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Old 12-04-2003, 05:52 AM
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Re: Ran out of gas... ran the numbers

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Let's see... 266 miles divided by 18.5 gallons equals... 14.378 miles per gallon. That's pretty dismal.
well hey, don't feel so bad.. i've been getting about HALF that.

...of course i'm missing 3rd and 4th gear but.. well.. yeah.

but last winter i was getting pretty lousy economy once the snow started falling. it was a lot of low-speed driving and high-speed donuts

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Old 12-04-2003, 05:55 AM
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Does anyone sell an auto-tranny heater similar to a block heater?
I know they do sell dipstick engine heaters, so I guess if it fits, you could swap it with your transmission's.
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Old 12-04-2003, 10:17 AM
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here's your bone that you didn't ask for...

I didn't run out of gas on purpose... I was only about a mile from the Canadian Tire gas bar.

Just figured while in a bad situation, "let's see just how much gas my favourite car guzzles...."

I figured nobody pointed it out because they didn't want to come across as "Ha-ha, you ran out of gas..." ...or maybe they're thinking it but just too knid to say anything. (that's not how your comment comes across - I'm very easygoing, and at the moment, bored. can you tell?)
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Old 12-04-2003, 10:51 AM
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I know it's obvious (please don't throw me a bone), just don't understand why no one has pointed it out yet.
i dont know about any bone, but i am positive everyone has done this at some point. its common knowledge.

also i think that all the cars that get +25 mpg are slower than the ones that dont.

id rather not get a heater for my tranny. it cant be good for it even in negative farenheit.
although, one of those magnetic block heaters might work in the morning.
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Old 12-04-2003, 10:54 AM
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When you filled up did you actually put in 18.5 gallons? I ran out once and could only squeeze in 17.99 gallons.
I didn't think the pump could actually suck the tank dry.

I get about 25-26 highway, 20-22 city
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Old 12-04-2003, 11:32 AM
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Nah, I filled it with slightly less than 2 gallons from a jerrycan, put about 10 miles on it, then filled up at the pump and put in 61 litres... 16.1 gallons, so that brings us up to 18.1, minus about a half gallon from that 10 miles, so 17.6 was what would fit. Even if I could only cram 18 gallons in before I run dry that's still only 14.7MPG. Still bad.
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Old 12-04-2003, 02:12 PM
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i dont know about any bone, but i am positive everyone has done this at some point. its common knowledge.
Yes. Every K-Paxian knows that. I was just under the impression that Nemesis had emptied his tank to find out about his fuel consumption. I didn't think I was revealing a lost dark age secret.

Sorry for not assuming you had them commun knowledges Nemesis

As for the cars getting more mileage being slower. it occurs to me that they'd logically be running leaner, thus making more power than one running richer.
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Old 12-05-2003, 12:38 AM
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Well, now I know about the dark little secret. I suppose deep down, I really wanted to run it dry just to see...
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Old 12-05-2003, 06:36 AM
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I got good Gas mileage with the auto when I had it... But my best was around 26mpg on a trip from Oceana, VA to Beaufort, SC... My average speed was anywhere from 90-100mph... I think I've discovered that in the auto the faster you go the better gas mileage you get... (to a certian point ofcourse)... With the 5 speed I get about 21 around town and on trips if I keep the RPM's between 2,500 and 3,000 I'll get about 26-28mpg... The 5 speed seems to have the opposit effect that the aust had... Oh well I don't need any more speeding tickets anyway...
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Old 12-05-2003, 11:57 PM
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i am obsessed with tracking my mileage. i track it every time i refuel and keep the data in a spreadsheet. i am getting about 22.5 mpg lifetime in the claret and about 20.5 in the polo green. my driving is pretty evenly split between highway and city.
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Old 12-07-2003, 06:09 PM
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I get 22-24 miles per gallon with my 92 SVX. It doesn't seem to matter how I drive, really. I start looking for a gas station at 300 miles on the trip odometer.
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Old 12-08-2003, 02:58 PM
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i am obsessed with tracking my mileage. i track it every time i refuel and keep the data in a spreadsheet. i am getting about 22.5 mpg lifetime in the claret and about 20.5 in the polo green. my driving is pretty evenly split between highway and city.
Know what ya mean, I track mine everytime I fill up too...
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Old 12-08-2003, 05:51 PM
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I do ONLY highway driving, and lots of it. I get right around 25 mpg -- I set my trip odometer when I fill up and I usually get to 400 miles before I start to sweat. Of course, I haven't let svx files mod her at all -- she's stock except for the thermostat.

When svxfiles and I picked up our last (4th) SXV in Florida, we had to baby her (bad MAF sensor, we found out later) so we kept her to between 65-75 mph. On one stretch, we got 475 miles on one tank! (Okay, so we like to live dangerously.)

I don't know how svxfiles' mileage is, you'd have to ask him, but I'm sure it's considerably lower than mine.


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Old 12-09-2003, 05:41 AM
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I'm still getting approx. 30mpg (Highway) split bet. my 92LSL & my 94LSi. I'm running at 2500 rpms (75mph) to 2700 (80mph), where I set my C.C. ,except when I occ. accelerate to 100+ when those honda's & accura"s jump on me and don't realize who their picking on!!!--- I KNOW some of you are smiling, because you've done it to. I know I speak for many , our SVX'S on the highway is a dream..... I believe that's where it's performance SHINE!!!
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Old 12-09-2003, 06:06 AM
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BTW I did push my 92LS-l up 150 mph a few times, while driving in Canada, the look on those "kids" faces who jump on me was straight out of a Steven Spielberg flim as their hand's hugged the the windows as I powered past them Though the 4EAT trans has it's problems, the Engine is a good feat of engineering....it was purring through out the run up....O yes when I got to my destination ......I got 27mpg that trip....!!!!!!!
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