What have you done to your P5 today?

[808MP5]

what areyour shift points? is that all freeway? i cant get anywhere close to that...

well I try to shift between 2.5k and 4k. Once in I while I'll take her to 6k. I would say I drive 80% stop and go traffic. 10% city. 10% freeway w/no traffic. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with advancing both cams 3degrees because before that I only used to get 300 to 310 before the gas light comes on. Now it come on at 350+ miles. Since I do mostly stop and go traffic and my cams are set for low end is why I think i get better mileage. And this is using 87octane. Tried higher octane fuel but 87 gives me best mpg. And this is all short trip drives cuz i live on an island.

 

[MTV]

well I try to shift between 2.5k and 4k. Once in I while I'll take her to 6k. I would say I drive 80% stop and go traffic. 10% city. 10% freeway w/no traffic. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with advancing both cams 3degrees because before that I only used to get 300 to 310 before the gas light comes on. Now it come on at 350+ miles. Since I do mostly stop and go traffic and my cams are set for low end is why I think i get better mileage. And this is using 87octane. Tried higher octane fuel but 87 gives me best mpg. And this is all short trip drives cuz i live on an island.

I envy your gas mileage.

 

[StealthWyvern]

im lucky to get 260 before the light comes on...

but my driving is all city...

I take it your auto right? Becuase thats what i get with all in town driving on my reg auto tranny.

 

[Crazy D]

I take it your auto right? Becuase thats what i get with all in town driving on my reg auto tranny.

(iagree) same here...blah

 

[StealthWyvern]

(iagree) same here...blah

I wounder what the boosted autos are getting

 

[ga0887]

If i keep my highway speed at or below 65 I've gotten 400 miles with a mix of city/highway driving, 5speed shifting at or below 3000rpm 85% of the time. 87 octane.

 

[NCZ13]

I take it your auto right? Becuase thats what i get with all in town driving on my reg auto tranny.

nope manual...

i just filled my tank. 5.8 gallons. and i was sitting at 113 miles.

thats about 19 miles per gallon all city...

 

[808MP5]

nope manual...

i just filled my tank. 5.8 gallons. and i was sitting at 113 miles.

thats about 19 miles per gallon all city...

never tried that technique. Mine stays above f until about 120 miles. I'm going to try that. Go 100 miles and top it off.

Topped it off today 13.462 gallons at 370.9 miles

 

[NCZ13]

wtf how do you get that good of mileage?

 

[808MP5]

not sure. I think its driving in traffic 80% of the time LOL. Plus cams being tuned for bottom end i think cuz i did it myself. And according to my afr gauge i run 14-15 afr most of the time. It only goes extremely rich at wot. Cant wait till i get a ss afc then im sure my mpgs will go down.

 

[NCZ13]

hey i actually want to talk to you about cams.

i want to do the jdm intake cam from corksport. but i have no idea how to install it properly... and i cant find any install threads...

 

[808MP5]

its easy taking out the stock ones. The most important thing is putting everything back the exact same order/position u took it out. I followed the instructions in the workshop manual. Honestly i have both intake and exhaust cams and little to no gains were felt. But im sure if i got the properly tuned/adjusted it would help but shops down here are asking $300 just turn some gears and dyno time. Sh1t im thinking ill pay $100 for three runs and adjust it myself. If i didnt already have them i would spend the extra $300 and try the integeral cams.

Everything can be done with hand tools and a buddy.

 

[Chicoloco]

called the insurance company and deemed the p5 totaled for good. just gotta send them the title now.

I'm gonna miss this thread

time for an upgrade.... ms3?!?!

 

[bazooka joe]

wtf how do you get that good of mileage?

ya, that's good mileage fo shua! (bow) i'm boosted auto and if i don't go crazy i get about 310 gallons before the light comes on...

 

[aMaff]

fo shua!

you forgot a couple h's in there somewhere I think

 

[CTt3P5]

never tried that technique. Mine stays above f until about 120 miles. I'm going to try that. Go 100 miles and top it off.

Topped it off today 13.462 gallons at 370.9 miles

Man, that's crazy. I'm usually just above 1/2 tank when I hit 120/130 miles. Winter has been killing my mpg. I have been averaging 23mpg and 270 miles per tank since November.

ya, that's good mileage fo shua! (bow) i'm boosted auto and if i don't go crazy i get about 310 gallons before the light comes on...

I can get that per tank as well if I don't go crazy and I am NOT boosted.....WTF! (bang)

 

[mx-p5]

Think a clear coat would prevent this in the future?

I am not sure, but, I'm also not sure if the clearcoat will give it a glossy black look. Her and I both like the flat black. It doesn't look painted. It looks more OEM than the OEM bumper.

Tylor

 

[bazooka joe]

Man, that's crazy. I'm usually just above 1/2 tank when I hit 120/130 miles. Winter has been killing my mpg. I have been averaging 23mpg and 270 miles per tank since November.



I can get that per tank as well if I don't go crazy and I am NOT boosted.....WTF! (bang)

i know it's weird..(uhm)...and i got to tell you, i spend a lot of time down shifting and riding around town in 2nd....i got almost 29 mpg last year on our cruise out to lime rock...and believe me, i was in and out of boost climbing the hills and trying to stay up with the others! now if i'm on it a lot my mileage will drop down to 23-24ish

 

[magnumP5]

Eh, it really all depends on how you drive. I like how most people believe that shifting earlier and keeping low engine speeds will improve gas mileage. While this is true to some extent all engines have a speed at which they are the most efficient. I know for a fact that when I tested this by shifting into 4th to cruise at about 30 mph around town my mileage actually got worse than it was when keeping it in 3rd! For me, I like to keep the RPM a little higher because I can accelerate better without having to go into boost if I'm riding around at 3000-3500 before shifting. Any lower and it feels like the car always wants to go into boost and that's where the big time fuel consumption goes. For the record I can usually get about 28 50/50 city/highway which is where I do most of my driving. I would say as low as 22 mpg all city but as high as 32 mpg all highway.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

I'm NA sport auto & pull 340 a tank of maybe 60/40 hwy/city driving with the hwy driving being 75-80mph & 13 or so to top off. AC no difference. About 24-25 mpg avg. I'm sure if I kept it under 70 that'd go up. Usually htiing 125-135 at 3/4 tank on gauge. Never moves from full until 70-80 miles. Hoping the MPI/wb02 + tune dialed in will yield a bit more after killing the rich ass afr I'm most likely sitting on while at usual hwy speed which is about 3300-3500 rpms.