Gas mileage

[tyler1bo]

Originally Posted by pdxrealtor

Stock size wheels and tires, no other engine/exhaust mods.

All city driving is high 8s.. and I've used the fill up, drive, fill back up formula several times.

Get on the highway and I'm about 12. I drive 65-75 MPH...

Woo..not gonna lie that's rough.

[pdxrealtor]

Originally Posted by tyler1bo

Woo..not gonna lie that's rough.

Ya seems low to me as well. However when I look back on all of the new cars that I've had, and used, I'm always below the average gas mileage.

I think it's just the way I drive.

[kalantar]

I have to commute 2x a week with my h2 about 100 miles each way, 400 total miles per week- all freeway miles. I have 37 inch tires , (inflated to 50 psi )with 4:56 gears, I try to drive at about 2k rpm (equals to 63 mph) which seems to give me better mpg on the computer (not sure if this is BS or not).

What other minor tweaks can can I do to improve the mpg on the freeway? Or should I juss say **** it and enjoy the commute? Im not sure if babying it even helps on the freeway.

[tyler1bo]

Originally Posted by kalantar

I have to commute 2x a week with my h2 about 100 miles each way, 400 total miles per week- all freeway miles. I have 37 inch tires , (inflated to 50 psi )with 4:56 gears, I try to drive at about 2k rpm (equals to 63 mph) which seems to give me better mpg on the computer (not sure if this is BS or not).

What other minor tweaks can can I do to improve the mpg on the freeway? Or should I juss say **** it and enjoy the commute? Im not sure if babying it even helps on the freeway.

What are you getting right now?

[kalantar]

Originally Posted by tyler1bo

What are you getting right now?

It is all over the place, depends on how I drive, elevation, where I am going, etc. My computer says now 11.4 mpg avg. I am going to baby it on this weekly commute I have and check the results manually.

[tyler1bo]

Originally Posted by kalantar

It is all over the place, depends on how I drive, elevation, where I am going, etc. My computer says now 11.4 mpg avg. I am going to baby it on this weekly commute I have and check the results manually.

11.4 is still a good bit better than the 10.2 I get with my 35's..I'd take that in a heartbeat! Do you think something like a wester's hot tune, or something of that nature would help?