said I have a Budget y-pipe and K&N panel filter - no other performance mods. My car has 58,400 original miles on it and I've owned it since day 1. It is highway driven 80% plus and is not a daily driver. Its a 5-speed in mint condition. I still have the OEM NGK platinum plugs and use 89 octane fuel most of the time. I am also running the OEM 15" sawblades with the original Goodyear Eagle RSA 215-60R-15 tires, which are good for another 5 or 6K.
I don't drive it like I stole it and try not to use it too much for city driving as I have another car for that purpose. 320 to 340 miles for straight city driving isn't all that bad, given you drive the car like a rented mule.
And no, I don't want to be accused of driving like a granny because I don't. I just don't do very much city driving in the car and pick my spots on the highway given the RCMP are very adept at nailing speeders. And contrary to popular opinion they don't ride horses.
I don't drive it like I stole it and try not to use it too much for city driving as I have another car for that purpose. 320 to 340 miles for straight city driving isn't all that bad, given you drive the car like a rented mule.
And no, I don't want to be accused of driving like a granny because I don't. I just don't do very much city driving in the car and pick my spots on the highway given the RCMP are very adept at nailing speeders. And contrary to popular opinion they don't ride horses.
So let's go back to what i said before. I drive my c a r in City area, A lot of City mileage. I g e t a b o ut 320-340 for a f u l l t a n k. I think that is pretty dam good, since i dont drive on HWY as much as you do with your car.
If you look at what you wrote for the last couple of Post you made, YOu keep chaning your word around.
I was talking about city driving all this time, You where talking about HWY driving, althought you made some remarks about you driving around the city, but then you changed everything around.
Put a aftermarket Intake, then come to me and talk to me about Gas Mileage.
These are some factors you face when you drive in city.
Slow Drivers = Passing them, Means burning more gas.
Traffic Lights = This means you stop and and you go. That's when you burn gas.
Stop Sign = Same as above. unless you pass through them.
Traffic = Wich is another gas burning factor.
Sound system= wich makes your car heavier and put some load on the engine when you blast it. That also causes your car to burn more gas.
AC = burns more gas...
Now 320-340 for city driving is a good amount.
05-23-2005 | 05:19 PM
#45
Originally Posted by CystumMax
Can you Please Explain to me why is that?
05-23-2005 | 08:12 PM
#46
Well I should wrap this up before I start to ramble.
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Originally Posted by Terran
Because they are mods that "free-up" HP rather than make it (the same is true of an UDP). They are making it so that the engine looses less power through having to pull air in or force exhaust out.
I don't know if that is entirely true, but I see what you mean.
With a after market air Filter, you will lose some Low End power, and Gain some High end power. When you lose your low end power, you will step harder on the gas to make your car move. This will cause you burn more gas.
Any time you force more air into the Cylinder, you will also burn more gas.
05-24-2005 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
Good work, Dexter! You've gone from complaining about having to fill up once a week in your recent thread entitled Fuel Management in a 4th Gen to now claiming you get 27mpg, which isn't too bad if its a combination of city and highway driving. So either there has been a miraculous turnaround in your fuel consumption or you've had a change of heart, lol!
-Dexter.
05-24-2005 | 01:08 PM
#51
I average around 27-28mpg, with normal driving. This is with about 30% city and 70% country driving. I leave my climate control on econ on the lowest fan speed and shift at around 2500rpm.
If I am on the gas hard and speeding alot, passing cars, I get about 23mpg with the same amount of city and country drving.
Im not sure how many miles I get per tank, because I usually fill up once a week or whenever I get to 1/4 tank of gas. As of right now, my gas gauge is at exactly 1/2 a tank with 266.4 miles
If I am on the gas hard and speeding alot, passing cars, I get about 23mpg with the same amount of city and country drving.
Im not sure how many miles I get per tank, because I usually fill up once a week or whenever I get to 1/4 tank of gas. As of right now, my gas gauge is at exactly 1/2 a tank with 266.4 miles
05-24-2005 | 03:06 PM
#52
Originally Posted by kbmaxima
maybe you should do a simple tuneup. plugs, pcv, iacv, clean the TB, change the air filter, all that good stuff. and make sure your tires are inflated to 32f/29r
05-24-2005 | 03:10 PM
#54
Originally Posted by motocross416
I average around 27-28mpg, with normal driving. This is with about 30% city and 70% country driving. I leave my climate control on econ on the lowest fan speed and shift at around 2500rpm.
If I am on the gas hard and speeding alot, passing cars, I get about 23mpg with the same amount of city and country drving.
Im not sure how many miles I get per tank, because I usually fill up once a week or whenever I get to 1/4 tank of gas. As of right now, my gas gauge is at exactly 1/2 a tank with 266.4 miles
If I am on the gas hard and speeding alot, passing cars, I get about 23mpg with the same amount of city and country drving.
Im not sure how many miles I get per tank, because I usually fill up once a week or whenever I get to 1/4 tank of gas. As of right now, my gas gauge is at exactly 1/2 a tank with 266.4 miles
05-24-2005 | 03:14 PM
#56
Originally Posted by CystumMax
No you are right bout that, Half to E goes down a lot quicker. these Fuel gauges are not realy accurate.
05-24-2005 | 03:19 PM
#57
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Originally Posted by CystumMax
You don't mind posting the calculation for MPG. Thanks.
As Terran said above:
"Run it down to empty, refill and devide the miles you have then by the number of gallons you put it. Do this like three times and average them out. Until then everything is just innaccurate speculation...you've been around here long enough to know that."
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Originally Posted by CystumMax
You don't mind posting the calculation for MPG. Thanks.
As Terran said above:
"Run it down to empty, refill and devide the miles you have then by the number of gallons you put it. Do this like three times and average them out. Until then everything is just innaccurate speculation...you've been around here long enough to know that."
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