The gas mileage thread
i was surfing around the internet and found this adobe file with "tips" on increase your gas mileage. some of it i agree with, some i'm not too sure about.
http://www.superchargerperformance.c...ageBooster.pdf what do you think. personally, i get around or better than what the alero is rated for. things i have done from the list include NGK spark plugs, K&N intake, Seafoam regularly, Full synthetic oils, High tire PSI, aluminum rims. now the synthetic oil, i never believed it to really make a fuel mileage difference. My mileage is City, 25-27mpg (this is usually hard driving, not driving like an old lady) Highway, average 35mpg. but have gotten 42 on a few occasions. what i average in the alero, 30-32mpg mixed with small town driving (lots of stop and go) and highway driving. |
23 highway.
18 city. 1 angry driver who has tried every tip to improve fuel economy. |
let's just say i get the same gas mileage in my 20yr 300zx as i do in my alero :(
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31+ MPG highway
20-27 MPG city (depends on how aggressive I drive.. it's very tempting) Worth noting, my instantaneous MPG is 1-2 @ WOT |
I get 20-22 city, then again I drive with purpose:lol:
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I drive average, and get about 20-23 mpg.... Sucks..
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I get 26 with the Ecotec and 19 with my poorly tuned 3400 driving to work and back.
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26-28 hwy
20-24 city 3400 |
i get 20 city and 26 highway
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i get 34-36 mpg with my mazda 626.
and i don't drive like an old lady. |
no thoughts on the different tips though?
like lowering your car which makes lower air dam, or the stiffer shocks/struts. in theory it makes sense, but i'm not sure sure about it |
ok if you think about it lower your car you have less air going under your car to push your car back, if you think about a 4x4 truck what's the milage there? its like maybe city 8 and highway is like 12-15 look at it that way
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I drive all city and I get about 250-275 on a full tank.
2.4 LD9. |
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drafting. i can get 60-100+ extra miles per tank that way. |
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I usually get around 37mpg with my stock engine and heavy chrome wheels. Doesn't hurt that I drive across the straightest and flattest section of road in the world haha. On my last trip during the summer i went 615 km before refueling and it still had 3-4 litres left in the tank.
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so according to my readings im avging 40 mpg ( 80 highway 20 city ) on my 2.4L WAI new AC Delco spark plugs 5 speed tranny ( I gotta change my fuel filter soon too ) I wasn't expecting to get around this for fuel mileage but im deff not complaining I was expecting worse
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ur funny guy.
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I probably did it wrong myself, but I get roughly 550km to 600 km's on a tank of gas which in miles I really have no idea
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there is NO WAY any alero EVER gets 80mpg highway. even 40 is pretty unbelievable.
i think you missed a decimal place in your math somewhere |
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