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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by typac69
So if your on the highway in 5th gear your usually not in boost unless full throttle. So wheres the problem????
The man makes an excellent point. What is this boost you speak of?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by nexus4400
11 MPG is pretty embarrassing. I can get 11 MPG with a big rig I drive at work.
But how is that big rig in the "twistys"?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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I only recommend to stay off the throttle...but that is tough in this car. The gas mileage is horrible. **** ME! I think I blew like 80 bucks over the weekend and put only about 350-400 miles total. You have to pay for this kind of performance I guess, I don't think the mileage sucks as much as gas prices do though. I don't care if this car burned gas the way it does if gas was 2.50 for 93 the way it is fawking supposed to be.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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lowering the boost won't do much for mileage. Once some tuning software/hardware comes out it may be likely to get a more fuel efficient tune. Your best best (as already mentioned) will always be to stay out of boost, and try to drive it in closed loop as much as possible.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Shi t, I flog the hell out of my x and I am averaging about 21 mpg! 230 miles to fill up, but when I fill up it only takes about 11.3 gallons or so...
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