New achievement in my WRX

I latly have highly improved my gas mileage. I was getting between 15-19mpg on average and about 210 miles per tank. I have been riding with my stock exhaust back on and have changed jobs and drive a lot more freeway and am now getting 27mpg on average.

Yesterday after achieving well over 300 miles per tank i checked my gas mileage and had reached a new personal high of 29.916 mpg on 93 octane. My car has 97k miles on it now, and i am utterly impressed.:wiggle:

 

Damn I was getting mileage like that with a fuel leak. Since I fixed it I just got a record high of 280 miles on the last fillup, including lots of wasting gas on WOT runs.

 

lol, i always try to drive a whole tank conservatively... That never works. I always end up going WOT from red lights at night :/

 

my fuel light comes on around 280 miles. Im sure I could get 300 miles if not more on a tank of gas.

 

I was hoping that I would manage 27 last tank of gas. Instead got more like 24 This thing bites you if you play. Oh well.

 

i was rather impressed, its only gonna last another 2 weeks however because then the exhaust is going back on.

 

im happy if i ever break 200 miles

 

I'm the same on regular commutes. Althought my road trip to NC at the weekend I was getting v close to 300 per tank. I guess that means I should drive at lower revs on my morning commute..bah..no way

And another noob question...what is 'WOT' ?

 

Wide Open Throttle

 

I drove from memphis back to atlanta (month or so ago)
With my wagon fully loaded (cant even see the rear thru the back window)

conditions
88-93 deg F
Drive time 6+ hrs 3 stops - 1 fuel 5 gal and 1 pit stop and 1 fuel 10.5 gal
AC on set at 75deg but occassionally turn of to pass or when it gets a tad too cold
fan set at lowest (i knotch above the auto dial)
AP stg1 93 oct v130
Recently changed Mobil1 10-30 and Amsoil rear Dif
Tire pressure 35F 33R
approx 20 min of light traffic in birmingham and atlanta
Avg speed on my GPS 72mph (incl traffic)

442 miles 15.5 gal = 28.5 mpg

I am impressed and i did a couple of 120 mph (3-5 sec) run and pass a couple of trucks WOT on 3rd gear

Stock exhaust with 16x6.5 stock wheels

 

I am so happy for you son

 

thanks dad!:wiggle:



Ming, thats pretty freaking impressive.....Nice breakdown btw :sx:

 

Thats impressive Brian...I think that I am getting like 22-25 mpg on highway.


Mark

 

is there a way to check for fuel leaks on your own?..

if you suspect fuel leak..shouldn't u be able to smell it?

 

should be, or you would probably see it somewere on the undercarriage. What makes you think you have a leak?

 

just got 315 miles for a tank..breaks down to about 22 MPG..not too shabby

 

I don't know..just seems like my car is burning more gas than it should...

maybe its because im not used to it, i dont know...i had a civic..=p

 

Lay off the bost =P