Speed for best gas milage?
03-15-2003, 04:26 PM
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0 with the car turned off lately - $2.20 for premium here and Costco "ran" out.
The manual has a recommended shift point for fuel economy, but getting into the highest gears is a plus.
I typically go from 1st to 2nd, 3rd, 4th before 30 if I want to get good mileage.
The manual has a recommended shift point for fuel economy, but getting into the highest gears is a plus.
I typically go from 1st to 2nd, 3rd, 4th before 30 if I want to get good mileage.
03-15-2003, 04:42 PM
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Personally, I keep the RPMs around 2500 (2200-2700) unless I need the power (or exceed 45 mph, where I'm in 6th anyway). After almost 9000 miles, I've averaged 29+mpg.
03-15-2003, 04:54 PM
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Geez, this thread is ironic!
I spent the better half of the day shopping for a new car with my father-in-law. A new car for him, not me.
At any rate, as we're returning home (about a 40 minute drive), I noticed that I needed fuel. I only had 2 bars. I thought that I could re-fuel at the next exit. We we're traveling on the highway and between New Bern and Kinston is just a bunch of land!
The exit ramp I was thinking of was actually one that I passed earlier when I did not even think to check the fuel.
So, here we are passing the "gas station-less" exit and continuing on the highway at around 70mph with only 1 bar of fuel left.
It's about 20 miles to the next exit that I ***KNOW*** has a fuel station. Then, suddenly, my last bar goes away!
I now have only a glaring orange fuel icon that seems to be yelling to me subconciously "IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT." Amazingly, we make it to the exit and to the station but I gotta say it was the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever had in the S2000.
Well, maybe not the most "uncomfortable."
So, with all that. . .(Geez, I'm long-winded), I kept thinking of what speed would my optimal fuel mileage be?
I spent the better half of the day shopping for a new car with my father-in-law. A new car for him, not me.At any rate, as we're returning home (about a 40 minute drive), I noticed that I needed fuel. I only had 2 bars. I thought that I could re-fuel at the next exit. We we're traveling on the highway and between New Bern and Kinston is just a bunch of land!
The exit ramp I was thinking of was actually one that I passed earlier when I did not even think to check the fuel.
So, here we are passing the "gas station-less" exit and continuing on the highway at around 70mph with only 1 bar of fuel left. It's about 20 miles to the next exit that I ***KNOW*** has a fuel station. Then, suddenly, my last bar goes away! I now have only a glaring orange fuel icon that seems to be yelling to me subconciously "IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT."
Amazingly, we make it to the exit and to the station but I gotta say it was the most uncomfortable feeling I have ever had in the S2000. Well, maybe not the most "uncomfortable." So, with all that. . .(Geez, I'm long-winded), I kept thinking of what speed would my optimal fuel mileage be?
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03-15-2003, 10:00 PM
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My last fill-up, I still had over two gallons left with NO bars. On flat ground (southern california). I was pissing my pants. I don't trust that thing. If it lies to you one way, you don't want it to bite you in the ass when it lies the other way..... hopefully it never will....
03-15-2003, 10:38 PM
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Yes, the general consesus is that there's 2 to 3 gallons left in the tank as a safety precaution for people that don't fill it up till its absolutely necessary.
As for best speed for gas mileage... it really should have nothing to do with the actualy speed you're traveling, but how much gas you're using (read: RPM's) the higher the rpm's, the faster the engine is turning, the more little squirts of gas that are being used up. Thus, the best speed would be the one that turns the engine slowest while still maintaining power. If you want to see, put it in six, turn on cruise control and keep on dropping the mph till the engine quits
However, there may be a difference when going downhill, where the wheels are actually driving the engine, rather than the engine driving the wheels. My $.02
As for best speed for gas mileage... it really should have nothing to do with the actualy speed you're traveling, but how much gas you're using (read: RPM's) the higher the rpm's, the faster the engine is turning, the more little squirts of gas that are being used up. Thus, the best speed would be the one that turns the engine slowest while still maintaining power. If you want to see, put it in six, turn on cruise control and keep on dropping the mph till the engine quits
However, there may be a difference when going downhill, where the wheels are actually driving the engine, rather than the engine driving the wheels. My $.02