I think that you are doing fairly well with the 3.91 rear and 31" tires to
get 15 in my never to be humble opinion .
You can try some exhaust mods or air filters to help it breathe better ,
but you probably won't get too much more .
At 10:38 AM 2/11/1999 PST, you wrote:
>averaging 70 miles a day, with 90% of my driving on the highway. I'm
>getting about 15 mpg, I'm wondering if I should be expecting any better?
>I live in Nova Scotia and gas goes for .529 a litre, 89 octane
>self-serve. So I'm averaging $60-70 a week. It seems like I go from
>one gas station to the next. Any suggestions of simple mods. that could
>improve my mileage?
>Darcy
>99 4x4 ext. cab Sport
>V6 3.92 31's
>
>
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>>From: "Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gsc.gte.com>
>>Subject: DML: RE: Mileage over ~2 years ownership
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>>Hi Travis,
>>Keep them wheels a rollin! I keep a log of my fuel expenditures for
>the
>>year by month, but don't always track the mileage. I did however just
>>average my last ten fillups; 18.0mpg. This is for my '96 318 CC
>5-speed
>>with a 3:55 rear. Fuel here in northern VA generally varies from $1.09
>to
>>$1.16 for 89 octane. My average monthly cost for fuel is $72-$73. I
>don't
>>remember exactly, but my monthly mileage is a little less that half of
>>yours. Somewhere around 1300mi./month.
>>Rich - Ashburn, VA
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Sawyer, Travis [mailto:tsawyer@northc.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:22 AM
>>To: 'DML'
>>Subject: DML: Mileage over ~2 years ownership
>>
>>
>>> Folks:
>>>
>>> Well, I've finally broke down and started entering my fuel
>consumption log
>>> into excel. I've kept a log of (almost) every fuel purchase and
>>> maintenance
>>> since I purchased my '97 Sport+ V8 in April of '97.
>>>
>>> I currently have 63k miles and I've entered up to august of 98.
>>>
>>> Preliminary results look like I have a lifetime average of about 16
>MPG.
>>>
>>> This is entirely stock (not even new tires yet)!
>>>
>>> When I have completed the entries I'll post a link to the
>>> web pages where I'll setup graphs and charts by calendar quarter.
>>>
>>> Yes, I've averaged (over the life of the truck) to put on ~3k miles
>each
>>> month!!!
>>>
>>> -travis
>>>
>>> Northchurch Communications Inc.
>>> 5 Corporate Drive
>>> Andover, MA 01810
>>> (978)691-6335
>>> PGP Fingerprint 418B BB2B BBDA C025 59D1 3677 CB4C 0319 7F80 4453
>>>
>
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