Protege Gas Mileage Thread
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ismellrealbad
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- 2000 Protege ES 5spd
2000 ES 5spd 1.8
no mods. recent tune up
118k
24 hwy @80mph / 19 city w/constant 4k shifts
....yeah ?? hard driving but still
no mods. recent tune up
118k
24 hwy @80mph / 19 city w/constant 4k shifts
....yeah ?? hard driving but still
1999 DX 1.6L 5-speed
Poor man's cold air (sealed the drain holes in the plastic snorkel deal, removed the hang-down baffle. clipped the support open to allow more air through)
Getting about 35 on the highway (@ 70, any higher and you can watch the gas drop) about 15-20 in town (I have a lead foot in town).
Interesting note, I had a small exhaust leak due to a flange breaking off at the resonater/muffler join. I got a new resonater and installed it. Went from 30 on the highway to 35. I was shocked.
Poor man's cold air (sealed the drain holes in the plastic snorkel deal, removed the hang-down baffle. clipped the support open to allow more air through)
Getting about 35 on the highway (@ 70, any higher and you can watch the gas drop) about 15-20 in town (I have a lead foot in town).
Interesting note, I had a small exhaust leak due to a flange breaking off at the resonater/muffler join. I got a new resonater and installed it. Went from 30 on the highway to 35. I was shocked.
2002 ES 2.0L 5-Speed
No mods
56k
Combined average of 26mpg in the winter, 28mpg in the summer.
My worst city mileage is 24mpg. Best hwy mileage is 31mpg (@55, which is definitely not how I normally drive). Overall the car returns very consistent gas mileage, almost regardless of how I drive it.
Boston,MA
No mods
56k
Combined average of 26mpg in the winter, 28mpg in the summer.
My worst city mileage is 24mpg. Best hwy mileage is 31mpg (@55, which is definitely not how I normally drive). Overall the car returns very consistent gas mileage, almost regardless of how I drive it.
Boston,MA
thecreativ1
Member
Re:
29-30 MPG on highway. 32 is my personal best.
Cruise control at 65-70 MPH for most of my 45 mi. commute.
Besides keeping excess weight low and driving smoothly, how are some of you getting 35-36 MPG??? Please share your advice!
Also, my tries are set at 30 PSI all around. Do any of you over-inflate by a few PSIs?
2003 ES
Short Air Ram Intake
29-30 MPG on highway. 32 is my personal best.
Cruise control at 65-70 MPH for most of my 45 mi. commute.
Besides keeping excess weight low and driving smoothly, how are some of you getting 35-36 MPG??? Please share your advice!
Also, my tries are set at 30 PSI all around. Do any of you over-inflate by a few PSIs?
2003 ES
Short Air Ram Intake
flat_black
Member
2002 Protege5 5-Speed
Full exhaust (head-to-tip), full intake (new manifold, tb, and intake tract, CA style,) lightened, light flywheel, light clutch, light crank pulley (that needs to be replaced,) 12lb 15x7 wheels with tires at 38 psi, coilovers (lowered ~2-2.5",) ported/polished head, back-cut, polished and coated valves, radiused valve seats... And I'm sure I forgot a few things.
35 city, 40 highway
Driving it pretty much like I stole it, but a lot of it is on the track, too, so at WOT, near redline a lot.
Edit: A note, though, which the post below made me think of; While I accelerate like mad, I don't often exceed 70 for cruising on the highway and whatnot. And most of the track duty I do, there's no chance to get up that fast.
Full exhaust (head-to-tip), full intake (new manifold, tb, and intake tract, CA style,) lightened, light flywheel, light clutch, light crank pulley (that needs to be replaced,) 12lb 15x7 wheels with tires at 38 psi, coilovers (lowered ~2-2.5",) ported/polished head, back-cut, polished and coated valves, radiused valve seats... And I'm sure I forgot a few things.
35 city, 40 highway
Driving it pretty much like I stole it, but a lot of it is on the track, too, so at WOT, near redline a lot.
Edit: A note, though, which the post below made me think of; While I accelerate like mad, I don't often exceed 70 for cruising on the highway and whatnot. And most of the track duty I do, there's no chance to get up that fast.
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red95_240sx
Member
...i just want to say i realize that riding throuhg the city under 3k gives better milage than going above 60-70 near 3k all the time. Even the news reports finally understand this.
