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Old 05-20-2008, 01:36 AM
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Old 06-18-2008, 10:29 PM
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yeesh 300km? i get almost 450 a tank and i thought my mileage was bad, and thats also with me running the crap out of it in town, i.e: leaving lights hard and revin over 2500. but i do drive mainly highway but its around 90-100km/h. but you can lose upto 15% of your mileage from incorrect tire pressure so i make sure i check it every 3-4 weeks
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by krasnichuk
Hey, I'm sure I'll get a few laughs from people for asking this.
But is there anyway to increase the mileage on a 5L without compromising the performance much?


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I am pulling 25-28MPG commuting with my 94 (all highway). However, playing on weekends will drop it below 20 quite easily. As of the moment, everything is stock.
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Old 06-22-2008, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate_V6
yeesh 300km? i get almost 450 a tank and i thought my mileage was bad, and thats also with me running the crap out of it in town, i.e: leaving lights hard and revin over 2500. but i do drive mainly highway but its around 90-100km/h. but you can lose upto 15% of your mileage from incorrect tire pressure so i make sure i check it every 3-4 weeks
That 450 a tank is high 20's for gas mileage
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Old 06-24-2008, 02:09 PM
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What psi are your tires. 30 psi.

Is 35 psi to much.
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Old 06-24-2008, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fairlee
What psi are your tires. 30 psi.

Is 35 psi to much.
Depends on the tire. I have 35 in mine. The edges were wearing due to the previous guy running them underinflated.
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Old 06-24-2008, 09:32 PM
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well you can raise it right upto 44psi and gain a mpg or 2 but at the cost of traction and handling, and ive seen a few guys do this. but i keep 35psi in mine and check it every 3 weeks cuz incorrect tire pressure can subrat upto 15% of your mileage
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Old 06-24-2008, 10:34 PM
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change your plugs.... my car got 1L/100km better when i went with Bosch Platinum 4s
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Old 06-26-2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by krasnichuk
roughly about 300k is what I get out of mine. and mines stock.


WHAAAA!!!!! Thats insane... im completely stock except for exhaust and Im getting MAYBE IF I DRIVE LIKE A GRANNY 160MILES to a tank... which is what closer to 260KM/tank... even that little but more would be nice =[

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Old 07-01-2008, 05:38 PM
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