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Well I did a test to see what my gas mileage was...if I shifted at 3500rpms or before(before the 2ndaries kick in). I got just about exactly 20mpg. Actually better than it seemed I was getting, I guess because around here 93 is like $1.70 a gallon. Was kind of hoping for like 25mpg but I guess thats pushing it.
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It's either going to be 16/19 or 19/24 depending on how you drive
I LOVED the "MPG shootout" a while back. Porches getting 30MPG was hilarious.
Talk about grannying & leaning out the cars
I LOVED the "MPG shootout" a while back. Porches getting 30MPG was hilarious.
Talk about grannying & leaning out the cars
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I get between 17 and 21:
The formula for predicting MPG is as follows
((A+B+C)*S)*E/G
Where:
A=City or Highway (city=1, Highway = 10)
B=Heavy or Light foot (heavy=1, Light=10)
C=Speed of cruising (expressed as reciprocal of MPH)
G=Gallons used
S=Seconds of Boost (in # of seconds)
E= Size of Ego (Large=1, Small = [wait a minute ---3rd gen RX-7 owners with small egos---Not bloody likely!!!!)
****This is not a real formula guys Please save electrons and refrain from pointing out the problems with the equation.*****************
The formula for predicting MPG is as follows
((A+B+C)*S)*E/G
Where:
A=City or Highway (city=1, Highway = 10)
B=Heavy or Light foot (heavy=1, Light=10)
C=Speed of cruising (expressed as reciprocal of MPH)
G=Gallons used
S=Seconds of Boost (in # of seconds)
E= Size of Ego (Large=1, Small = [wait a minute ---3rd gen RX-7 owners with small egos---Not bloody likely!!!!)
****This is not a real formula guys Please save electrons and refrain from pointing out the problems with the equation.*****************
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I drive about a mile to work (I'm lazy like that) and get horrible mileage. Five minutes to warm up, five minutes to drive, and a few to finish warming up. I try to not go over 3k doing this, but mileage is still horrible. Not that I'm surprised or anything. I'd walk if I cared. It'd only take five more minutes too. Highway mileage is a whole other story. The most mileage I do is to go to autoX. One place I usually go to is 150miles round trip. I could easily get over 300 to a tank if it were all highway mileage. Having an opened up exhaust helped big time. Now I don't have to dip into the gas as much to get moving. If people want good mileage, get a beater to put the mileage on. Drive a sports car and accept it otherwise.
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stop it stop it I say, I can't take it no more....
I hate you guys, I am getting 9mpg if I am lucky in my 88 vert and to make it worse I am ALWAYS shifting below 3k rpm
boooohoooooooo ;-)
I hate you guys, I am getting 9mpg if I am lucky in my 88 vert and to make it worse I am ALWAYS shifting below 3k rpm
boooohoooooooo ;-)
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Originally posted by stockrex
stop it stop it I say, I can't take it no more....
I hate you guys, I am getting 9mpg if I am lucky in my 88 vert and to make it worse I am ALWAYS shifting below 3k rpm
boooohoooooooo ;-)
stop it stop it I say, I can't take it no more....
I hate you guys, I am getting 9mpg if I am lucky in my 88 vert and to make it worse I am ALWAYS shifting below 3k rpm
boooohoooooooo ;-)
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Re: 20mpg
Originally posted by Ryde _Or_Die
I got just about exactly 20mpg. Actually better than it seemed I was getting, I guess because around here 93 is like $1.70 a gallon. Was kind of hoping for like 25mpg but I guess thats pushing it.
I got just about exactly 20mpg. Actually better than it seemed I was getting, I guess because around here 93 is like $1.70 a gallon. Was kind of hoping for like 25mpg but I guess thats pushing it.
The S4 TII is rated for 87 octane, so there is no need for that over-priced 93 stuff.
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Re: Re: 20mpg
Originally posted by Evil Aviator
The S4 TII was rated at 17/23mpg new, so that's about right. I usually got about 21mpg average around town (some freeway/highway driving between Tampa & St. Pete), but it went below 15mpg when racing.
The S4 TII is rated for 87 octane, so there is no need for that over-priced 93 stuff.
The S4 TII was rated at 17/23mpg new, so that's about right. I usually got about 21mpg average around town (some freeway/highway driving between Tampa & St. Pete), but it went below 15mpg when racing.
The S4 TII is rated for 87 octane, so there is no need for that over-priced 93 stuff.
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Just bought my 90 Vert and when I filled up I was majorly on E .... so when I filled up I put in 14.6 gallons. So I thik I was a few tenths way from being on fumes or I was driving on a prayer.
I got 272 miles outta that tank of gas ..... soI think I did pretty good 18.6 miles per gallon. That was with driving up and down steep hills and mashing the gas and Sunday driving of 120m/h with the top off and lights down.
I got 272 miles outta that tank of gas ..... soI think I did pretty good 18.6 miles per gallon. That was with driving up and down steep hills and mashing the gas and Sunday driving of 120m/h with the top off and lights down.
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