seems like my rex eats up gas like a mo fo. its suppose to get about 20 to 26 mpg right? seems mines get more like 2mpg. is there anything i can so its more fuel efficient?

 

Depends on what mods you have

 

no mods...i'm just leasing her

 

Yeah, I'd like to know some improvements too! I wish I could get inside those mileage numbers on the window sticker! The mileage on my 5 spd wagon has actually [i]decreased[/] from when it was new! Best mileage I ever got was about 25 mpg. Last tank was 18.3! And that is almost entirely highway, normal driving - very little boost (well, I've got to have some fun ) but other than that, it's been driven pretty respectably (no racing). Geez, I got better mileage from my last V8! I don't know if the K&N filter helps, but keep your tires well-inflated, and the AMSOIL guy swears to me that swapping out all the dino in the car for the synth will improve the mileage noticably. Take that with a grain of salt though. I hope mine improves through break-in too, or I'm going to have to start drafting trucks...

 

I have a stock 02 Wagon...(hopefully not for too much longer)

I travel Rt. 66 for 40 miles out of my 42 mile one way commute each day... (Yes that is a total of 84 miles JUST getting to work... sigh) I would say 30 miles is mostly open with no traffic to slow me up and then I have some start/stopping BS after that.

Now, if I leave my car on cruise at 75mph and do not fidget with the accelerator all that much even with the 10 miles of start/stop BS I am turning 24 mpg or better.

Now, if I fidget with the accelerator and do not set the cruise I only turn 22 mpg.

I have found that even the slightest increase in acceleration effects the gas mileage on this thing. However, on average I turn 23 mpg - 24 mpg.

I turn 20mpg when I run the snot out of it but I really have yet to break into the lower teens, I just do not do enough "around town driving".

I am also using Mobile One Super Syn 5w-30 which you can buy a half a case from Costco/Bj's/Sam's for $23. This beats the $62 oil change charge for synthetic, I only pay $18 for labor and filter.

 

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cool ... thanks McDade

 

oh damn!!

i guess i ll expect somehting like 10mpg for the STi then??

like to abuse my BOV a lot..

 

cool palaban...you know vin is closer to you,...in sf. did you live in jersey before? i came out to hawaii back in 2001 and djed @ the All-Star for blade, and that skate,dj store. and hung with the knocturnal crew....love it out there!