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Old 05-25-2008, 04:56 PM
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Just went 116 miles on 3.75 gallons of gas on the highway.For those of you math challenged or the ones who check their mileage using the gas gauge, that translates to 30.9MPG!!!! Thats with the top down!!.And after a bunch of mods.
Can it get better than this? WOOHOO!!!!!
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Actually, it's 30.933333333333333333333333333333333333















































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^i think you forgot a couple of 3's. lol
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Originally Posted by lovin myls1
Just went 116 miles on 3.75 gallons of gas on the highway.For those of you math challenged or the ones who check their mileage using the gas gauge, that translates to 30.9MPG!!!! Thats with the top down!!.And after a bunch of mods.
Can it get better than this? WOOHOO!!!!!
I am in the same league. I got 20.99 ish the other day on the highway. 120 ish mile trip. I also have a EFI live from last night which shows steady state MPG in the low 30s.

Have EFI Live?
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But why did you get 20.99?
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Originally Posted by lovin myls1
But why did you get 20.99?
Must have meant 29.99 Thats great though, I can't wait to get my turbo project done so I can say I get close to 30 while having over 600hp!
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I guess it can get better than this! 600HP,WOW.
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If you like your gas mileage, don't go with 4:10s.... I dunno if I wanna go back with smaller gears to save gas or not.
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It was 4.089 gal over 122.6 miles of rural hilly interstate.
I have done better and I have done worse. I wish I didn't have 4,56 sometimes.

I have been experimenting with lean burn. Only a little. I think 2 more MPG is possible if I fix my issues and implement more lean burn.

This is assuming no horse play.

The car turns about 2000 to 2200 on "normal American" (most people over-speed) highway speeds. I like to go 65 most of the time, though.
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Originally Posted by lovin myls1
Just went 116 miles on 3.75 gallons of gas on the highway.For those of you math challenged or the ones who check their mileage using the gas gauge, that translates to 30.9MPG!!!! Thats with the top down!!.And after a bunch of mods.
Can it get better than this? WOOHOO!!!!!
How do you know you used exactly 3.75 gallons?
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what are yalls average MPH? i seem to only get 22mpg, and my car only has 341rwhp after tune.
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Originally Posted by cookba
what are yalls average MPH? i seem to only get 22mpg, and my car only has 341rwhp after tune.
Tank to tank or highway only?
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i drove from FL to CA with an average speed between 80-90 and got 344 miles on 1 full tank. driving in the city here in San Diego i usually get 200 miles to a tank.
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Can you say 6 speed?
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Id like to know more about lean cruise, i heard the motor gets hot if its a long trip on the highway.
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
How do you know you used exactly 3.75 gallons?
.....yeah? was the gas gauge complete on E and you only put that much in or what?
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wow that's amazing, i will never be able to do that cause i cant go without flooring it just a little bit
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lol, my auto (2.73 gears and 45,000 miles, recently had oil+filter, fuel filter, and seafoam through oil system and topend) can get 23 at the MOST going the speed limit on the freeway!

around town i get no better than 17

lucky man!
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Originally Posted by candlelit
.....yeah? was the gas gauge complete on E and you only put that much in or what?
ehh.. I think most people just fill up twice, once before and once after the one after is how much gas u used on the trip.
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Yep, filled up when I left, filled up when I got back.......the only way to measure mpg.
Before mods I remember getting 27 with the top down -29 with it up.I think the freer exhasut must be helping out.



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