30.3 mpg!!!
09-17-2009, 12:02 PM
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Dude are you sure you don't have a fuel leak? Have you driven around with someone that has a manual 8 before since you are new to it? Maybe you are just staying in 1,2,3 gears way too long. When I drive 'normal' I go through the gears as a multiple of 10 of the gear you're in.
1st =10mph
2nd=20mph
3rd=30mph
etc..
Whenever you hit 10, switch to 2nd, when you hit 20 shift to 3rd... just the way I do it. This puts me around 3krpm max for each shift. This method nets me around 21mpg mixed driving
1st =10mph
2nd=20mph
3rd=30mph
etc..
Whenever you hit 10, switch to 2nd, when you hit 20 shift to 3rd... just the way I do it. This puts me around 3krpm max for each shift. This method nets me around 21mpg mixed driving
I don't shift before 6k unless my wife is in the car, at which point it drops to 5k minumum shift point if I am trying to take it easy on her, which isn't all the time. Solo, my normal shift is 7k, with ~1/3rd of my shifts at redline. Forget the 'daily'. Literally 1/3rd is at redline. I also tend to sit in a low gear for extended periods through traffic for the much more dramatic speed changes that are available with just minor gas pedal adjustments. I rev-match downshift >90% of the time I need to reduce speed, including dropping it into 3rd from 6th at 70-80, and then back to 6th when I match the speed ahead.
50/50 city/highway.
This method nets me around 20mpg on average, all highway goes up to 23mpg. Lowest I have ever seen was 17mpg. Normal low is 18mpg.
There are alot of factors in gas mileage, and for most cars it is driving style. I disagree for the 8. I think hard driving improves mileage during non-hard driving, by keeping the engine healthy. The health of your ignition system, the compression you are running at, and the condition/quality of your oils (engine, transmission, and diff) are the biggest components of gas mileage for us. Followed closely by fuel content/quality (pure vs E10, additives, etc...)
10-08-2009, 09:19 AM
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Based on what I've seen with my own ScangaugeII, I think it's quite plausible, depending on what speed he averaged and how long, if at all, he was idling.
Idling at traffic lights screws it, and above 48mph or so, I don't think it's feasible, at least not in my RX-8; but if I was on a road that was long enough, without traffic lights, and all I could do was 45mph (let's say there's a police convention going on in the area for sake of argument), then I'm pretty sure I'd also see 30mpg or better on that specific trip.
My typical trip numbers are 16-21mpg, depending on how long the trip is, how many lights I get stopped and how long they are red, the weather, etc.
Idling at traffic lights screws it, and above 48mph or so, I don't think it's feasible, at least not in my RX-8; but if I was on a road that was long enough, without traffic lights, and all I could do was 45mph (let's say there's a police convention going on in the area for sake of argument), then I'm pretty sure I'd also see 30mpg or better on that specific trip.
My typical trip numbers are 16-21mpg, depending on how long the trip is, how many lights I get stopped and how long they are red, the weather, etc.
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