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08-04-2002, 09:43 PM
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the best gas mileage ever!!
three-hundred and one miles before i filled up again! haha...i filled her up with 16 gallons this evening...this is the best milage i've ever had on a tank with this car. i usually only get about 230 before i fill up...and i run the needle down to the same spot every time (halfway intersecting the 'E')
 i did drive to the cities on this tank...so it was about two hours of driving at speeds of 80+...oh well. just thought i'd share my good news! lol 
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08-04-2002, 09:56 PM
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Dude, 301/16 = 18.8125. What is your car on? No offense but my previous 94 with a leakey engine gave me 26, my pearlie gives out 29 and my claret gives me 28 at 70mph.
Lwin
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08-04-2002, 10:02 PM
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i don't have a clue in the world...which is the reason i am overjoyed that i actually got almost 19mpg. it eats gas like i drink water...ummm...i had a new engine put in...it seems to be all in order. nothing leaks or anything...i'm open to suggestions if anyone has any. i know i have lead foot tendencies, but i dunno...maybe it actually drinks it??? 
Last edited by srmifer; 08-05-2002 at 12:43 AM.
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08-05-2002, 12:35 AM
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Maybe that lead foot is not made of out lead afterall. See if it is made of out mercury. I have a pretty heavy foot as well. I normally drive my cars around 80mph, sometimes going over to 120s. Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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08-05-2002, 06:32 AM
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I used to get about 400 (25mpg)to the tank on road trips, I dont know anymore as I dont go on road trips, but I do however get about 19mpg around town...
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#6
08-05-2002, 06:49 AM
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My 92 with 180k used to average about 20-21 MPG in mixed city/highway driving, but after cleaning the throttle body, I'm now getting around 22-23. This is with AC and the requsite 10-15 minutes of rushhour traffic in between the highway cruise.
KuoH
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#7
08-05-2002, 09:59 AM
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seraph...
no offense but there is no way in hell that you are getting that kind of gas mileage doing city driving. the svx avergages 18-20 in the city regardless of driving style. are you sure you calculated the mileage correctly?
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08-05-2002, 10:35 AM
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Those were highway driving. I get around 21ish on all cars in the city. But then again I did nothing to the cars at all. They are all fully stock apart from the lights.
Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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#9
08-05-2002, 11:00 AM
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check your gas
Are you sure your using premium gas?
I have a serious lead foot and I can always get 300 per tank, 400 when I am on the highway. Your fuel computer might need to be recalibrated. I don't know the exact name of the component, but I am sure someone here knows what I am talking about.
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08-05-2002, 11:14 AM
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Re: check your gas
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08-05-2002, 12:28 PM
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Using 91 octane (the highest we can get here), I never get below 21 mpg when doing all town driving. The best I've ever gotten on all hwy miles is 31 mpg. That has happened twice. Average during our 3500 mile trip last month was around 28 mpg.
~~Michelle
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08-05-2002, 01:00 PM
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I consistently get 21 MPG average with mixed driving in my current Pearl. 26 average hwy.
I check my latest acquisition and got 22 mixed and 28 hwy. I've cleaned the throttle body of my current car, so it isn't that factor that is causing the lower mileage. I'm thinking I need to clean my injectors, since, I noticed that Peter, in his records, had his cleaned a year or so ago.
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08-05-2002, 01:04 PM
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my car is super clean mechanically.....
i just had the throttle body and injectors cleaned last year. since my rebuild though i must admit i have noticed a fuel smell. what would make it run rich? if that is what it is doing.
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1994 SVX, true dual Magnaflow exhaust, K&N filter, 17" Enkei RS6 wheels, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 225/45/17 rubber, zinc plated cross-drilled rotors with yellow painted brake calipers. B&M tranny cooler rated at 19,000 GVW. GC springs and Koni strut inserts installed and the car is lowered two inches all the way around!! "Too much fun to drive!"
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#14
08-05-2002, 02:24 PM
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Gas
I once drove 350 miles with one tank but then it was tilt.
That was my best mileage. srmifer --> are you driving short distances most of the time? that "drinks" gas! mfg hrc
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08-05-2002, 06:30 PM
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Re: my car is super clean mechanically.....
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