I have a 2001 acura cl type s and drive about 60 miles a day to and from work,I have tried everything and only get 23 to 24 mpg.I drive 70 and run the air ,does anyone have this problem.Some say it is the type s,I see some on here that say they get 28 to 30 mpg.Are they driving a type s or stock cl,Any one with a type s please let me know what mpg your car is getting,and any help to get more out of mine would be great.

 

If you drive 100% highway, you should get 26-28 mpg with a Type S.
SeaFoam Tiem?

 

Is it all highway? What maintenance have you done recently?

 

Seems pretty normal to me. Turn off the AC when your driving around town, roll up the windows when your on the freeway and driver slower.

I drove about 100 miles all highway, drafting rigs, staying around 55, AC off, windows closed and got back 37.8 MPGs.

 

I always run with the a/c on on the highway, at 75 and drive about 40 miles each way for work now. I average 26mpg mixed and thats with the 3.6l and a heavy foot.

The best I got was 32mpg, that was with the a/c on. The auto revs lower then the 6MT, so he should be able to match my mileage, if not beat it even with the a/c on. Unless of course he floors it often.

 

oops, I mean 200 miles.

 

I live in Kansas with temp. around 100 plus all driving is highway,I have put new high dollar plugs and am running synthetic oil,cold air system,done all this before I started driving it(was a drug siezed car)air is equal in the tires(35) just put 18" boss wheels and new tires hope that dont drop it more.Didnt drive before I taged it so dont know if these changes made a diff. or not.

 

High dollar spark plugs mean what exactly?

 

i was cruising in january to VA meet and i used cruise control at 75 all the way without pushing it 27 max i got out of her... daily i got 20mpg max but i beat the shit out of the car so

every car is different every driver is different that has his own driving style but i say bump few psi more to the tires it would help a bit also check air filter

 

lol, look at bosch plugs

19mpg IF i am lucky , normally in the 16-17 range, but yeah it's beating the living shit out of it at times also though









edit: almost forgot, it DID not improve, or decrease when i swapped to the 6-speed, stayed the same (i think the lower revs of the auto, is sucked right out by the lack of efficiency in the slushbox)

 

Thats what Im saying. Hondas in general seem to be very picky with spark plugs, which is why I only use NGKs.

 

very true, i learned that first hand just recently

As far as your gas mileage, it seem about right, but i know i get about 26-28 highway and 19-22 in town, and i have a heavy foot. I noticed if you keep the rpms at 3k or below, then my mpg shot up to great numbers...
Ngk plugs, and make sure no sensors are bad and the cat is not clogged, and you should be straight

 

densos also seem to work quite well with honda also, but NGK still squeaks by them for honda though, (densos do work awesome in toyotas though lol)

 

as a daily driver i cant get more than 260 miles out of tank no matter what but thats me and my driving i think i cant drive like a grandma

 

Damn, thats more like 15 mpg...lol
our tank is 17 gal. Right?

 

17.1 gallons, but it all depends on how much he put in the tank. My light usually comes on at 13.5-14 gallons.

 

Full tank till the light comes on is 13.8 - 14 galons

 

about right also for the TL with little a less then 14 gallons when the light comes on

and yeah i get about 220 per tank at the light

 

Now with ac on average is 240 on tank. 260 miles is optymistic

 

Stop taking it up to redline all the time. I live in the same area as you and even boosted I was getting 300 miles to the tank.

 

Maybe not a high dollar plug,If you look at list but 60 percent off I used NGK#w0133-1631688 pzfr6e-11ngk they were about $12.00 each.I looked on this site to see what brand everyone was using.

 

im not doing that i just have heavy foot floor it often but do not redline that much... my area has more traffic and more traffic lights so i belive thats where the differance comes from... with calm driving i can get 280-290

 

Where are you in central?

 

Linden

 

Of course, all poles live in Linden. My mom lived in Elizabeth (didn't live with her just visited) and my school was in Newark, so our commute and traffic patterns were probably identical. Lay off the accelerator dude.

 

thats actually very true

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Ok, if memory serves correctly thats the correct plug. Our cars are very picky with anything that isnt NGK.

Do you use the sport shift function at all or let the car do all the shifting?

I also forgot to ask, but does your area have a lot of hills? That takes its toll on gas mileage as well.

 

hills can actually be an advantage though, especially if you adapt to them; coast down them, then use your momentum to help get up the next one



btw you should try going up mountains instead (coming down you get awesome mileage though lol)

 

Ive averaged 31mpg at 80 through the mountains with a/c and NO cruise control.

If you pay attention to the way truck drivers drive through the mountains, you can actually get good gas mileage. The problem is most people rely on cruise control and think it saves gas. On flat ground, yes. Through the hills, no. Because it scrubs off whatever momentum you may gather going downhill to keep your speed constant, then generally applies a healthy amount of throttle on the uphill sections to make up for it.

 

I let it shift itself,and no hills.I guess I was used to a Eclipse getting about 30mpg but the diff. in the comfort in this car can out weigh the 6mpg diff.The car runs perfect and with the new chrome Boss wheels it has the road race look sitting still.

 

UMM......... what size?, cause plus sizing wheels, can suck the gas mileage away instantly, especially in city type of driving

 

they are 225/40zr18,I notice a little harder ride with them but seem to be close in height as my stock wheels were.

 

but about a 0.5 inch shorter then stock, and that would help in the city with torque, compared to the highway, where the engine has to rev a little more for the same speed

but the biggest thing though, is that they are heavier then stock, along with more of the weight towards the circumference of the tire though

 

And i bet those Boss rims are heavy too.

The words chrome boss wheels and race do not belong together in the same sentence.

 

what is everbody running on their acuras that are light weight? Im into these for $300.00 and a set of 20" wheels I had laying around,and these had new tires on them to.

 

Half a tank gets me 120ish
and thats 75% city and 25% hwy
and i tend to speed in city

its type s

 

Anything under about 25 pounds per rim minus the tire should be good. I think stock is around 22 pounds.

 

Stock is 26lbs without tires.

 

I have 01 CL type S,I averge 27 W/O air on and approx 25 With air on...

 

I think the 03 CL-S style is around 21 pounds.