okay so we're all talking about how horrible 200mi per tank is....but wouldnt the best thing to discuss is how to fix it? Im getting around 200mi also... how would we fix this?

 

I really hope this doesnt sound rude, but it really sounds like the only way to get really good mileage is with a stick. If you really want to try though, go through the seafoam treatment, the one where you suck it into your intake. It helped my car in a big way. Then if you really care, go for the strainer, gas treatment, tuneup, etc. Im sure you could pull a couple more MPGs outta it.

 

380-420 miles per tank on a 5-speed. That's with nothing but a short ram intake and cat-back exhaust. The key is to keep your car tuned up. I use NGK standard plugs gapped slightly over spec (.060 or so) and change them yearly. 42 psi in all tires, synthetic gear oil in the trans. I definitely don't drive in such a way as to intentionally save gas, but I don't try to waste it either.

Also if your check engine light (SES light) is on, even for something stupid like a P0420 code because your exhaust doesn't have cats, it puts the car into a fail-safe fuel map that's very wasteful. If that light is on your gas mileage will never be great even if the code is nothing engine related.

 

I got 375 miles to a fuel tank. I think I had 1 gallon left. The low fuel light didn't come on when I stopped to get gas. It was almost all highway, with me getting on it some, and my friend drove it also. He was new to 5 speed.

 

How many gallons are you guys putting in your cars when you refuel? I don't think I have ever seen close to 400 miles per tank. I get close to 300 per tank now with a turbo charged auto, and the most I've been able to refuel has been like 11.2 gallons...