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I have averaged 19-20 mph for as long as I have owned my 98 GS3 (110k miles). Summer or winter in Chicago - makes no difference.
With the price of gas what it is, I wondered if driving in snow mode in summer months might save fuel.
We all like to drive a little (or alot) agressively, but I am going to experiment with my next fill-up. I am going to put a sticky-note on my gauges to remind me to switch to snow mode every time I drive. I normally refill at about 325 miles on every tank of gas. I will report the results in a couple of weeks (I travel out of town alot so I don't put on very many miles).
I invite others to join in the experiment (if you have the patience!).
I also ask if anyone would speculate as to the results. Will it be worth it?
Wish me luck! Thanks.
With the price of gas what it is, I wondered if driving in snow mode in summer months might save fuel.
We all like to drive a little (or alot) agressively, but I am going to experiment with my next fill-up. I am going to put a sticky-note on my gauges to remind me to switch to snow mode every time I drive. I normally refill at about 325 miles on every tank of gas. I will report the results in a couple of weeks (I travel out of town alot so I don't put on very many miles).
I invite others to join in the experiment (if you have the patience!).
I also ask if anyone would speculate as to the results. Will it be worth it?
Wish me luck! Thanks.
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in just guessing based on my personal experiences i would say it might actually hurt your mpg's... i lived in the denver colorado suburbs for 2 winters with my gs4 and on snow days would often drive in excess of 70 miles in a day all in snow mode.. i think i actually noticed worse mpg's and the only reason i can come up with is that snow mode keeps you in a higher gear than necessary in order to have the high rpm's slow you down rather than the braking and i know that driving in a higher rpm than necessary will hurt your mpg... snow does slow down your acceleration but mainly by starting you out in like 3rd gear and not applying so much torque. i would recommend manual shifting or actually paying attention to your rpm's and not letting them get above like 2300 while accelerating if you want to see a difference.
someone just had a post about his gs300 and how he got 38mpgs out of a tank of gas by not accelerating above 2200 rpms for the whole tank of gas... this would def be the best method for trying to save on fuel consumption that i can think of. i just need to stop racing every mustang, m3, and acura i can find and then i might get better mpg's. i think my exhaust and intake actually increased my mpg's
you don't have to use premium in a gs3 right? just regular right? nor sure about gs3 but i can only use premium and i tested this theory to no avail a while back as well with very negative results and don't recommend it to anyone.
someone just had a post about his gs300 and how he got 38mpgs out of a tank of gas by not accelerating above 2200 rpms for the whole tank of gas... this would def be the best method for trying to save on fuel consumption that i can think of. i just need to stop racing every mustang, m3, and acura i can find and then i might get better mpg's. i think my exhaust and intake actually increased my mpg's
you don't have to use premium in a gs3 right? just regular right? nor sure about gs3 but i can only use premium and i tested this theory to no avail a while back as well with very negative results and don't recommend it to anyone.
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I personally dont think my TRD rear diff and PI TC.help MPG very much
i was actually considering swaping the diff back out for the stock one but i just cant bring myself to unmod the car
i was actually considering swaping the diff back out for the stock one but i just cant bring myself to unmod the car
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Yes I do. In fact, I'm the guy someone would want to buy a used GS from because I baby my cars. I enjoy everyone else's mods and perfromance improvements. But with four kids (three still in college), extra $$ for my car is better spent elsewhere. But someday...
And, yes, I'm an old guy.
And, yes, I'm an old guy.
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Yes I do. In fact, I'm the guy someone would want to buy a used GS from because I baby my cars. I enjoy everyone else's mods and perfromance improvements. But with four kids (three still in college), extra $$ for my car is better spent elsewhere. But someday...
And, yes, I'm an old guy.
And, yes, I'm an old guy.
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