Increasing your MPGs?

crf450 · 05-10-2011, 11:29 AM

I drove from Fort worth to Austin and back and set my cruise at 70 and averaged 30.3 by taking miles and dividing by fuel used. I find that I can easily get this If I drive very carefully. How ever 90% of time I drive much harder and have more fun. I have a auto with intake,headers,high flow cats,FI exhaust,reflash,pullies,advan wheels, everything but a supercharger. My car will and has done 12.6 in the 1/4 and runs out of power at between 170 and 175 depending on the day, I love it. Ps I have beat the 5.0 mustang,the new camaro ss and two stock corvettes, and many others. However I have been beaten by a cobra and a modded camarro, I love my car !!

b1adesofcha0s · 05-10-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by crf450

I drove from Fort worth to Austin and back and set my cruise at 70 and averaged 30.3 by taking miles and dividing by fuel used. I find that I can easily get this If I drive very carefully. How ever 90% of time I drive much harder and have more fun. I have a auto with intake,headers,high flow cats,FI exhaust,reflash,pullies,advan wheels, everything but a supercharger. My car will and has done 12.6 in the 1/4 and runs out of power at between 170 and 175 depending on the day, I love it. Ps I have beat the 5.0 mustang,the new camaro ss and two stock corvettes, and many others. However I have been beaten by a cobra and a modded camarro, I love my car !!

That's an awesome 1/4 mile time man. You should post it up in the 1/4 mile thread in the track section

SeattleLion · 05-10-2011, 11:48 AM

I got an additional 1mpg by switching to non-ethanol gas.

The reason you get so much crap with a question like that is really easy to understand. No one buys a 370Z as a gas sipping economy car. Z's are performance cars. Did you think that when you bought a 332 hp sports car that you would get 30mpg? My commute is mostly 30-40mph and I get about 20mpg with non-ethanol fuel. Highway mileage is higher. But really, why in the world do you care if you get 16 or 12 mpg. You bought a sports car!

crf450 · 05-10-2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

That's an awesome 1/4 mile time man. You should post it up in the 1/4 mile thread in the track section

Actually it was 12.682 and I got a really good hookup shifted from1-2 at 5500 rpms and the rest of the shifts at 7800, I had my redline moved to 8000 when I had technesquare reflash me, I was running Hankooks 285 40 19s

b1adesofcha0s · 05-10-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by crf450

Actually it was 12.682 and I got a really good hookup shifted from1-2 at 5500 rpms and the rest of the shifts at 7800, I had my redline moved to 8000 when I had technesquare reflash me, I was running Hankooks 285 40 19s

I ran a 12.986 bone stock myself. All this info would be perfect for the 1/4 mile thread if you haven't posted there already. I'm sure everyone there would love to hear about your awesome time.

05-10-2011, 11:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
crf450 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: burleson, Texas Posts: 18 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 17	I drove from Fort worth to Austin and back and set my cruise at 70 and averaged 30.3 by taking miles and dividing by fuel used. I find that I can easily get this If I drive very carefully. How ever 90% of time I drive much harder and have more fun. I have a auto with intake,headers,high flow cats,FI exhaust,reflash,pullies,advan wheels, everything but a supercharger. My car will and has done 12.6 in the 1/4 and runs out of power at between 170 and 175 depending on the day, I love it. Ps I have beat the 5.0 mustang,the new camaro ss and two stock corvettes, and many others. However I have been beaten by a cobra and a modded camarro, I love my car !!

05-10-2011, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
SeattleLion Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 226 Drives: '13 Mustang GT Prem. Rep Power: 235	I got an additional 1mpg by switching to non-ethanol gas. The reason you get so much crap with a question like that is really easy to understand. No one buys a 370Z as a gas sipping economy car. Z's are performance cars. Did you think that when you bought a 332 hp sports car that you would get 30mpg? My commute is mostly 30-40mph and I get about 20mpg with non-ethanol fuel. Highway mileage is higher. But really, why in the world do you care if you get 16 or 12 mpg. You bought a sports car!