dvn
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I agree.
Official: What are your real world MPG Numbers
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I agree.
chrismonson
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Has anyone posted what they are getting in the RS? I am averaging right at about 28. Went on a 2600 mile round trip 2 weeks ago and we were at about 31 on the freeway.. Not the best but it is dang fun to drive and handles really well!
Maddog2020
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I wanted to see what I could get tuned running exclusively in Performance mode (tuned). After 146.5 miles the DIC indicated 42.6, and Ultragauge was at 43.8. Based on past calculations that would probably be about 41 MPG.
I was going to do a whole tank, but I cant baby it any more. It's time to unleash the PSI...good by 40+ MPG!
I was going to do a whole tank, but I cant baby it any more. It's time to unleash the PSI...good by 40+ MPG!
ThatTmoGuy
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That's because you're a pimp...
yevgenievich
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getting ~40 in the city and 47-48 on highway at ~78mph . A lot better than anything else i have.
my truck gets about 6mpg city, 10mph highway. The Camaro with the old set up used to get maybe 3mpg or so, but very fun 3mpg.
my truck gets about 6mpg city, 10mph highway. The Camaro with the old set up used to get maybe 3mpg or so, but very fun 3mpg.
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2012LTZ
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Did another trip. 800 miles thru the Appalachians from NC to TN and back.
(Lots of ups and downs)
Have a turbo 1.4 and I wanted to see what 87 gas without the tune installed would get.
I got 30.5 on the way there.
Picked up a 170lb electric wheelchair and got 29.5 on the way back.
My driving style is to gas it frequently, outside of when I'm using the cruise control. If I get stuck in a pack where nobody is paying attention to the cars around them then I mash the gas and dice it up until I get to what I call the lonely stretch where I use a car way ahead of me going the same speed to flush out the radar. I drive about 7 over on cruise control. ( I frequently hit 90 when I'm passing if I don't pay attention to the speedometer. Mileage is not the first thing in my mind, in the back maybe). I'm really into that pack driving thing, where people on long trips find out they're driving together then somehow share a kindred moment and work together. Works well with semi's if spend a little time showing them you know how to drive by doing things that make their job easier. I could go on forever about this. Last trip I was using my ultragauge, really really tailgating a semi that knew I was ok behind him, to see what difference drafting would make on real time mpg's. You have to be pretty close to get out of the wash. I never got to find out. 40 at the TN\NC line can get pretty demanding so far as your attention goes and I wasn't able to keep my eyes on the gauge and my bumper on his for long enough to get stable numbers. I didn't follow the trucks when I wasn't stuck behind them.
Yes, tune on high test does get better mileage.
Not by much but much funner to drive.
(Lots of ups and downs)
Have a turbo 1.4 and I wanted to see what 87 gas without the tune installed would get.
I got 30.5 on the way there.
Picked up a 170lb electric wheelchair and got 29.5 on the way back.
My driving style is to gas it frequently, outside of when I'm using the cruise control. If I get stuck in a pack where nobody is paying attention to the cars around them then I mash the gas and dice it up until I get to what I call the lonely stretch where I use a car way ahead of me going the same speed to flush out the radar. I drive about 7 over on cruise control. ( I frequently hit 90 when I'm passing if I don't pay attention to the speedometer. Mileage is not the first thing in my mind, in the back maybe). I'm really into that pack driving thing, where people on long trips find out they're driving together then somehow share a kindred moment and work together. Works well with semi's if spend a little time showing them you know how to drive by doing things that make their job easier. I could go on forever about this. Last trip I was using my ultragauge, really really tailgating a semi that knew I was ok behind him, to see what difference drafting would make on real time mpg's. You have to be pretty close to get out of the wash. I never got to find out. 40 at the TN\NC line can get pretty demanding so far as your attention goes and I wasn't able to keep my eyes on the gauge and my bumper on his for long enough to get stable numbers. I didn't follow the trucks when I wasn't stuck behind them.
Yes, tune on high test does get better mileage.
Not by much but much funner to drive.
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GeneralZod
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At those speeds on the highway are you drafting a bus and going down a 6% grade?
More details please!
2012LTZ
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40 goes east and west for a dang long time and lots of semi trucks use it to get across the country. At the NC\TN border, 40 goes thru the smokie mountains, and thru national forests and tourist traps like Pigeon Forge. Casino's, Reservations, etc. You get the idea. Some of it is kind of remote on account of the geography. The highway gets narrow and is barricaded with tall concrete barriers on both sides.
When you get behind traffic there, most of the time it's just better to hold your ground. So it never fails I end up following trucks thru there. I love to use my turbo to pass and I like all the stuff that comes with being an automotive enthusiast. ...but when I get around big trucks, I am more inclined to follow their lead, or lead them. I think much of what I learned about this stuff came from years riding a bike. Semi truck are dirty and on a bike you get a better idea of how the wind works around them as well as helping you to acknowledge that if you want to compare, your really just a smear on the highway even in a car. ...then I drove for years as a courier and spent more time thinking about all this stuff.
Nope. Nothing that exciting going on. I did it more out of boredom because I was stuck behind the truck. Although once on a previous trip when I was playing with the truckers, a couple of them boxed me in at 65 down those same roads with not ten feet between the bumpers of my honda crx and their trucks. I was seriously scared that time. I couldn't see more than a few feet in any direction. They were better drivers than I. I had placed my life in their hands and when we finally got down the mountain, I think everybody took a minute to think about what just happened and bid a farewell. It was scary cool.
EDIT ADD: I'm not that young anymore. I'm still wide open but more chill than doing something like that again. It was abundantly clear by the smile on their face that they were playing around with me. That glimpse of visibility was refreshing because most of the time I couldn't see above his hood or the top off the truck in front of me. It was one of those profound moments in life that doesn't happen everyday.
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Maddog2020
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It warmed up today in Michigan (>50) and I filled up resetting the trip and average MPG. I noticed my mileage was unusually good. After 9.1 miles I had to take a pic. I was running it in stock mode the whole time. I wish I could make it through a whole tank like that?
2012LTZ
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I'm pretty sure my car gets better mileage during the day.
Before I left for a recent trip, I was fooling with that stuff and landed on average lifetime mph and I thought it was lifetime mpg. It said 47. I was driving around ****y as a rooster there for awhile before I realized it was MPH. My car has mostly highway miles.
RichieRocket
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2012LTZ, I think you misunderstood, GeneralZod was not asking you for more details, he was asking yevgenievich how he gets 47-48 mpg at ~78 mph. I'd like to know also.
yevgenievich, more details on how you get 47-48 mpg at ~78 mph, we're very interested
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dvn
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2012LTZ, I think you misunderstood, GeneralZod was not asking you for more details, he was asking yevgenievich how he gets 47-48 mpg at ~78 mph. I'd like to know also.
yevgenievich, more details on how you get 47-48 mpg at ~78 mph, we're very interested
Yeah, I don't buy that. I would probably be at around 35 mpg at 78 mph.
firstorbit84
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I've been checking mine vs the trip computer in the cluster and the cluster has been consistently optimistic by about 3-4mpg.
the first tank i checked it said 34.5, and it came out to 30.5. this was on mid grade with over 90 percent city driving.
the second tank said 36 and it came out to 33.5. this was on regular with about 75 percent City.
the first tank i checked it said 34.5, and it came out to 30.5. this was on mid grade with over 90 percent city driving.
the second tank said 36 and it came out to 33.5. this was on regular with about 75 percent City.
RichieRocket
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yevgenievich, more details on how you get 47-48 mpg on highway at ~78 mph, we're very interested
opcorn:Your numbers are incredible, do you use some kind of hyper-miling techniques? Did you improve the aerodynamics of your car? How do you measure your mpg?
AdorableKaren
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I'm in a RS. I was averaging 28.5 when I bought it two months ago. Those mpg went way down when winter hit. It was at 27.8 before the tune. Now its at 28.0. I'm hoping with the tune this number goes way up
2012LTZ
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yevgenievich, more details on how you get 47-48 mpg on highway at ~78 mph, we're very interested
Your numbers are incredible, do you use some kind of hyper-miling techniques? Did you improve the aerodynamics of your car? How do you measure your mpg?
Ever see the guys at youtube running their lawn mower literally on fumes.
Or the guys building GEET - Reactors. Burning %50 fuel water mix as fuel.
Yet other guys figuring out how to make enough hydrogen, quickly enough to make a dent with something people call a joe cell.
I'm fascinated with alternative fuel stuff, mileage boosting stuff.
I want to build a gasifier someday.
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TheFallenAngel12
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before winter i was hitting 25-28mpg city and 32-35mpg highway in my 1.8 Auto LT. Now with winter mixtures and so forth, Im looking at 18-22mpg city and 26-30mpg highway. I would say the city had dropped so much because i am currently using the Remote starter every morning before i go to work. Once summer hits again i will watch my numbers and repost what im getting. By then i should have the Custom Exhaust system built and installed.