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xanth123 · 05-18-2013, 11:55 PM

I've been doing some readings around the forums and people seem to get around 28-30 average mpg. I'm getting only 24 mpg since day 1. I've have the car for about 3 and a half months now.

FRSfan111 · 05-18-2013, 11:59 PM

How heavy is ur right foot abd when do you shift? Also do u down shift or brake to slow down..cruise control? I get 26-27 min but 28-29 most of the time. Just depends on if I take a few mtn passes or drift some corners that week.

xanth123 · 05-19-2013, 12:02 AM

I don't speed that much and I shift at around 3-4k. I just use brake to slow down and don't use cruise control at all.

xanth123 · 05-19-2013, 12:04 AM

Also this is my first manual so don't know if that factors in.

Skywgn1 · 05-19-2013, 12:34 AM

Cruise is your friend.

FRiSson · 05-19-2013, 12:48 AM

If you are driving from stoplight to stoplight in congested areas, 24mpg is about right.

marky · 05-19-2013, 12:57 AM

i get about 29/30.... i neutral a lot :bellyroll but i dont really care about mpg even its my daily driver.. its all about fun in this car

sports car = wtf is mpg

mit_peid · 05-19-2013, 01:15 AM

I get less than 23mpg but live in LA and my commute is < 3 miles one way.

xanth123 · 05-19-2013, 01:16 AM

This is my daily driver, and yea on the way to work its stoplight to stoplight. On the way back its all freeway 60-70 mph

Burrcold · 05-19-2013, 01:51 AM

Are you going by the dash indicator? It can be off. The only real way to track your fuel is to either do it yourself, or use a tracking site like fuelly.com

radroach · 05-19-2013, 02:06 AM

Should we go into a D4S discussion? I find that between 1000-3500 rpm I'll get around 20mpg, and then it will go up to ~40-50mpg when D4S port injection starts coasting in the 3500-4000 range. Anybody else want to chime in on this?

636 · 05-19-2013, 02:07 AM

How have you been recording your MPG? You might have something off.

I've ran my car hard, like track hard, and didn't drop under 26MPG for that tank.

I'd double check your match.

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/stiex/frs

mit_peid · 05-19-2013, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by radroach

Should we go into a D4S discussion? I find that between 1000-3500 rpm I'll get around 20mpg, and then it will go up to ~40-50mpg when D4S port injection starts coasting in the 3500-4000 range. Anybody else want to chime in on this?

It is not that simple. Depends on a whole lot of other things, but D4S kicks in and generally uses more gas (not less) to generate even more HP with higher compression. I can get very good highway mileage too at 65-70mph while in 6th on flat highway (35+mpg). The best mpg I got was during my break-in period when I was trying to stay under 4000k.

TommyFive · 05-19-2013, 02:49 AM

I've been averaging 32mpg on my 90-95% mountainous highway commute. I've seen as little as 24mpg on my spirited country-side drives though, too.

05-18-2013, 11:55 PM	#1
xanth123 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: white out frs Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 77 Thanks: 13 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Low mpg I've been doing some readings around the forums and people seem to get around 28-30 average mpg. I'm getting only 24 mpg since day 1. I've have the car for about 3 and a half months now.

05-18-2013, 11:59 PM	#2
FRSfan111 Sideways and smiling! Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: First 86 FRS 5/8/2012 (second US) Location: Oregon Posts: 941 Thanks: 17 Thanked 273 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How heavy is ur right foot abd when do you shift? Also do u down shift or brake to slow down..cruise control? I get 26-27 min but 28-29 most of the time. Just depends on if I take a few mtn passes or drift some corners that week. __________________ My build http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...08#post1283608

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Skywgn1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S (manual) Location: Idaho Posts: 249 Thanks: 83 Thanked 53 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cruise is your friend. __________________ Customize the piss out of it and call it yours!

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mit_peid Boosted Noob Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: '13 FRS MT KW SC, '05 4Runner 4WD Location: SoCal Posts: 883 Thanks: 353 Thanked 343 Times in 175 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I get less than 23mpg but live in LA and my commute is < 3 miles one way. __________________

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Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are you going by the dash indicator? It can be off. The only real way to track your fuel is to either do it yourself, or use a tracking site like fuelly.com __________________

05-19-2013, 12:02 AM	#3
xanth123 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: white out frs Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 77 Thanks: 13 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't speed that much and I shift at around 3-4k. I just use brake to slow down and don't use cruise control at all.

05-19-2013, 12:04 AM	#4
xanth123 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: white out frs Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 77 Thanks: 13 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Also this is my first manual so don't know if that factors in.

05-19-2013, 12:48 AM	#6
FRiSson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FR-S MT Location: New England Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 118 Thanked 483 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you are driving from stoplight to stoplight in congested areas, 24mpg is about right.

05-19-2013, 12:57 AM	#7
marky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2020 BRZ tS #54 Location: san diego ca Posts: 1,142 Thanks: 616 Thanked 824 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i get about 29/30.... i neutral a lot :bellyroll but i dont really care about mpg even its my daily driver.. its all about fun in this car sports car = wtf is mpg

05-19-2013, 01:16 AM	#9
xanth123 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: white out frs Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 77 Thanks: 13 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This is my daily driver, and yea on the way to work its stoplight to stoplight. On the way back its all freeway 60-70 mph

05-19-2013, 02:06 AM	#11
radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Should we go into a D4S discussion? I find that between 1000-3500 rpm I'll get around 20mpg, and then it will go up to ~40-50mpg when D4S port injection starts coasting in the 3500-4000 range. Anybody else want to chime in on this?

05-19-2013, 02:49 AM	#14
TommyFive Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ-P, 2002 Focus LX Location: NY Posts: 144 Thanks: 112 Thanked 48 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've been averaging 32mpg on my 90-95% mountainous highway commute. I've seen as little as 24mpg on my spirited country-side drives though, too.

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