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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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Default what's your average MPG? 300hp engines only

i have an 05 track. with very conservative city and highway driving i average 16.6 mpg, which seems low when i compare it to old threads i looked at on the forum.
so i was wondering what everyone else is getting with the new engine?

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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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Normal driving, stop go, and highway I avg around 23-24.

If I reset the MPG gauge when on the highway doing 55mph I can touch into the 30s

Of course I don't have the new 300hp motor "just read your title lol" but I do have mods and 19" wheels.

either way you get more HP up top and shouldnt see a change in MPG over the 287HP motors. unless of course you're full throttle 100% of the time.
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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24-25 MPG, mixed street and highway.
27+ highway
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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19-21 av
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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How many miles do you have on your car?

You will have a significant fuel economy increase after your engine is broken in, and I noticed that mine also continued to go up about another 2-3 MPG once I reached about 8k miles.
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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3000 miles.
i think somethings wrong with the car, it's alot slower than the 05 performance i test drove. the car feels like it's in "limp" mode, but i have no cel light.

it also allready has tranny/clutch problems.
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 02:34 AM
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on my 550hp ati set up still 30-32mph freeway (over a 1000 mile trip) trtaffic mileage....fugetabutit
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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Mine gets 23-24 mpg on average.
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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before break-in 25mpg. after break-in 23mpg.
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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16 -26 mpg city /highway

i don't have a "300hp" engine.. but eh...
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Around 23 average.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the 300hp only came in the 35th Anniv. and will be standard in the 06 models???
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21-23
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by elms350Z
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought the 300hp only came in the 35th Anniv. and will be standard in the 06 models???
in 05 it comes in the track and 35th

thanks for the replies.
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