Fuel Economy

AK370Z · 08-15-2010, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Roger that. Hard to get a good air to fuel ratio when there is no air.

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Originally Posted by tdd1986

Hey all I was just wondering what kind fuel economy you get out of Z.

When driving on the highway I noticed I get around 22-25.4 mpg on the meter driving on the highway. That is low in my opinion when the car is rated at 26mpg. Do you have any tips on how to improve fuel economy on city and highway driving??

I also notice that once i take the car past 80mph and keep applying the gas there is a very subtle kinda like a whistling sound (almost like the sound of a commercial plane revving up to fly but quieter) from the engine is that normal???

Ok, on serious note, are you complaining about 25.4 MPG? You think nissan (or EPA) cheated you out of .6 MPG? If you can shift at 2000 rpm (and don't rev above 4000 rpm) and drive at 65 MPH on highway , i'm sure you'll get that 26 MPG. I know members reported up to 29 MPG when they were driving on the highway. You mpg depends on your driving habit. I'm lucky if I get 16 MPG!

I have no clue what you mean by the whistling sound. Maybe it's air thats hitting your side mirrors at 80+ mph?

tdd1986 · 08-15-2010, 06:51 PM

Hahahaha i gotta move back to earth damn this red rock!!

Do you hear any hissing noise at all in ur smurf mobile AK? sounds kinda like an electric motor in an electric car revving every time you apply gas past 80mph. you have to shut off the radio and close the windows to hear it lol

frost · 08-15-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tdd1986

Hahahaha i gotta move back to earth damn this red rock!!

Do you hear any hissing noise at all in ur smurf mobile AK? sounds kinda like an electric motor in an electric car revving every time you apply gas past 80mph. you have to shut off the radio and close the windows to hear it lol

There is only one smurf on this board, and it's not AK's

I have no idea what this whistling noise is though. But for the record, I get about 27 mpg with a mix of stop and go traffic / freeway.

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08-15-2010, 06:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
tdd1986 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mars Posts: 17 Drives: 2010 370z Sports 6M Rep Power: 16	Hahahaha i gotta move back to earth damn this red rock!! Do you hear any hissing noise at all in ur smurf mobile AK? sounds kinda like an electric motor in an electric car revving every time you apply gas past 80mph. you have to shut off the radio and close the windows to hear it lol