What kind of gas mileage do you get? Options

[GotToyota]

I'd like to have an idea of what kind of gas mileage you guys get. I'll start:

Year/Model: 1995 GT
Transmission: 5 speed manual
Mods: Stock
Recent tune-ups/maintenance: New spark plugs, Gumout fuel treatment, filter and oil change, Seafoam treatment
Mileage: I just averaged 26 overall on my first tank of gas, this was with aggressive driving, and before the tune-up stuff mentioned above.

-Matt

This post has been edited by GotToyota: Apr 22, 2007 - 12:29 AM

[Rayme]

The rating for 94 celicas are as follow :

ST 1.8 City: 26-27 Highway: 32-32
GT 2.2liter : City: 23 Highway 29/30

My celica with 250 000 KM+ is pretty spot on with that (even better when I'm careful). And when I mean highway Its purely highway (over 5 hours of 60+). People not getting the proper mileage you just need a tune-up, it's all the same engine...or change your driving habits.

[6strngs]

People not getting the proper mileage you just need a tune-up, it's all the same engine...or change your driving habits.

I'm pretty sure I don't need a tune-up. I have new-ish spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, synthetic oil (changed religiously every 3K) EGR valve, thermostat, coolant, radiator, clutch, flywheel, tranny fluid, axles, and probably other stuff I can't remember. the only thing is the air filter has like 12,000 miles on it, but it doesn't appear dirty.

I'm seriously considering using my AFC Neo to pull some fuel at low throttle bewlow 4K rpms. I'm kinda scared though, how much do you think I could do it safely? I don't have a wideband on yet. I was thinking only like 5%.

[Jeremiah]

synthetic oil (changed religiously every 3K)

Why? Even crapy synths are good to 6,000 miles, and the better ones go to 15,000 miles. Get a good quality filter (stay the hell away from Fram, they're CRAP - NAPA Gold is REALLY nice) and good synthetic (Pennzoil Platinum) and change it every 10,000 miles. Anything more frequent is a total waste, and doesn't protect your engine any better at all.

Go here for good oil data.

[6strngs]

toyota recommends 7500 under normal use and like 3750 under severe conditions. what most people don't seem to realize is, that just driving your car around the city or stop and go traffic (is there ever anything else in california?) are all considered severe conditions.

according to my auto class instructor, synthetic oils claim to be able to last longer between oil changes but he says the additives in the oil wear out just as fast which is why he said you change your synthetic just as often as regular oil. now, I don't claim him as being the ultimate authority on everything, but he was a GM service technician for 10 years and has been teaching college level automotive classes for several years since.

anyway, after seeing this thread, I've been determined to try to get better gas milage. so I've been driving as conservative as possible. it's boring as anything and takes all the fun out of driving this car, but so far I've gone about 250 miles on this tank and I still have more than a quarter tank. (I usually fill up as soon as the fuel light comes on for the first time. which is a little less than a quarter tank) so I'm expecting it to be like 24-25 mpg. lol. the first 200 or so miles of this were driven how I normally drive though.