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Svx Mpg
This may have been covered in another thread - and I realize it may go against why some even have an SVX - but if MPG is important to you, try doing your everyday highway cruising at 60 mph. Even with the 4.44 gearing I get nearly 26 mpg, and that's driving on WV hills. Granted it's mostly highway driving but it does make a difference - with my usual 70-80 mph driving I was lucky to get 21 mpg.
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(Actually I get 26-27 mpg at the 80-85 MPH speed on interstate driving) Lee
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I'm sorry to say with the SVX this is nearly impossible and I can't actually believe that you doing that speed would net you that kind of gas mileage. The typical vehicle loses gas mileage after every 10mph after 65mph. Not every vehicle, but most, ours is one of those vehicles. Driving at that speed would more than likely get you closer to 20mpg than anything else. Driving at 65mph - 72mph can net you in the SVX nearly 28mpg. |
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my jdm 6mt got me about 23-25 mpg over a 300 mile trip avg around 80-85 revving 3750
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-Jason (8/23/07-Present) 1995 Subaru SVX LSi (197k) Polo Green (#1102) 03/95 Mods: DDM Tuning 4500k 35w Low Beam HID, 100w H3 Bulbs, Extra Ground Cables, 15 minute $12.96 mod, svxfiles designed transmission mount (), sporting a "new" tail light bar, silver BBS rims, custom power steering cooler (one that doesn't dump ATF constantly), new negative lead cable, no more third or fourth gear (1977-Present) 1977 Chevrolet Corvette (81k) Silver (12/01/2011-Present) 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 5MT (97k) I have a bad feeling about this. -Obi Wan Kenobi |
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I agree as well... I got the best mileage on the highway when I was right between 75-80mpg... Now however with the WRX 5mt in there and the ECUTune stg. 1 ver.5, I get the best mileage between 70 and 75. Simply because the ECU starts to richen things up alot after 3,000rpm. Got the Dyno plots to back that up too ... Still though, I have yet to manage better than 26mpg...
~ Chris
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I have driven to Central South Carolina and only had to fill up once after i crossed into the state. I was traveling mostly 85-90 mph, so i guess you can say i was getting better miles per gallon driving faster.
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Re: Svx Mpg
stock tranny avg mpg 28-32 @ 80. wrx sti 24 mpg @ 80 26 mpg @70 27.5 mpg @64 ish so I agree with above stock box sweet spot about 80 oh and I fill up @ the same station, same pump every time, also keep track of mileage (gas gauge does work though) so to say it cannot be done is not entirely true for every vehicle it is and will be different. that is why window stickers have a range that the mpg was from/to for a said vehicle
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