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Old 05-25-2011, 09:16 AM
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Highway MPG FTW!



Whatchu know 'bout the J32, son???
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will be going on a road trip this friday, I'm bout to beat your highscore.
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how the hell do you do that! I just drove down to florida for my honeymoon. Probably doing 70 to 80 the whole time and the best i got was 27 mpg! NEED HELP! and i usually average around 21 to 22 during the week going around town.
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drive 60 and lose your rims, homeboy
Old 05-25-2011, 09:28 AM
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+1 run and tell THAT

justnspace: actual calculated MPG was 31.13 by the oldschool method. Drove 288 miles on 9.25 gallons (decided to fill up since we were stopping for food/bathroom anyway). Good luck and report back yo!
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Nice, I was getting somewhat the same when i drove from Utah, to Michigan. Also on the way back, with a extra body and luggage haha.
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will having that stupid "check gas cap" message error whatever cause poor mileage?
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I'm going to show this picture to my wife to justify running fat burner cycles and claim my adipose tissue is contributing to excess weight.
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^lol, arent you at like ~10% bf?
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Originally Posted by justnspace
will be going on a road trip this friday, I'm bout to beat your highscore.
Can you beat this? (and it was on winter gas, light crosswind, level route, one-way...probably would have been 33 mpg on summer gas...) I actually got 32 mpg on the first leg but didn't think to document it. Hint: clean and oil your K&N before the return trip and compare the results. Yeah, here come the naysayers, but try it and report back. I've noticed a definite difference every time. Would be interested to see your results....:

I'll be making the same run round trip (1632 miles) in July.


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Old 05-25-2011, 10:40 AM
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does that say 81?

If i have internet access at where I'm staying, I'll update on friday once I reach my destination
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Without exaggeration, on a long trip to South Carolina from NJ (600 miles), I can average 33 mpg if I keep it at 65 mph (roughly just under 2000 rpm) with the cruise control on. I can get this kind of mileage consistently as I've done the trip plenty of times (have 245/45/17 size tires). Getting an economy car with these kind of numbers makes no sense. Even in mixed driving, I get typically 26 mpg.

Just another reason to love the 3G TL.

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Originally Posted by justnspace
^lol, arent you at like ~10% bf?
12% or so at 192lbs, but who's counting

You're blowing my cover story
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Originally Posted by erdoc48
Without exaggeration, on a long trip to South Carolina from NJ (600 miles), I can average 33 mpg if I keep it at 65 mph (roughly just under 2000 rpm) with the cruise control on. I can get this kind of mileage consistently as I've done the trip plenty of times (have 245/45/17 size tires). Getting an economy car with these kind of numbers makes no sense. Even in mixed driving, I get typically 26 mpg.

Just another reason to love the 3G TL.
Yep, CC was set the whole time. 74 for the first 150 miles, then 69 the rest of the way. Includes slowing down and re-accelerating for small towns and one gas stop..

Justn: Do the K&N experiment. Would really be interested in your results. (You do have a K&N, don't you? Or am I confused??)
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Originally Posted by DeathMetal
12% or so at 192lbs...
You're that flabby at 12%??









J/K Trying to help you out with the wiff
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Originally Posted by nfnsquared
You're that flabby at 12%??
Some stigmas, even if just by virtue of perception, linger longer than desired
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not the mileage you guys have logged, since i always forget to set it, but here's some snaps i have


iirc, this was about 50 miles after a fill up. was sending to my friend to show the comparison to my old car, a 425 whp s4. (i avg at best 23.6 mpg over 3 years of ownership)
Old 05-25-2011, 11:26 AM
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My trip from MN thru Yellowstone and back.


This was in the Dakota's.


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Old 05-25-2011, 11:27 AM
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Oh woops wrong car, thats my Z06 with almost double the amount of power as my Type S getting better fuel economy that it lol. Snapped that pic after driving 65 miles on I55 near Chicago.


Yeah when I want fuel economy I take the vette ;-)

Here is my 08 Type S 6mt after 77 miles on the highway.



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Did first trip in my "new" '08 Auto base NBP about 3 weeks ago ... 1200 mile round trip to NC and averaged 34mpg. ~70mph and CC used about 50% of the time. One stretch of 180 miles after a fill-up netted 36mpg. Lovin' this car.
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This is my record. Drove from Dallas to Austin and back on one tank of gas.

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James, my auto tech instructor had a 2006 srt-10 viper. he always said "my favorite part about driving it, is laughing at the prius drivers going 50mph through the mountains...passing them at 100 and sitting at 1100 rpm" with a massive smile on his face
Old 05-25-2011, 11:46 AM
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Did I miss the 'hybrid conversion DYI' thread?
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james stop bragging!

there are other factors in play, aerodynamics, weight, etc.
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Originally Posted by nfnsquared
Justn: Do the K&N experiment. Would really be interested in your results.
what is this K&N experiment you speak of?
btw, I dont have a K&N filter.
I have stock airbox, stock filter.
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Originally Posted by justnspace
what is this K&N experiment you speak of?
btw, I dont have a K&N filter.
I have stock airbox, stock filter.
Oops, never mind... post#10 FYI.
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Originally Posted by nfnsquared
Oops, never mind... post#10 FYI.
in reply to post 10...
I'm betting you gained mpg, contrary to the naysayers.
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Originally Posted by justnspace
james stop bragging!

there are other factors in play, aerodynamics, weight, etc.
haha yeah I know sorry. She is a light weight at only 3,000lbs even. Either way you look at it though still impressive when your average person would think of a super high performance car as horrible on fuel economy and thats just not the case!

To get back on subject my 08 TL-S 6mt does very decent though im actually right around 24-25mpg without ever touching a highway. Thats about 3 mpg better than my 07 TL-S auto was.

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^it is impressive!!!
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As posted in another thread 07 Type S 6MT


that's ~ 34MPG with ~ 316 miles driven with a lot of hard driving and beating on her was fun.
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I was up to 33 on the highway and did a little city driving afterward and it dropped a little
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Ok i Obviously forgot how to post pics can someone tell me how
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Go here: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...144303226.jpg/

Click "Embed this image" and then copy/paste the img code here.
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Originally Posted by stvtec
+1 run and tell THAT
lmao i had to quote that..
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This car never ceases to amaze me...I don't see justifying going and getting a car that's "better on gas" unless it's going to get you 40+ mpg. The TL is all around, the best bang for the buck. I definitely stand behind my sentiment on that. Thanks all for sharing.
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^whats taht supposed to prove?
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Originally Posted by mau108
As posted in another thread 07 Type S 6MT


that's ~ 34MPG with ~ 316 miles driven with a lot of hard driving and beating on her was fun.
not gonna lie, the MP/H gauges look better than the KM/H, KM/H looks too "busy" with so many lines. plus, MPH goes to 160


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prove that there's a glitch?

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