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Old 08-19-2013, 06:31 PM
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Real gas mileage vs MPG indicated
I recently bought as 03 I35 that I put an 02 Maxima engine in and just took it on a trip. When I filled up, I reset to zero on the MPG indicator and at the end of my trip I compared results. The MPG indicator was 28.5 and the calculated gallons used vs miles driven was a little over 28 mpg. Even though my 96 did a little better, I was still pleased with 28 mpg.
My question is, have any of you compared the indicated MPG against the calculated MPG and was it that close?
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Old 08-20-2013, 03:58 AM
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I never go by the computer...I've seen almost exact and I've seen wildly different.
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Old 08-20-2013, 08:19 AM
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With my 440's, my CPU says 34-37, consistently,

I average about 24.5 using my own calcs.
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This has been discussed hundreds of times. Search if you are interested.

And OP please use a different font.
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