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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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So, ive read a lot of different mpg numbers from members. Ive always gotten high mpg out of my HR, so where do some of yall shift when grany driving/crusing?

I shift at or right above 2k (2k-2,2k) i can manage 25 1/2-27 by accel slowly and shifting there. When im on the car, i can still pull 22mpg. The lowest ive gotten it was a night to the track and some back home racing and it went to 19.8. So i was just wondering where some of yall shift.

Ive always done my own calcualtions with the mpg guage and it seems to be pretty accurate with +/- .2mpg.

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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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your lucky... ive got an auto HR and even when i baby it the best i get in the city is around 14-15mpg.. only good thing i got goin for my self on the mpg is the highway where i get over 34 constantly.. haha
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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I get about 14-15 MPG too. If I drive like a b*tch, I can get around 20.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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damn.. keep them coming. Ive seen low numbers but da mn guys. where do u shift? and how much pedal do u give it? i think at more than 50% the z goes into open loop or close to that %...
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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driveing like my mom i get 19-20 in the city and on the highway i get 27 mpg
smashing around i get 17-18 in the city and on the highway i get 20-21 mpg
i have 4.08's btw
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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well i have an auto roadster so it probably gets the worst gas mileage of all haha
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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i was kinda wondering about HR's really, older z's get bad mpg, as we see... sry guys.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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mine is a 2007 hr
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Specv_USMC
2007 350Z Base 6spd
100% stock
13.71@102.88mph, #10
If you shift at, say, 4,000 RPM, you might get that down to 13.60 seconds.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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I'm currently at 23.8mpg that's highway and city combined. If I drive on the highway alone, I average 28-29mpg. This is averaging 70-75mph... which is good.
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heres my highway haha
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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I get 20.5 on highway and streets combined. But on just streets ill get around 15-16 driving slow, shifting at 3k.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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20+mpg only occurs on the highway or from combined averages. As mentioned, even when driving very conservatively, street driving will net 15-17mpg.

As far as shift points, accelerating very slowly may not yield the best mileage. The car is most efficient when cruising at a steady speed, so quickly accelerating to cruising speed will most often yield the best mileage.

Now this does not mean redlining at every instance, but at the same time not accelerating very slowly either.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 04:07 AM
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shifting right around or bellow 2500 RPM, and light on the pedal I can easily get 26+. cruisng at 48MPH on the hotter days, I've gotten 36MPG for the trip to work and back... thats F***ing awsome. now the lowest was when hollin' ***, and she wnet to 9.8MPG ( THAT PUTS IN PERSPECTIVE) and around on the streets, and not a combined average, just city driving and going easy getting 21+MPG. and as stated above, if not babying through it all. you'll see max 20MPG
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 07:22 AM
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Boy oh boy a MPH thread. I cant contain my excitement.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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I can't get a fraction over 27.6 on the highway. That was just 6th gear crusing from MD to NJ and back. Combined, I get around 22, only because I have a highway commute. 07 base.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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damn, some of u get some good numbers here, I get consistently around 22 mpg, I usually shift just under 3k and I give it between a quarter to 40% of gas when I shift.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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I shift at right around 3k rpm when driving normally and average 23 mpg in the city. That's also with me not fooling around and coasting towards red lights and stuff. On the highway I average about 27 mpg, but that requires no shifting.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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cool. all i know is what i do, so i have no idea about acceling slowly or fast, this is how i get better. sasquatch seems to get relative numbers to me.

and david, your right... i actually tried that and got it down to a 13.46@105... so i guess ill have to post that slip....

mike
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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got the same 2007 Base as well. theres just a lot of factors.
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