Re: Fuel economy

[Khan Klatt <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 12:56 PM -0800 3/25/99, David Nejely wrote:
>Howdy listers, not to start a new fuel economy war....but I was just
>wondering...
>
>-I commute 140 miles per day FREEWAY
>-I generally buy premium gas (by the way it's still very
>  cheap here...only about $1.00/gal).
>-The MFA reads consistently about 23-24MPG irregardless of speed (85 vs.65)
>
>What are your averages and experiences with fuel economy?  Have you made
>improvements?  It would be nice to see higher economy out of the awesome
>VR6, especially since I don't run it hard very often.

I get 28-30mpg on the freeway after resetting the MFA. It drops lower on
uphills, and peaks higher on downhills, but averages between 28-30.

You will get better performance almost immediately by getting a Garrett
chip. Since you already use premium, it won't be a big deal.