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do u think this is good gas mileage, about 275?

Old Aug 13, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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Default do u think this is good gas mileage, about 275?

okay i get about 270-280 per tank, i take it pretty much to wear my light comes on but only go a few miles more after that, the majority of these miles are city too. I got i/h/e, the usual, and am riding on 18's. I forget what i use to get just stock and on donuts. Oh yeah car is a 99 ex coupe if that makes a difference. Opinions on this being fair mileage or not, plus can u inlcude how much u get per tank. I kno this has been covered in the past, but i want to know if i'm getting good mileage or not.

sorry if its long.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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well that isn't really good gas mileage at all but considering you have 18's it's reasonable. I get aproximately 380 miles per tank outta my 96 dx. Your tank is like 11.9 gallons or something but when I fill up it takes 10.5ish. so you should be able to figure out the gas mileage. my car has 15's so that is the main differance
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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fill your tank......reset your trip odometer....drive it till its close to empty....write down how many gallons it took to fill it back up....write down your mileage.....divide the miles recorded by the amount of fuel it took to refuel it...end result is your average mpg
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:07 AM
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i get 30mpg on the highway too bad my tank only holds 10gals
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:35 AM
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i get around the same as you next157 and im on 16's
you can compare your mileage here
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 05:06 AM
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Originally posted by fook
fill your tank......reset your trip odometer....drive it till its close to empty....write down how many gallons it took to fill it back up....write down your mileage.....divide the miles recorded by the amount of fuel it took to refuel it...end result is your average mpg
That's what I was about to suggest You cannot go by how many total miles you do, you gotta do the simple math
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 05:55 AM
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Those are city miles too... big diff. I have a 2000 EX... had an exhaust.. Still have intake.. no headers yet... I could push apprx 400 hwy straight through. Haven't done the average that the guys mentioned above
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:23 AM
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31mpg city driving with DX engine, CX chassis/tranny, 13" steelies, CAI, Exhaust, AC always running. I fill up 9 gallons and go about 280 miles. I wind my car to the red line at least once every time I drive it. That's only because I have to. I just flipped a thousand miles on this engine. So I'd say what you're getting ain't bad.

When you upgrade your intake and exhaust, improving fuel economy is a myth. If more air is flowing, more fuel is burning. But since our cars don't have MAF sensors... It's more likely to make no difference at all.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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I get between 32 and 38 mpg, mixed city and highway with a CX chassis, Si engine, and DX tranny. And I rev it out pretty often.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 11:50 AM
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i get usually 290 miles on my d16zt. exhauts and intake only...

i think i'm runnin rich tho.
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