Sorry picture quality isn't that good, it was at night. The next fill-up it said 502 dte but the picture was even worse...



Night video showing that wasn't a fluke. Note the speed, miles driven and dte, along with mpg-which as always, was optimistic. Still got 26.4 mpg that tank and my average speed was 79 over 412 miles, much of that at a legal 80 mph in west Texas. Not too shabby for the miles on the car!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KGi_7H6mAw

 

how the hell do you do this? this was all highway miles? i'm lucky to see 350 out of a tank of gas. thats with driving on every day roads and 10 miles on the highway.

 

Not bad at all man, I get/got the exact same mileage out of my 6spd on long expressway trips @ ~80mph. I don't think my DTE has ever been over 460ish though.

 

It's his test pipe.

 

you speaking to me noobie?

 

Test pipe, GAB, ground wires and NWP block plate all combining to make my car a lean mean mpg machine! Yeah, all freeway and light traffic.

BTW, the light timing is so much better in Phoenix. I got 22.5 mpg (doing the math, trip computer said 25.8) in combined city/freeway driving there when I typically get around 19 mpg here under the same driving conditions.

 

Even in my 2002 with 197,000 miles on it I can get the DTE to read 400 after a fill up. Did I mention I have the MIL for P0139 and P1147? One oxygen sensor I replaced, still looking to get the other.

What I found myself is if I keep driving past the flashing DTE - - - - maybe another 15 miles, then fill up, the DTE will be a crazy silly high number. Even after driving away, it'll go higher. Then the next day it'll start going down.

Still, amazing to see the 500 miles to empty. Maybe I should get those ground wires.

 

Nope, I'm just teasing Scott. (Noobie? Meh. Only the insecure use disparaging labels. See G. W. Bush.)

Ever the optimist, Scott. Your car's amazing health is an inspiration to those questioning the longevity of their ride.

 

lol @ the music. i got 32 mpg on a trip from ny to georgia last year.

 

Ethanol? I would guess no alcohol blends were used.

 

Talking Heads ftw.

2slow-every gas pump on the trip was labeled "may contain up to 10% ethanol". 91 octane premium (down from 93 common in Dallas) west of El Paso.

 

Scott, thats pretty good mpg. Wonder what if you keep a constant 65 mpg and get like 30 mpg.
I ususally get 22-24 mpg driving 60% (stop and go) highway and 40% city. This site is pretty accurate. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/17740.shtml

Just a curious question, how many miles has driven what your gas level hit the midway point? Mine says 200 - 210ish.

 

I have seen the 500 mile DTE once as well but it soon dropped to 374 miles after I reset the trip computer. These cars usually stay full for about 60-70 miles or so and once they get below 3/4 of tank that hands drops of quick as heck, I usually have about 200 or so at 1/2 tank and end up at about 300-320 miles before fillup. Z is the same way, once that hand gets below 3/4 it drops quick!

 

Was thinking the same thing about the music! I got over 32 all the time in my old 96. I've never gotten above 27 in my AE though I don't understand, driving habits are the exact same, gone through all of the ways to try and increase your mgp. Oh well, I've never gotten below 23-24 though. Stays pretty consistent.

 

I usually get the same results on drives to FL. No I have the block plate, catch can, GAB and Amsoil so we'll see what happens this year.

 

Pretty close to 220 on the tank coming out of west Texas and into New Mexico.

I have noticed my mileage takes a dump if it is under 40 degrees like it was much of the return trip. Was averaging about 25 mpg (doing the math, trip computer was 27-29 mpg) on the way back.

 

That FE with E10 is a bit surprising. Not unrealistic, just surprising to me.

 

thats usually about what I get at the halfway point.

+1 to that. this annoys me so much...i think to myself everytime i reach a half a tank, ok I'm going to get 400 out of this tank, but it never happens lol.

 

Photoshop.......lol

 

i got 520 miles to a full tank going from jersey to south carolina last summer. sixth gear all the way on i95 around 70 to 80 mph.

 

Video too?

Shows a 502 mile range with 1/3rd of a tank left.

 

Lafayette, La to Houston, back to Lafayette, then 75 miles to work... Parked overnight in Houston, 65-70 the whole way taking it as easy as I could...

As mpg-conscious as I am, I didnt even think about what kind of DTE I could have got, this was after I left the station and stopped down the road.

 

FWIW, DTE is ONLY based on the current:

- fuel tank gauge unit (fuel remaining)
- ECM pulse signal (fuel consump-tion) and
- vehicle speed signal

In other words, average fuel consumption is not a factor in this calculation.

 

yeah but it still made me smile!

 

same here

 

you know that if you reset it on the highway ~60mph.. you can get it to say all kinds of wacky numbers.. i think i can get mine to read 60+ MPG , and the DTE is partly based off that number so... lets see some actual tank math with a fuel fill up reciept and pics of miles on the trip odometer


FWIW- my MPG say 28.4 with about 100 miles so far on the clock...and the DTE says around 360 ,... but.. ive never pushed 400,..360-370 is really good for me.. math calculated...


and to start a whole new arguement.. i get better mpg on 91 octane vs 93 octane

 

I'll go take a random 500 mile drive to get a picture, I just sorted through my few gas reciepts and dont have one above 472 miles on one tank, and on 17.1 gallons, that was only 27.6mpg... but I consistently get 400 miles per tank since all my driving is hwy and I do 150 miles to and from work 5 days a week.

and that's all on 91 octane... I second the 91 vs 93 you stated

 

500 to a tank....pipe dream for me...

 

If you read the entire post, I did mention the actual math showed 26.4 mpg (despite the indicated 30.1-30.3). That works out to 488 miles on an 18.5 gallon tank so the dte was not too far off.

My mileage improves once I get out of north Texas whether I go east or west (lots of rolling hills, constantly up and down) and Dallas east is generally 93 octane. I get similar mileage all the way to Kentucky and I use my cruise control on trips.