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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SpinEm_90
once the warmer weather set in & kept getting over 80 degrees, my mileage jumped so yeahhh I'm as confused & shocked as you guys are but like I said before, I'm most def not complaining lol
Do you have any gauges on your car? If the warmer weather is helping your MPGs that much, the hot air might be leaning your car.
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:24 PM
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Are you guys who are claiming in the upper 20's for mileage, using the display or figuring by hand? My display will show in the upper 20's but that is not what I'm really getting.

It doesn's seem like its burning rich because the exhaust doesn't smell unusual and the inside of the factory tips were pretty clean. Since I put the Borla exhaust on, the inside of the tips has stayed spotless.

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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
Do you have any gauges on your car? If the warmer weather is helping your MPGs that much, the hot air might be leaning your car.
What type of gauges? Ya lost me lol
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 70monte1
Are you guys who are claiming in the upper 20's for mileage, using the display or figuring by hand? My display will show in the upper 20's but that is not what I'm really getting.

It doesn's seem like its burning rich because the exhaust doesn't smell unusual and the inside of the factory tips were pretty clean. Since I put the Borla exhaust on, the inside of the tips has stayed spotless.

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I figured by hand for that big trip. When I remember, I figure by hand but usually my homelink is usually correct
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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My homelink display has never been correct. The only thing I use the display for is the temp and compass.

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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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I'm far too lazy and uninterested to home calculate. The idea that my mileage is actually worse then the computer sez is a little disturbing, but I still don't care
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JuniorCar
I'm far too lazy and uninterested to home calculate. The idea that my mileage is actually worse then the computer sez is a little disturbing, but I still don't care
X2 I just put more gas in when it needs more.. I just check mpg on long trips ..
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 70monte1
Are you guys who are claiming in the upper 20's for mileage, using the display or figuring by hand? My display will show in the upper 20's but that is not what I'm really getting.
I figured mine with actual numbers. Looking around clubgp since you mentioned it- it seems that a lot of people with s/c GP's were able to pull 28-30 (saw claims from a few up to 35, but obviously no one has any way to prove any of it).

I definitely think 23 mpg with pure highway driving is definitely too low- but then again, it could depend on how you drive too- if its a hilly area, if you're going 60-70 compared to 70-80, etc- lots of traffic (having to adjsut speed a lot to compensate).
 
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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My 03's computer is way off for some reason. My 05 is almost dead on because I always compute my gas mileage by hand too.
 
Old Jul 2, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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My drive to work is almost completely flat. I drive around 70 most of the time except when I have to slow down for the two small towns I have to drive through and the last couple of miles to work. I just think that my car should be getting better than it does. My ex-wife and I owned a 98 GP GT with the NA 3800 and it got in the high 20's on the highway. I didn't think the supercharger would make that much of a difference.

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