Best cruising RPM? Best speed for max MPG?
Dec 21, 2004, 10:22 AM
#46
Originally Posted by engineerboy
tward- POP isn't court admissable- the company that makes POP even has that on thier website FAQs. They have to hit you with POP and then switch to their K or Ka band to get a speed history ... which is dumb if they do, because if the cop needs POP to know that you're speeding and should get his radar gun, then he has no business being a speeding-ticket-writing officer.
Dec 21, 2004, 01:05 PM
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innocent until PROVEN guilty. glorious america.
so just reading this thread im getting a feeling that shifting higher give us better gas mileage in a n/a lancer? thats exciting........
so just reading this thread im getting a feeling that shifting higher give us better gas mileage in a n/a lancer? thats exciting........
Dec 21, 2004, 05:03 PM
#48
Originally Posted by ItsTheDriver13
shifting at higher rpm's = go faster = better gas milage = AWESOME! im gonna give it a try this tank. thanks dude
Deza, yeah that's how I calculate my mileage. I used to keep a log and calculator, but it got tedious. Now I just estimate (i.e. 311 miles on 11.3 gallons is roughly 28 mpg) Hope I'm somewhere accurate on that.
Dec 22, 2004, 10:09 AM
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we have a 13.2 gallon tank, only 10 gallons register on the gas gauge, so when the warning light comes on, i think its 3 - 4 gallons till empty... don't try this without a friend!
Dec 22, 2004, 11:05 PM
#51
Originally Posted by KUlancer
we have a 13.2 gallon tank, only 10 gallons register on the gas gauge, so when the warning light comes on, i think its 3 - 4 gallons till empty... don't try this without a friend!
Dec 24, 2004, 02:32 PM
#52
Well, I have to say all your guys' advice worked. I completed the 10 hour trip yesterday and my MPG was great. I drove 357.1 miles before my gas light came on. When I got gas, I replaced 10.7 gallons, which comes out to about 33.3 MPG. I drove the whole way between 67-72 MPH. I'm also testing what effects the lower elevation I'm at now (~650 ft above sea level) has on my MPG compared to back home (~3500 ft. ) The car already seems to respond better down here and regular gas is 87 Octane here compared to 85 octane at the higehr elevation.
Dec 26, 2004, 02:08 PM
#55
Originally Posted by ItsTheDriver13
what did u shift at?
Sucks for accelaration, 
but is good for gas mileage. 
About the 85 octane gas. I will only buy it at Chevron or Shell, since if I have to get such low octane I at least want the highest quality. Fortunately I've never had any problems pinging.
Dec 28, 2004, 01:52 PM
#59
Originally Posted by twardOZRally
damn, I've never gotten anywhere near that bad
itsthedriver, maybe you're just a little heavy on the pedal? Try using cruise control on the highway, that usually helps people gain at least a couple mpg.
