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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Bad MPG!~what to do?

Yo guys,
Im getting 250-275 miles per tank driving pretty conservatively. I know most of you guys have modded your cars. My question is- What mods have you noticed to give you more MPGs? Please feel free to elaborate.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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250-275 miles per tank is REALLY GOOD believe it or not. Most of us are getting somewhere around 200-225 miles to the tank.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Damn thats not good. If I drove the way I like driving I could easily be around 200-225. Thats the thing, I do everything I can to fight the urge- speed. I even draft 'big ***' trucks. My car is pretty much stock so figed there was somthing i could do.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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there are no good mods for you to save gas.
cheap or expensive
drive it and love it.
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Check, Check
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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Jealous. I average 180 per a tank
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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Dear Administration,
Found the other threds.

LOVE IT DRIVE IT- ZOOM ZOOM bitches
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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You mean you expect 20-24?
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Old Aug 27, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rollerbldes
You mean you expect 20-24?
thats what im getting on the highway.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:33 AM
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i get 350 miles to the tan............wait.......I have an S13.....rofl...........

to redeem myself

I'm fixing my FD damn it!
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DreeZ
Damn thats not good. If I drove the way I like driving I could easily be around 200-225. Thats the thing, I do everything I can to fight the urge- speed. I even draft 'big ***' trucks. My car is pretty much stock so figed there was somthing i could do.
I get about 200-230 shifting anywhere from 4000 or 6000 rpms and that includs freeway driving at 80 or 80+ mph and redline first and second everyday to work. So your getting real good mpg but prob not cleaning out all that carb build up.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 04:08 AM
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the engine has 2 rotors ...if u take one out and just run on a single rotor engine , u get twice the mpg ....








juz kidding :P
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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You could get the Cobb AP and use the fuel saving map. It tracks alot of things. Just a tiny suggestion, but I wouldn't want to use it for just fuel savings as MazdaManiac has optimized performance maps for it.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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u draft big trucks is that really worth your front windshield or front of your car getting dinged up???
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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I got just over 500km one tank. All highway on a nice warm day driving between 100 to 120km/hr.
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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jeez i got 215 on my last tank.
my car doesnt like when i take her easy...she starts to throw CELs lol
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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If I'm not getting 16mpg, I'm not getting my moneys worth.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
250-275 miles per tank is REALLY GOOD believe it or not. Most of us are getting somewhere around 200-225 miles to the tank.
/signed when i get over 200 its fill up time or calling AAA shortly
250-275 is damn good.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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i'm averaging 15.8 mpg... gas mileage sucks, get over it.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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quit yer bitchin'

i have not gotten better then 240 miles to the tank, that was my best tank, ever.

my previous 4 tanks have been 195-200 miles

this tank, i went extra hard on her, guess how many miles she gave me (fuel light is on).. 140.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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The end all to this thred was like 4 days ago It said somthing like- Dear Admin, I found the other threds on this topic, and ended it somthing like Love it Drive it, ZOOM ZOOM Bitches. Point Made.

Originaly, I thought there was a prob with mah car, now I realize the only problem is ... I should have been driving like an ******* more often.

After all I paid for the right.. right? Expensive ***, Cali-gas taxed, premo-grade Iraqi bullshit!

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