what'sthe lowest mpg you have gotten with your p5?
- Thread starter newprot5fan
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
your right foot
yea. i mean if i had the power to back the 16mpg i wouldnt care, but i dont so it just pisses me off. thats why i dont drive my protege anymore.
Depending on the weight of my right foot and the amount repressed hostility flowing through my veins Ive seen mpg's as low as 24 loaded to the gills with weight in the car. I usually get anywhere from 27-33. (with 120k miles on the car).
bermankahns
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- 2003 Midnight Blue Protege5
holly crap, why is my mialage so bad? most of you are in the 20's and i have only hit 20mpg twice in the 2 years i've had the car. i didn't think O2 sensors make that big of a difference.
WRCprotege
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- 03 Protege5 91 miata
13 mpg, but thats running all out at deals gap, 5 grand and up.. but the smiles per gallon is through the roof.. lol
avg hard in town driving 20-22 ish
best 34 mpg @80-85mph
avg hard in town driving 20-22 ish
best 34 mpg @80-85mph
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
well when i repalced my bad o2 sensor my mpg went from 21.3 upto 24.8 so you tell me... I can only imagine what a dirty MAF, IAC, bad o2 sensors and all that other good stuff combined would do for your gas milage.
rednecks_r_us
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- 2003 Laser Blue Protege5
24 was my worst when my MAF broke, Best was 38 while on vacation last fall.
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- 2011 MS3
My lowest is usually around 24 mpg in extremely cold weather w/ the CAI and it dumps fuel at initial start up but usually getting close to 30 mpg. Last month got 422 miles outta 1 tank
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- 03.5 YLW MSP
I think we ought to redo this thread so to speak. I say this becuase their is a big difference in milage between auto and man. I say lets do something simalar to this and just keep adding to it.
1.) Worst - 21.3mpg, Best - 28mpg, Daily Average - 24.5mpg Model - 02 p5 atx, Member - StealthWyvern
1.) Worst - 21.3mpg, Best - 28mpg, Daily Average - 24.5mpg Model - 02 p5 atx, Member - StealthWyvern
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do tell us more
3" aluminum drier duct from stock intake elbow on the air filter box that goes over and sits on the header. Raised the IAT temps up 30*
newprot5fan
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Man, I'm right across the bridge from ya and my mileage is tanking fast this winter. As it stands this tank (all city mind you, winter tires, wtiner gas) , I will NOT break 200km at 1/2 tank based on the needle...the mileage is dismal for a manual. and that is NOT hard driving either. 60/40 highway/city netted me just over 23mpg, but usually for all city I get 20 mpg.
What can I do to help it? I check tire pressure, I don't drive like a madman, there is no pull so I doubt a caliper is stuck, there is no CEL light for faulty O2 sensors...not sure what a solution is.
Any mods? All i got is a MSP axel back, Injen CAI with crap filter, Short shifter and lowered 2 inches. almost 80k on the clock.
What gas do you use? I only use shell and ultramar for the most part. Irving and petro suck for millage for me. Hitting 300km +-15 at the half way mark.
What gas do you use? I only use shell and ultramar for the most part. Irving and petro suck for millage for me. Hitting 300km +-15 at the half way mark.
What the heck is a tuning run? (eyeballs)
