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100-120 miles on a full tank of gas!!! WTH??

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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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100-120 miles on a full tank of gas!!! WTH??

im only getting about 100 to 120 miles to a full tank of gas! anyone else having this problem? My car is stock btw. I dont get on it to much and when i do its not for long. I bought the car for the power and ok gas mileage. If i would have known the car only got 100 to 120 on a ful tank i would have never bought it, any help? and what am i sup to be getting on a full tank? 250 miles or more?
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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You have to be staying in boost the ENTIRE time. From light to light redlining.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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You have to be staying in boost the ENTIRE time. From light to light redlining.
Nope, ive never redlined the car since ive had it and i maybe get up to 10 psi when i shift gear to gear, i dont dog out my car.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Tanman1986
im only getting about 100 to 120 miles to a full tank of gas! anyone else having this problem? My car is stock btw. I dont get on it to much and when i do its not for long. I bought the car for the power and ok gas mileage. If i would have known the car only got 100 to 120 on a ful tank i would have never bought it, any help? and what am i sup to be getting on a full tank? 250 miles or more?
I averaged about 220 or 230 per tank. Maybe you are running VERY rich? Or maybe there is a leak? Or do you just like to hit the gas lol?
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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Could be running very rich, might need a tune, but it is stock so i dont know why it would. Im waiting on the parts to get here so i can do a boost leak test, but could a leak really make my gas mileage that bad?
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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your an idiot buying a Evo for GAS mileage was where you went wrong! you should have had a reason like loving one of the most powerful 4 cylinder engines on the planet as a reason to buy the car not gas mileage...but anyway something is wrong you should be getting more then that there a alot of things that rob gas mileage tho...old oil, how much u use the AC, air filter being dirty as *****, and the biggest of them all is Boosting it will burn gas like nothing..more air needs more fuel didnt mean to be a d*ck in the start of this post either im just saying
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:31 PM
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Hit the gas while in neutral you go far! **** I'm happy with 20mpg
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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ur o2 sensor is bad man
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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Dont ever buy any performance orientated car for "OK" gas mileage ..... Maybe a tune and or a tune up could help a bit,Either way it will never be amazing......
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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somethings definetly wrong. unless you live your a life a 1/4 mile at time all the time.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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You should definitely have better gas mileage than that. I recently drove from San Diego to LA and back on the same tank of gas! 314 miles! I never used boost the entire time though. In any case, take it to a dealer or reputable shop to get it checked out. It could be bad plugs, air filter, overly rich tune, o2 sensor, and much more.
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by NJ_EveOhVIII
somethings definetly wrong. unless you live your a life a 1/4 mile at time all the time.
lol!
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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ok ok i sloved it..drive it down to Tampa and park it at my house there and go out and buy a Dodge neon or something of that nature..this way when i get home from my Tour here in Okinawa ill already have a newer Evo to start building!!

sorry i had to do it again im cracking myself up today:P
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Yeah I get 210-250 (mostly stock) even when I get in it. Something really has to be wrong to get that terrible of a range. I have a k&n drop in panel filter and I run non-ethanol 93 octane. So I get slightly better than stock. Try those after you get it fixed!
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by KaRboN
Dont ever buy any performance orientated car for "OK" gas mileage ..... Maybe a tune and or a tune up could help a bit,Either way it will never be amazing......
was hoping for more then 10 MPG!
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