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Tuned 2.0 Fuel Economy *pics*

Old May 4, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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Tuned 2.0 Fuel Economy *pics*

So this weekend I went for a drive into the mountains with my girlfriend to Banff, AB.

The trip was 599kms (372m) round trip and I did it on 1 tank! (see pics below) For about 500 of those kms I was doing 120kmph (75mph) and the rest was bumming around Banff in second gear because thier speed limit is only 40kmph (24mph)

My mods are 2.8 60# injectors, exhaust, etc.

So here's proof of what a tuned lsj can acheive

*notice how I still have 1/8 of a tank left!!

6.0L/100km is 40mpg

Before I got into the city I was averaging 5.7 which is around 43mpg.




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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Nice! I barely make it to 300 miles on a tank lol
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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Nice that's awesome!
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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what helped u savegas ??
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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Thanks!

I'll admit I was really impressed.

Originally Posted by 04redline04
what helped u savegas ??
My car is tuned. If I keep my foot out of it, it is amazing on fuel.

Keep in mind too, at that average hiway speed is not even the optimal speed for fuel economy. The general concensus is at 100kmph (60mph) is the best for fuel economy. If I had of done that I would be close to 50mpg!

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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Holy hell that's awesome. On this last tank I've been getting 11.5-12... that's 100% city + driving like a *******. I'm glad to get into the 9's. Damn I want a tune.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bigrroberto
6.0L/100km is 40mpg

Before I got into the city I was averaging 5.7 which is around 43mpg.
Damn, not too shabby
Wish my 08 would show tenths on the dic......only get whole numbers when on inst on metric Shows tenths on the average though.


Originally Posted by Acey
Holy hell that's awesome. On this last tank I've been getting 11.5-12... that's 100% city + driving like a *******. I'm glad to get into the 9's. Damn I want a tune.
Tune is going to make you want to walk on it even more, don't think you will see a gain in mileage Get out on the highway and a good tune can work wonders
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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I hope you calculated this yourself, and didn't use the cars algorithm. It won't take new injectors into account, so it thinks you're burning less fuel. You did pick up quite a bit for sure though.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Hmm maybe i should get a tune
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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I get about 285 a tank in my 2.4
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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I get about 350ish to a tank if I baby it.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Driving like an ******* in my 2.2l gets me ~14mpg on avg. Good stuff lol.
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Old May 8, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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You can get close to this without a tune of any kind. I had a trip from Edmonton to BC last year where I averaged 6.2 L/100 km. I also was far from babying it with speeds around 120 km/h being the norm. Very, very rare that my car is over 10 L/100 km though, except in the winter.

I'd love to see what I could average with a good tune!
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Old May 9, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by emiller
I get about 350ish to a tank if I baby it.
Same.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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32 MPG here.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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That is awesome!
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Old May 9, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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usually get 230 before i fill up which is usually 8-9 gallons lol.
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Old May 9, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by emiller
I get about 350ish to a tank if I baby it.
You realize that 350 miles is 563 kilometers, right?
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Old May 9, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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You realize that 350 miles is 563 kilometers, right?
Sure whats your point?
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Old May 12, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by emiller
I get about 350ish to a tank if I baby it.
right now I'm averaging 25.8mpg on the DIC and that's with a mix of gunning it and babying it.

the highest mine has ever gone was 26.2!

I get about 310miles before the 1/8th tank hits!
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Old May 19, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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I get like 27mpg-ish, with a good amount of it being WOT; likewise, babying it, I get like 30mpg, so It's not even a big deal to me.



Ever since I got my CAI, it seems like it guzzles gas more, but whatever.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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wow, i'm happy if i hit 300mi on a tank. 250 is average though
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Old May 23, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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here's my contribution

http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...t=VID00030.flv
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Old May 31, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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heh, yea these puppies can get real high mpgs. coming back from the hamptons on a hot summer day last summer, cruising at about 65mph with the a/c on, i managed very high mpg. i reset it the moment i hit 65mph, set the cruise, watched it fluctuate between 43 and 38 and the final average when i reset it, before slowing down as i didn't want 99.9 or infinity mpg averaged in due to coasting with no fuel, was.... 40.4mpg!

lean burn closed loop ftw
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Old May 31, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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just took a trip to florida with some friends, so with me, plus 2 other people in the car and a trunk full of luggage i was able to get about 31 avg on the highway. but i set the cruise control at 75. not too bad if ya ask me. i usually get about 26 around town.
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