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: question on gas milage


shumax
05-11-2002, 10:42 PM
How far do you go before the needle moves off of the full mark? How many miles have you gone when it's at the 3/4 mark? At the 1/2 Mark? At the 1/4 mark? I went about 80 miles and I am down to the 3/4 mark. Is that about right?

Thanks!
Curt B. Shumaker
"SHUMAX"

SmoothDaddyFig
05-11-2002, 10:47 PM
Im about 150 at the half mark.
I can squeeze 273 miles per tank with no 5th gear.
When I had a 5th gear I would squeeze out 290 per tank.
And thats with seeing 7,000 rpms every day.

shumax
05-11-2002, 10:57 PM
Maybe you are still reading this Smoothdaddy----but I am thinking of replacing the tranny switches. I am guessing that I might as well do them at the same time as the joints and then throw in my red line fluid, right?

Limited Slip
05-11-2002, 11:07 PM
I don't really care for the needle... I pump it full, drive it off, pump again, and calculate the mileage THEN.

Benito Malito
05-12-2002, 01:45 AM
ditto on what limited slip said. It's silly to go by the mark, when you can read it off the pump, and then dash, and divide. Usually I fill up at at about 270 miles. That's with 5th gear, but it seems like there's no point for it since I sit in traffic so much.

SmoothDaddyFig
05-12-2002, 02:08 AM
Originally posted by shumax
Maybe you are still reading this Smoothdaddy----but I am thinking of replacing the tranny switches. I am guessing that I might as well do them at the same time as the joints and then throw in my red line fluid, right?

YES. That sounds like a plan. I still have to do mine. They are leaking bad.:mad:
Its a wise investment since you're going to be down there anyways.

Check this page out: http://www.sr20de.net/zotz/se-r_tran_switches.htm

Then check out the whole page for LOTS of info:
http://www.sr20de.net/zotz/default.htm