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awd4kicks
post Dec 15 2007, 09:11 PM
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I was just thinking earlier today that out of all the cars I own. The one with the best mileage also has the most HP.

2000 Chevy Astro van w/ 4.3 V6 - 17-18 mpg (150 crank HP if it's lucky)
2004 Chevy Silverado w/ 6.0 V8 - 12.5-13.5 mpg (300 crank HP)
1992 Eagle Talon w/ 2.0 turbo 4 - 19-22 mpg (regular commuting) (mid 500 crank HP)

Ha... Go figure

I can drain an 1/8th of a quarter of tank of gas in the Talon in one quarter mile blast at wide open throttle though. laugh.gif


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post Dec 16 2007, 12:23 AM
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well i think i have you beat on the mpg:

wifes car= 1998 hyundai accent 28-30mpg ( 90 chp )
my car = 1993 mitsubishi eclipse gsx 18-20mpg ( 300 chp )


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post Dec 16 2007, 01:54 AM
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similar senerio to Kicks....

the DSM gets 24-28 highway.... 17ish in town
the Cavalier gets 22-26 highway.... 19-20 in town
the Blazer gets 17-19 highway.... 17ish in town

seems the slow my cars get the worse the gas mileage is


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post Dec 16 2007, 08:41 AM
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96 ford f-150... gets about 15mpg
07 ford fusion.... gets from 21-23 mpg

not sure how the truck does in 4wd though...


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post Dec 16 2007, 03:47 PM
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2005 Honda Accord 28-30mpg (240 bhp)
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post Dec 16 2007, 09:18 PM
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99 Chevy Malibu 24-25mpg


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post Dec 17 2007, 02:02 PM
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91 Eclipse GSX 1.4 mpg ? 1000 hp (normal driving, ie WOT)


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post Dec 17 2007, 06:54 PM
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QUOTE (awdnot2 @ Dec 17 2007, 08:02 PM)
91 Eclipse GSX 1.4 mpg ? 1000 hp (normal driving, ie WOT)

laugh.gif Haha if your lucky! Prolly more like 1/4mile per tank! j/k


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post Dec 17 2007, 06:57 PM
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QUOTE (Spyonu2007 @ Dec 16 2007, 03:40 PM)
toyota truck.. 3.0ltrs of raw unadultrated powah... 13mpg, whopping 130hp (at a guess).

Trans am.. 6.3 liter, guessing 400whp= gets 15mpg or so city/highway... got 23mpg at 80mph coming back from Indi.... not bad

That Toyoata makes me feel really good about my Trucks gas mileage at 300HP!

...And 23mpg in the TA is nice! The GM power plants all seem to get decent mileage in the sport models even with HP. biggthumpup.gif


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post Dec 18 2007, 08:22 AM
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No doubt. I think C6 vette's are rated at 28mpg on the highway while being rated at 400 hp. Not bad for an "old tech pushrod".
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post Dec 18 2007, 08:28 AM
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1998 Dodge Ram QC 4x4 5.9 V8 (240hp) 12 mpg highway, city, towing, empty... doesn't seem to matter much

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post Dec 18 2007, 08:00 PM
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2006 Evo 18-22mpg city, ~25mpg highway (stock 286hp)

It seems to do better gas mileage wise in the summer which is odd because I have more fun with it during the summer. Now that it is cold, I can't even get 20mpg city.

Anti-lock brakes would have come in handy Saturday. I slid straight through a red-light, pumping the brakes and fishtailing the whole way. I got down to about 10mph but there was no stopping it. A snow plow was coming through so I sat on the horn and he managed to steer around me. After I got through the intersection, the road had been salted and was just wet. That could have been ugly.


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post Dec 18 2007, 08:07 PM
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You still running on the Advans? I remember sliding around in the snow with those. Not much of a winter weather tire.
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post Dec 18 2007, 08:08 PM
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Wow that would have sucked Red_06! Glad your safe.

AS far as poor winter mileage, I've always been told that the fuel mix for winter is the cause for this vs. the summer mix.


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post Dec 18 2007, 08:11 PM
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I've also heard cold bearings, cold diff and tranny oil, etc also. Don't know the magnitude to which those actually kill fuel mileage though...
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post Dec 18 2007, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE (awd4kicks @ Dec 18 2007, 08:08 PM)
Wow that would have sucked Red_06! Glad your safe.

AS far as poor winter mileage, I've always been told that the fuel mix for winter is the cause for this vs. the summer mix.

well... from what I understand they add extra alcohol to the fuel in the winter.... no need for "heat" in the tank anymore, but it burns off faster than gasoline.


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post Dec 19 2007, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE (natedogg @ Dec 18 2007, 08:07 PM)
You still running on the Advans?  I remember sliding around in the snow with those. Not much of a winter weather tire.

Yeah, I've still got the Advans (still under 7K miles). Those tires definitely don't help the situation. I was almost stuck in the middle of the street in front of my house last year.


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post Dec 21 2007, 05:41 PM
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2002 BMW 330i- 25 to 30 mpg
2001 Ford Escape 30-35 mpg
1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST 15 to 20 mpg

The rating on the eclipse is actually 0 right now though since its incapsitated at the moment. The BMW is a nice replacement for now though.


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post Dec 21 2007, 06:20 PM
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post Dec 24 2007, 09:52 AM
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