Fuel Milage

tweiss3 · 03-01-2011, 02:05 PM

Hmm, I haven't had it on a highway trip yet, maybe I will find out how well it does soon enough.

Pete_89T2 · 03-01-2011, 09:53 PM

Another factor to consider with mileage, besides the mix of highway/city driving is the length of each of your trips (i.e., run time). If a large percentage of your trips were made doing short runs (city or hwy driving), where you spent most of your time getting up to operating temps, it will drag your average mileage down.

sv51macross · 03-11-2011, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2

Another factor to consider with mileage, besides the mix of highway/city driving is the length of each of your trips (i.e., run time). If a large percentage of your trips were made doing short runs (city or hwy driving), where you spent most of your time getting up to operating temps, it will drag your average mileage down.

Hmm...I'm averaging 11-12mpg with Lucy. No O2, possibly bad thermo, and rusty BAV/IAC. Mostly trips back and forth to class. The college is 10 mins away and it's almost all 'city'. I keep RPM between 2 and 3 thousand. Nowdays I just let her idle a couple minutes to warm the oil and go.

Guess I know why my mileage is so bad.

03-01-2011, 02:05 PM	#1
tweiss3 Mazda Lover Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 319 Rep Power: 15	Hmm, I haven't had it on a highway trip yet, maybe I will find out how well it does soon enough. __________________ 2004 Mazda6 V6 5-spd - still waiting on money for a motor 1991 Mazda RX7 NA 5-spd - my new DD with 145,000 miles

03-01-2011, 09:53 PM	#2
Pete_89T2 Lifetime Rotorhead Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elkton, MD Posts: 874 Rep Power: 16	Another factor to consider with mileage, besides the mix of highway/city driving is the length of each of your trips (i.e., run time). If a large percentage of your trips were made doing short runs (city or hwy driving), where you spent most of your time getting up to operating temps, it will drag your average mileage down.