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silforty · 03-14-2003, 05:58 PM

I know most people on this forum are performance minded. I got to ask this though. I think i'm gettin real bad mileage. I don't always shift at 2500 hehehe... but i don't keep the thing at redline all the time either. I usually get between 260 and 280 a tank depending on the weather. What is everybody else getting?

RBS14 · 03-14-2003, 06:01 PM

I have an S14 and get around 375 to a tank driving 90% in city and 10% on the highway. I recently cut off my exhaust after the resonator, It improved my gas mileage 3mpg in town and 4mpg on the highway.

SilviaDriver · 03-14-2003, 06:02 PM

300 full tank a lot..i shift at 3000rpm..i have a s14

zephyr · 03-14-2003, 06:05 PM

i rarely have an empty tank...i usually fill up before the trip from austin to houston and not a whole lot in between
i know i get 24mpg on the highway and maybe 20 in the city

-E- · 03-14-2003, 06:36 PM

around 285-300 on a tank

Bbandit · 03-14-2003, 06:44 PM

1 gallon takes me up to about 22-24 miles

019 · 03-14-2003, 07:01 PM

i don't usually have an empty tank either, but i get around 20 city and 30 highway

91CRXsiR · 03-14-2003, 07:25 PM

250-300 on a tank ..

i drive hard.

drift into a curb · 03-14-2003, 07:32 PM

24-27 mpg on average.

fleaf · 03-14-2003, 08:02 PM

22 mpg average...damn my gas mileage stinks...what can I do to improve it?

drift into a curb · 03-14-2003, 08:16 PM

New air filter and 300zx fuel filter are the basic replacements to better mileage.

logo20 · 03-14-2003, 08:21 PM

26-27 miles in the city
an aluminum crank pulley improve gas mileage, exaust help too, and of course regular maintenance.

-E- · 03-14-2003, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EONE914
around 285-300 on a tank

oh yeah I dont think my gas gauge is accurate

DuffMan · 03-14-2003, 08:43 PM

I usually get like 350 a tank but lately it has been a lot worse occasionally. Probably a sensor is intermitantly failing.

Got Sileighty? · 03-14-2003, 08:47 PM

Quote:

New air filter and 300zx fuel filter are the basic replacements to better mileage.

drift into curb: how would a 300zx fuel filter help get better gas mileage? i thought it would do the opposite, cuz doesnt it allow for more fuel flow? please explain.

cuz im about to replace my fuel filter (probably tomorrow), and id like to know the advantages of getting a 300zx one. thanks.

drift into a curb · 03-14-2003, 08:56 PM

GotSileighty, there's no proven advantage. You don't really need a 300zx fuel filter, but they are supposed to be cheaper in price than the 240sx ones. Maybe a larger filter area? I read it somewhere... hmm search..

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ht=fuel+filter

The advantage comes from a clean fuel filter instead of a dirty one you probably never replaced since you've had the car or the person before you.

fridexter · 03-14-2003, 11:04 PM

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Zemus · 03-14-2003, 11:07 PM

im sure i get along the lines of 13 miles to the gallon, seeing as i rev to... 6200, yea i kinda rev high, beh my car can take it

Nismo240SX · 03-14-2003, 11:10 PM

i usually get around 22-23 miles to the gallon... but thats giving the ka a lil' hell. i honestly haven't had a tank of gas that i haven't kicked the gas down , that damn N1 dual...

96SEChick · 03-14-2003, 11:10 PM

I always get at least 300 miles before the light comes on. But I try to prevent that, since I don't want to suck up the crap at the bottom of the tank. This winter, I've been getting 22-24mpg because of warming up my car. This past tank I got 25mpg--it's getting warmer outside, so it doesn't sit and run as long. The best I've gotten is 31mpg--250 miles highway trip--filled up before I left & when I got back to see what mileage I'd get--and this was in middle of summer w/ the AC on.

**Phlip** · 03-14-2003, 11:50 PM

360 miles out of a tank when I don't keep my foot in it, and I don't fill up til it's damn near THROUGH, and generally about 300-320 when I drive like an ass...

misnomer · 03-15-2003, 12:00 AM

Recorded my worst mileage ever last week, 23.5mpg driving around town and whatnot. 29.9 driving to Las Vegas. I'm actually kind of dissapointed, I usually track 31 or so on that drive :-( Just Finished general maintenance a couple thousand miles ago. . .

240fluke · 03-16-2003, 01:10 AM

Well, typically I fill my car up around 360-400 mpt and the most I have EVER put in my car was recently it took 16.5 gallons. Personally I think the quality of gas might be going down recently, just because of little things like my car does not seem like it is getting all of its power or quite as many miles on the car (however with the power, it could be one of two things: a sensor or I am soo used to the performance now, that I need to get more power as I have already installed a 300zx fuel filter recently and just cleaned my air filter a few weeks before that).

Gas light in the S14 comes on around 3 gallons roughly still in the tank. You can go PLENTY far with that gas light on seeing as how you have a 17.1 gallon tank in the S14's. I used to fill up (a VERY LONG time ago) when the needle was close to E. Then one day I experimented to see how low I could get it. MAN, that thing is BURIED before I ever fill up. And if for some reason it stops working, I would still fill up around 350 mpt since there should still be gas in there at that point.

Oh and this is with a lot of city driving, mixed with short (like 10-15 minute) freeway trips to work and back.

BTW, nobody seemed to ask, do you have an S13 or S14? Not sure how comparable on TANK wise they are, but on MILEAGE wise they should be about the same.

Tim '95 SE

240 2NR · 03-16-2003, 12:53 PM

1993 S13 Fastback

28mpg like a religion in the summer provided it's at least 50/50 city highway miles.

Per tank, it goes about 300miles till a 1/4 tank is left (it's pretty damn cose to 100 miles per 1/4 mark on the guage).

Wintertime drops to around 24mpg

Tracktime is probably 20ish. At lunch time, lapping 50mph in third gear for half an hour you can literally watch the needle fall.

**mrmephistopheles** · 03-16-2003, 01:51 PM

I recently got an average of 29mpg on a 2900+ mile road trip. Anywhere from 27-31mpg. Before that, I think my highest fuel economy was around 23mpg with 60% city / 40% highway driving.
In those conditions, I'd get maybe 300 a tank. On this latest road trip, I got around 420 per tank (as the highest mpg). I never let the fuel dummy light stay on long, and I drive an S13 (meaning it comes on when I have about 2 gallons left.

-Kevin

wingsnthangs · 03-16-2003, 02:04 PM

91 S13
87 octane
oil/filter change every 3000mi
shift at around 2700rpms
no engine mods
mostly city driving
21-22mpg

*Jeff240sx* · 03-16-2003, 02:05 PM

19-21mpg in the city. About 23 with a 50/50 city/highway routine.
It seems bad, but I think it's just Tampa.
I can't get my Fiero to get more than 22-23 here, and it's a stock car.
In Englewood (little town) I got 26 with my KA-T and 29 with the Fiero.
-Jeff

03-14-2003, 05:58 PM	#1
silforty Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 62 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Post Your Gas Mileage. Real important I know most people on this forum are performance minded. I got to ask this though. I think i'm gettin real bad mileage. I don't always shift at 2500 hehehe... but i don't keep the thing at redline all the time either. I usually get between 260 and 280 a tank depending on the weather. What is everybody else getting? __________________ L~Bomb out

03-14-2003, 06:01 PM	#2
RBS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Cruz/San Diego Posts: 2,271 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have an S14 and get around 375 to a tank driving 90% in city and 10% on the highway. I recently cut off my exhaust after the resonator, It improved my gas mileage 3mpg in town and 4mpg on the highway. __________________

03-14-2003, 06:05 PM	#4
zephyr Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 356 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i rarely have an empty tank...i usually fill up before the trip from austin to houston and not a whole lot in between i know i get 24mpg on the highway and maybe 20 in the city __________________ '93 240sx se

03-14-2003, 06:44 PM	#6
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 43 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1 gallon takes me up to about 22-24 miles __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

03-14-2003, 07:01 PM	#7
019 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: blacksburg, va Posts: 697 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i don't usually have an empty tank either, but i get around 20 city and 30 highway __________________ Red '96 240sx www.streetdynamics.com

03-14-2003, 06:02 PM	#3
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	300 full tank a lot..i shift at 3000rpm..i have a s14

03-14-2003, 06:36 PM	#5
-E- Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Florida, Americas Wang! Age: 43 Posts: 2,912 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	around 285-300 on a tank

03-14-2003, 07:25 PM	#8
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	250-300 on a tank .. i drive hard.

03-14-2003, 07:32 PM	#9
drift into a curb Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 2,870 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	24-27 mpg on average.

03-14-2003, 08:02 PM	#10
fleaf Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	22 mpg average...damn my gas mileage stinks...what can I do to improve it?

03-14-2003, 08:16 PM	#11
drift into a curb Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 2,870 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	New air filter and 300zx fuel filter are the basic replacements to better mileage.

03-14-2003, 08:21 PM	#12
logo20 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 345 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	26-27 miles in the city an aluminum crank pulley improve gas mileage, exaust help too, and of course regular maintenance. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/logo20

03-14-2003, 08:43 PM	#14
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I usually get like 350 a tank but lately it has been a lot worse occasionally. Probably a sensor is intermitantly failing.

03-14-2003, 08:56 PM	#16
drift into a curb Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 2,870 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	GotSileighty, there's no proven advantage. You don't really need a 300zx fuel filter, but they are supposed to be cheaper in price than the 240sx ones. Maybe a larger filter area? I read it somewhere... hmm search.. http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ht=fuel+filter The advantage comes from a clean fuel filter instead of a dirty one you probably never replaced since you've had the car or the person before you. Last edited by drift into a curb; 03-14-2003 at 08:59 PM..

03-14-2003, 11:04 PM	#17
fridexter Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	............. Last edited by fridexter; 11-20-2012 at 05:40 PM..

03-14-2003, 11:07 PM	#18
Zemus Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minneapols Age: 40 Posts: 2,268 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Zemus Feedback Score: 0 reviews	im sure i get along the lines of 13 miles to the gallon, seeing as i rev to... 6200, yea i kinda rev high, beh my car can take it __________________ \|Ziptied.com\|Hybrid Z\|D-Town Forum\|Clubfr.net\|

03-14-2003, 11:10 PM	#19
Nismo240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Marion, Virginia. Age: 39 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i usually get around 22-23 miles to the gallon... but thats giving the ka a lil' hell. i honestly haven't had a tank of gas that i haven't kicked the gas down , that damn N1 dual... __________________ 1990 Nissan 240sx:s13 blacktop, s13.5 front

03-14-2003, 11:10 PM	#20
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 48 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I always get at least 300 miles before the light comes on. But I try to prevent that, since I don't want to suck up the crap at the bottom of the tank. This winter, I've been getting 22-24mpg because of warming up my car. This past tank I got 25mpg--it's getting warmer outside, so it doesn't sit and run as long. The best I've gotten is 31mpg--250 miles highway trip--filled up before I left & when I got back to see what mileage I'd get--and this was in middle of summer w/ the AC on. __________________ Lauren '91 300ZX TT Ultra Red 5-speed - JWT POPCharger, JUN flywheel, ACT clutch, Energy Suspension Bushings, Tokico Blues - dyno'ed 295hp/306tq '94 300ZX TT Black Emerald Pearl 5-speed - JWT POPCharger, JWT ECU w/ Stillen chip, Stillen exhaust, Tokico Blues, Eibach ProKits, 18" Enkei RP-01 wheels - dyno'ed 333hp/385tq '00 WS6 Trans Am Bright Red 6-speedFOR SALE - only 29k miles, stock, fully loaded, only $23,999 (NADA $26300) Green Country Motorsports Northeastern Oklahoma SCCA

03-14-2003, 11:50 PM	#21
Phlip Yes, I look like that Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In my supervillain's lair Posts: 27,980 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: Phlip Feedback Score: 19 reviews	360 miles out of a tank when I don't keep my foot in it, and I don't fill up til it's damn near THROUGH, and generally about 300-320 when I drive like an ass... __________________ Weirdo And I write too!

03-15-2003, 12:00 AM	#22
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Recorded my worst mileage ever last week, 23.5mpg driving around town and whatnot. 29.9 driving to Las Vegas. I'm actually kind of dissapointed, I usually track 31 or so on that drive :-( Just Finished general maintenance a couple thousand miles ago. . . __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

03-16-2003, 01:10 AM	#23
240fluke Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: San Ramon, CA Age: 45 Posts: 185 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, typically I fill my car up around 360-400 mpt and the most I have EVER put in my car was recently it took 16.5 gallons. Personally I think the quality of gas might be going down recently, just because of little things like my car does not seem like it is getting all of its power or quite as many miles on the car (however with the power, it could be one of two things: a sensor or I am soo used to the performance now, that I need to get more power as I have already installed a 300zx fuel filter recently and just cleaned my air filter a few weeks before that). Gas light in the S14 comes on around 3 gallons roughly still in the tank. You can go PLENTY far with that gas light on seeing as how you have a 17.1 gallon tank in the S14's. I used to fill up (a VERY LONG time ago) when the needle was close to E. Then one day I experimented to see how low I could get it. MAN, that thing is BURIED before I ever fill up. And if for some reason it stops working, I would still fill up around 350 mpt since there should still be gas in there at that point. Oh and this is with a lot of city driving, mixed with short (like 10-15 minute) freeway trips to work and back. BTW, nobody seemed to ask, do you have an S13 or S14? Not sure how comparable on TANK wise they are, but on MILEAGE wise they should be about the same. Tim '95 SE

03-16-2003, 12:53 PM	#24
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1993 S13 Fastback 28mpg like a religion in the summer provided it's at least 50/50 city highway miles. Per tank, it goes about 300miles till a 1/4 tank is left (it's pretty damn cose to 100 miles per 1/4 mark on the guage). Wintertime drops to around 24mpg Tracktime is probably 20ish. At lunch time, lapping 50mph in third gear for half an hour you can literally watch the needle fall. __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

03-16-2003, 01:51 PM	#25
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I recently got an average of 29mpg on a 2900+ mile road trip. Anywhere from 27-31mpg. Before that, I think my highest fuel economy was around 23mpg with 60% city / 40% highway driving. In those conditions, I'd get maybe 300 a tank. On this latest road trip, I got around 420 per tank (as the highest mpg). I never let the fuel dummy light stay on long, and I drive an S13 (meaning it comes on when I have about 2 gallons left. -Kevin

03-16-2003, 02:04 PM	#26
wingsnthangs Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern CA Posts: 577 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	91 S13 87 octane oil/filter change every 3000mi shift at around 2700rpms no engine mods mostly city driving 21-22mpg

03-16-2003, 02:05 PM	#27
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 42 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	19-21mpg in the city. About 23 with a 50/50 city/highway routine. It seems bad, but I think it's just Tampa. I can't get my Fiero to get more than 22-23 here, and it's a stock car. In Englewood (little town) I got 26 with my KA-T and 29 with the Fiero. -Jeff __________________ Whatup?