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Old 02-14-2005, 12:56 AM
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@ 65 mph crusing, 1900 rpms for 96 miles, i got 26 mpg...thats seems kinda low to me for that speed/rpms, does it not?
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ya a lil I think...I pull 27mpg at 90 MPH that was in the late summer early fall though
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yeah on the way back i did about 90 lol, runined the mileage a bit..
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
yeah on the way back i did about 90 lol, runined the mileage a bit..
LOL gotta remember though too....burn more fuel in the colder weather/
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The RPM'* are fine. That'* where it should be.

When it warms up, the milage will spike. At 65 mph consistently in warm weather, I'll get well over 30.
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I put 225 miles on this weekend, with about 50 city miles a WOT run to 106 mph, and driving between 70-90, mph the rest of the trip, I got 20.5 mpg
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Yea, In upper midwest/new england states[canada too ] where it constantly stays cold during the winter, it plays hell with your mileage. Going 70-75 on the highway on a cold day or night Ill average about 25-27 mpg. But thats also with the car being cold for most of the day at school. Check back in on this thread in about april or may timeframe and give an update, thats one of the only ways we would beable to tell unless you get it dyno'd in a controlled enviroment where the ambient temp is between 50 and 70, and the cars warm.
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Yea, I've been getting crappy mileage due to the cold weather. Another reason why winter is stupid.
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Originally Posted by beckstyle
Yea, I've been getting crappy mileage due to the cold weather. Another reason why winter is stupid.
Agreed, plus I recently learned that gas stations use a "winter mix" of gas during the cold months... and it notoriously produces lower mileage as well. :?

Come on, SPRING!
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