better gas milage

import2nr · 10-24-2006, 10:10 PM

okay so i used ot get around 270 to 285 on a tank of gas all summer long
and recently ive been getting around 310 to 330 on a tank of gas.

im just curious if a drop in temperture can do this and make that big of a difference or if its the whole summer gas vs. winter gas ....

i havnt changed my driving habits or anything .... has anyone else noticed better gas milage recently ... oh yeah jsut some fact i live in san antonio texas .. so its still a little warm on some days ... like one day it can be 95 or so and the very next morning its in the upper 40's with a high of 75 .....

sorry if this is just a totaly stupid thread but i had to ask

**HudsonValleyTitan** · 10-25-2006, 03:38 PM

Probably just a coinky-dink. Or your math is off now...or was off originally.

gixxer0.6g · 10-25-2006, 04:29 PM

I've been getting much worse (2-3 mpg) since they switched to the winter grade.

import2nr · 10-25-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by HudsonValleyTitan

Probably just a coinky-dink. Or your math is off now...or was off originally.

lol... cool .. but there is no math involved in viewing the trip milage when your tank is on empty ... i fill up right around 22 to 23 gallons all the time ...(when i was getting around 270-285... and now while im getting 310 -330)

anyone else?

import2nr · 10-25-2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gixxer0.6g

I've been getting much worse (2-3 mpg) since they switched to the winter grade.

i thoght i would get worse gas milage when the winter gas came into play but thats not the case for ... i guess ill just keep an eye on it for a few weeks to see if its just a fluke or coinky-dink

**Carbeaux** · 10-25-2006, 05:51 PM

I seriously thought winter gas was easier on mileage (if it was really noticeable) than summer gas. Maybe I'm hitting the crack pipe too much, but that's what I thought anyway. And intuitively, I'd think the cold weather would help. Again, if it was really noticeable.

import2nr · 10-25-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Carbeaux

I seriously thought winter gas was easier on mileage (if it was really noticeable) than summer gas. Maybe I'm hitting the crack pipe too much, but that's what I thought anyway. And intuitively, I'd think the cold weather would help. Again, if it was really noticeable.

hmmm .. maybe that is the case... not you hitting the crack pipe but the whole winter gas thing you said.

**Carbeaux** · 10-25-2006, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by import2nr

hmmm .. maybe that is the case... not you hitting the crack pipe but the whole winter gas thing you said.

LOL

I don't know why I thought that. I do even seem to remember a thread on here a while back about summer/winter gas and mileage. Jeez, I dunno. I've slept once or twice since then!

Smith · 10-25-2006, 06:42 PM

well, ive never heard of "winter" gas or "summer" gas, but keep in mind that since its colder, your going to use your heater, rather than your a/c. And since your a/c uses more gas, that will save you gas, which in turn will get you more miles pre tank.

import2nr · 10-25-2006, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Smith

well, ive never heard of "winter" gas or "summer" gas, but keep in mind that since its colder, your going to use your heater, rather than your a/c. And since your a/c uses more gas, that will save you gas, which in turn will get you more miles pre tank.

hmm good point .. but while i havnt been using my heater .. its been nice enough to roll wiht no ac or heater .. and even with the windows down

so maybe the cold weather plus winter gas plus no a/c are contributing to the better gas milage

**Carbeaux** · 10-25-2006, 07:20 PM

Here's an article about Winter gas. Pretty interesting.

http://zhome.com/ZCMnL/PICS/winterGas/winterGas.html

And the no A/C but heater instead should definitely make a difference.

**HudsonValleyTitan** · 10-25-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by import2nr

lol... cool .. but there is no math involved in viewing the trip milage when your tank is on empty ... i fill up right around 22 to 23 gallons all the time ...(when i was getting around 270-285... and now while im getting 310 -330)

anyone else?

Right, but unless you put in the EXACT amount each time you tested your mileage, and then it actually run out of gas, there can be a big difference. Remember that our guages are strange. They go down faster from full to 3/4 than from 3/4 to 1/2 and so on. Ahh hell, I've been wrong before ya know!....lol. Just tryin' to help.

**Carbeaux** · 10-25-2006, 07:47 PM

I'm with you HVT. I think the guages are a little screwy. Besides the fact that sometimes I can put almost another gallon in the tank sometimes after it's cut off automatically.

Basically it's like this: I put gas in the thing when I need to. Swipe the card, fill 'er up and go until I need to fill 'er up again. I reset the tripmeters, but I'm not really sure why. I'm not figuring my mileage at all anymore. I'll do it when I tow this next time, but that's more for curiousity than concern.

import2nr · 10-25-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HudsonValleyTitan

Right, but unless you put in the EXACT amount each time you tested your mileage, and then it actually run out of gas, there can be a big difference. Remember that our guages are strange. They go down faster from full to 3/4 than from 3/4 to 1/2 and so on. Ahh hell, I've been wrong before ya know!....lol. Just tryin' to help.

yeah i know about the gauge deal and how soon it says its on E even if we still have like 5 or 6 gallons left

but ive had the truck for a while now and the only time i was getting over 300 was when i first got the truck and then i started to get in the 270 range and now its jumped back up.....over the 300 mark .... but thanks for the help

**HudsonValleyTitan** · 10-25-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by import2nr

yeah i know about the gauge deal and how soon it says its on E even if we still have like 5 or 6 gallons left

but ive had the truck for a while now and the only time i was getting over 300 was when i first got the truck and then i started to get in the 270 range and now its jumped back up.....over the 300 mark .... but thanks for the help

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