Most miles on a single tank?
02-17-2008 | 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tcality
Originally Posted by Super-Stormtrooper07
**Dont forget, the wider the tire you have on there(ie. for tC owners stock is a 215 , so in going to a 225+ its more friction on the ground/surface = more friction = less mpg
) , the worse your mpg is going to be. So .... for us xA / xB owners, sticking with a 185 or 195 width is gonna be the best width tire for mpg (195 is especially nice, since its a little wider/ more secure when cornering , yet many users of 195's haven't noticed a real mpg decline vs. 185 
now back on topic, most mpg i got was 350 in the spring
02-17-2008 | 01:01 AM
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From: In Detention block AA-23!
Originally Posted by cessntony
Originally Posted by Super-Stormtrooper07
**Dont forget, the wider the tire you have on there(ie. for tC owners stock is a 215 , so in going to a 225+ its more friction on the ground/surface = more friction = less mpg )
)wider tire = better traction = less freewheeling = lower rpms = increase gas mileage.
However, in general(given all weather conditions), a wider tire vs. a slightly more narrow tire = less mpg.
There shouldn't be any reason for freewheeling unless you hit a patch of loose gravel while first taking off(under 10mph).
02-17-2008 | 01:08 AM
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the most I've ever got out of a tank was 350 miles. The light usually comes on around 320-330, and thats when usually I fill up.
oh, and I drive a stock '08 M/T, and I usually shift around 3k RPM (which is considered "by the book" I believe).
oh, and I drive a stock '08 M/T, and I usually shift around 3k RPM (which is considered "by the book" I believe).
02-17-2008 | 07:23 AM
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damn do u guys drive till the light comes on? i only get like 280. but i put gas at 1/4 always cause i might forget to put gas the next day and drive and yea... dont wanna be pushing my car to a gas station like those people with old cars.
02-17-2008 | 06:27 PM
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ya i almost always fill up a quarter tank...it seems like i get 200-220 miles outta the first half of the tanks and then 80-100 out of the second half if I drive it till empty, whats with that?
02-17-2008 | 06:34 PM
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i usually drive 390 miles on three days on one tank and get 32-33 mpg i did get one tank of 440, but i was coasting in on fumes.
this is on curvy two lane road with a top speed of about 65 at most. and an elevation change of a little over 1000ft.
this is on curvy two lane road with a top speed of about 65 at most. and an elevation change of a little over 1000ft.
02-17-2008 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by JaN_MiChAeL_07
Originally Posted by BlizZard
Originally Posted by Yanki01
wtf, my best was 275 
My best MPG has been 21.5 on a full tank of gas. Now thanks to winter (unplowed city street driving, warming up car for 5 min, etc) I average 17 MPG on half tanks. Chicago ftw 
02-17-2008 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by eboardracer
ya i almost always fill up a quarter tank...it seems like i get 200-220 miles outta the first half of the tanks and then 80-100 out of the second half if I drive it till empty, whats with that?
02-18-2008 | 12:39 AM
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so tru, i cen ger 135 miles on 1/4 about 110-120 on the next 1/4 then about 90 on the next 1/4. the i make it home and fill up before the light kicks on.....about 390-395
light kicks on i find the next gas station, runnign out scares me./
light kicks on i find the next gas station, runnign out scares me./
02-18-2008 | 11:45 PM
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I went all the way to Princeton, WV from Wilmington, DE (8 hours, just over 500 miles) on one single tank and my gas light still didn't come on for a while after. 
Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas. This was before I had anything installed and my engine was only stock... although my step-dad tweaked it a bit and he won't tell me what he did. lol But he gave it ALOT more power and its amazing on gas.
Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas. This was before I had anything installed and my engine was only stock... although my step-dad tweaked it a bit and he won't tell me what he did. lol But he gave it ALOT more power and its amazing on gas.
02-18-2008 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tCvirus
I went all the way to Princeton, WV from Wilmington, DE (8 hours, just over 500 miles) on one single tank and my gas light still didn't come on for a while after. Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas.
Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas.That is impossible in our car. Impossible in the majority of the cars on the road.
02-18-2008 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
Originally Posted by tCvirus
I went all the way to Princeton, WV from Wilmington, DE (8 hours, just over 500 miles) on one single tank and my gas light still didn't come on for a while after. Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas.
Mostly highway and I used the cruise control alot, which helped on gas.That is impossible in our car. Impossible in the majority of the cars on the road.
lol may sound impossible, but it happened. plus, like I said, it's been tweaked to get better gas mileage. that plus cruise control can save alot of gas.
02-19-2008 | 12:00 AM
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You might want to get your car checked out then. That is so far out of normality that there is something not right going on with your car. I have done the whole 65mph pure cruise for 6 hours, and have seen 30MPG. Thats a tad higher than they say you should get.
But 40 is not going to happen.
But 40 is not going to happen.
02-19-2008 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tCvirus
I went all the way to Princeton, WV from Wilmington, DE (8 hours, just over 500 miles) on one single tank and my gas light still didn't come on for a while after.
Btw, Microsoft Live Maps says that journey is 425 miles.
