Gas mileage improved by 5~6

antman22 · 05-25-2010, 03:35 PM

yeah, this is pretty bad mileage lol...are you racing to every location you go to LOL? i avg about 19-21 mixed driving, and i have a pretty decent lead foot. i think i've hit 16mpg, but that's with extremely spirited driving....at 11-12, you must be goin balls to the wall 24/7.

zZSoCalZz · 05-25-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by antman22

yeah, this is pretty bad mileage lol...are you racing to every location you go to LOL? i avg about 19-21 mixed driving, and i have a pretty decent lead foot. i think i've hit 16mpg, but that's with extremely spirited driving....at 11-12, you must be goin balls to the wall 24/7.

lol... 11~12 was my first tank. I average about 16~17 MPG now. I think Chupa hit it dead on tho... I blast the music and use the tiptronic and sometimes I forget I'm using tiptronic doh! Which means I stay at higher RPM more then I'm supposed to.

zZSoCalZz · 05-25-2010, 03:37 PM

Yeah I get about 210 per tank. I think you're right, I'm not use to this automanual. I should drive it in auto for a change and see how it improves.

antman22 · 05-25-2010, 03:42 PM

that might be part of it, but even when i drive in manual mode with my auto, i dont think it dips that low...that is unless you're not shifting until 7500rpm, which i could see the mileage hitting what it is.

TreeSemdyZee · 05-25-2010, 07:08 PM

If you want to know actual mileage, fill up the tank, drive, fill up tank, divide miles by gas=mileage. Don't use the gauge as your true numbers.
It sounds to me like the gauge was reset somewhere in the middle of a tank anyway. You'd have to work VERY hard to get mileage that low.

nolan1016 · 05-25-2010, 08:12 PM

You would have to floor it every where to get 13, that mileage is just awful

zZSoCalZz · 05-25-2010, 03:51 PM

Not that much... I know I tend to hold for a long period of time in 4~5k but not @ 7500 for sure.

rj45 · 05-26-2010, 07:18 AM

Did you sit with the car idling a lot? That would hurt your mpg.

fullmonty · 05-26-2010, 07:31 AM

I started at 11 and now with 3500 miles I'm at around 19. It is what it is

zZSoCalZz · 05-26-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rj45

Did you sit with the car idling a lot? That would hurt your mpg.

Not idle but I do live in Los Angeles so constant break and gas.

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Originally Posted by fullmonty

I started at 11 and now with 3500 miles I'm at around 19. It is what it is

So it's not unsual to start with low MPG and improve... That a relief.

Supergoji · 05-26-2010, 02:50 PM

ya it's the motor getting loose.

im making 450hp and when i beat on it i get a min of 16 mpg avg. so ya your good.

Chupacabra · 05-27-2010, 08:49 AM

^^^ that's really low even for stop-and go traffic... granted I don't live in LA... but I cross 17 miles Commercial which is a parking lot, and still manage 15-16mph.

earwicker7 · 05-27-2010, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupacabra

^^^ that's really low even for stop-and go traffic... granted I don't live in LA... but I cross 17 miles Commercial which is a parking lot, and still manage 15-16mph.

15-16 mpg or mph?

Since the Z has a mph meter, I can see what my average speed is, and it rarely gets above 16 or 17 mph in my daily driving. Keep in mind that you're burning fuel when you are stopped, which is quite often in LA. I could certainly drive the car like a granny and get better mpg, but I also don't drive like a maniac... most of the time I shift between 3-4k rpm.

Rogue Z · 05-27-2010, 09:33 PM

bro i live in downtown los angeles...and i take the 10 fwy to and back from school...I average waaaayy better that 11~12 mpg, but then again i also have a manual...but you situation sounds shitty- sorry to hear

zZSoCalZz · 05-28-2010, 01:09 PM

11 to 12 was my very first tank of gas. 16to 17 after and since I stared this thread Ive been driving auto mode and now average 18~19

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Originally Posted by Rogue Z

bro i live in downtown los angeles...and i take the 10 fwy to and back from school...I average waaaayy better that 11~12 mpg, but then again i also have a manual...but you situation sounds shitty- sorry to hear

05-26-2010, 07:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	I started at 11 and now with 3500 miles I'm at around 19. It is what it is __________________

05-27-2010, 08:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Chupacabra Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 477 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z s M6 Rep Power: 201	^^^ that's really low even for stop-and go traffic... granted I don't live in LA... but I cross 17 miles Commercial which is a parking lot, and still manage 15-16mph. __________________ Where are my aluminum pedals?

05-27-2010, 09:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rogue Z Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 559 Drives: 2009 Silver MT 370Z Rep Power: 18	bro i live in downtown los angeles...and i take the 10 fwy to and back from school...I average waaaayy better that 11~12 mpg, but then again i also have a manual...but you situation sounds shitty- sorry to hear __________________

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05-25-2010, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
antman22 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 597 Drives: 09 PG 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	yeah, this is pretty bad mileage lol...are you racing to every location you go to LOL? i avg about 19-21 mixed driving, and i have a pretty decent lead foot. i think i've hit 16mpg, but that's with extremely spirited driving....at 11-12, you must be goin balls to the wall 24/7.

05-25-2010, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
zZSoCalZz Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 176 Drives: in traffic! Rep Power: 15	Yeah I get about 210 per tank. I think you're right, I'm not use to this automanual. I should drive it in auto for a change and see how it improves.

05-25-2010, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
antman22 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 597 Drives: 09 PG 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	that might be part of it, but even when i drive in manual mode with my auto, i dont think it dips that low...that is unless you're not shifting until 7500rpm, which i could see the mileage hitting what it is.

05-25-2010, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,886 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	If you want to know actual mileage, fill up the tank, drive, fill up tank, divide miles by gas=mileage. Don't use the gauge as your true numbers. It sounds to me like the gauge was reset somewhere in the middle of a tank anyway. You'd have to work VERY hard to get mileage that low.

05-25-2010, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
nolan1016 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lubbock Posts: 214 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z A6 Rep Power: 16	You would have to floor it every where to get 13, that mileage is just awful

05-25-2010, 03:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
zZSoCalZz Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 176 Drives: in traffic! Rep Power: 15	Not that much... I know I tend to hold for a long period of time in 4~5k but not @ 7500 for sure.

05-26-2010, 07:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
rj45 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA Posts: 60 Drives: 40th Anniversary Z Rep Power: 15	Did you sit with the car idling a lot? That would hurt your mpg.

05-26-2010, 02:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Supergoji Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Westchester NY Age: 36 Posts: 311 Drives: Z32tt / Supra tt Rep Power: 257	ya it's the motor getting loose. im making 450hp and when i beat on it i get a min of 16 mpg avg. so ya your good.