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RE: Gas Mileage - 9/30/2005 4:27:04 PM
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97 3.5 Intrepid
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I get about 27-29 mpg mixture of city and highway driving 30%/70% around 55-60 mph (on the highway part) and I get about 31-32 mpg on 5%/95% (65-70 mph) highway driving on my 1997 3.5 24v SOHC. My secret is the K&N drop in filter, 89 octane-10% ethanol at stations on the "Top Tier Gas" List http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html only, and lightly accelerating in my car so then the engine runs under 2k rpms at all times.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 9/30/2005 4:31:28 PM
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nickoman01
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those are some very nice numbers you are putting up with that engine. i wish we had ethanol mixtures up here where I'm at (Metro Detroit) but we don't. i have used ethanol before though and its nice.
o BTW welcome to the site. if you have any questions we will do our best to help you out.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 10/4/2005 10:32:56 AM
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nickoman01
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as important as overdrive, tachometer, and cruise control are, i would have to say teh best way to save gas is discipline, which it sounds like you have. i lack it, but I'm still young and hope to develop it soon. i drive about 300-350 a week, but I'm a commuter to college. i wish we had teh ethanol up here, but i can't do anything about it. how does it help your engine run better?
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RE: Gas Mileage - 10/25/2005 12:41:22 PM
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CudaGuy
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I had a 2000 intrepid with a 2.7 i put 165,000 miles on it and traded it in. I still got 27mpg with Spark plugs that were almost completly gone. You just have to use cruise control and take it easy. OH.. and use Mobile One sythetic oil.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 12/15/2005 2:59:26 AM
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ramsportguy
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Well my 1994 eagle vision with 168k on the odometer gets around 25-26 mpg and still runs great, except for the oil leaks it has.I got a reg paper air filter in it and use texaco high mileage oil and basicially keep the tire pressure to its accurate level and put fuel system in it and now and then get the fuel injectors cleaned.Other than that its bone stock and no mods to it at all(daily commute driver as i keep my 01 ram off the miles).The car has been in the family since day 1 and still a good running/driving car for a car thats almost 12 years old..
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RE: Gas Mileage - 2/3/2006 3:22:41 PM
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nickoman01
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last hockey road trip we drove over 300 miles at or around 100MPH and i got 23MPG which is one of the best i have ever gotten. that includes 2 other hockey players and equipment.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 3/7/2006 12:29:45 PM
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shnormo
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I get about 27-29 mpg mixture of city and highway driving 30%/70% around 55-60 mph (on the highway part) and I get about 31-32 mpg on 5%/95% (65-70 mph) highway driving on my 1997 3.5 24v SOHC. My secret is the K&N drop in filter, 89 octane-10% ethanol at stations on the "Top Tier Gas" List http://www.toptiergas.com/retailers.html only, and lightly accelerating in my car so then the engine runs under 2k rpms at all times.
Suprisingly you get better gas milage with Ethanol... USUALLY it decreases gas milage and it also gums up in your fuel system easier. As far as using E86, you shouldn't see any improvement over 82. E82 burns cooler and in winter it burns worse. The only good thing about E82 is it has more detergents. Higher octanes are for vehicles with higher compression and need cooler fuel to prevent detonation. Which in turns means it won't burn as complete in a lower compression engine... Stick to E82
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RE: Gas Mileage - 6/20/2006 12:11:00 PM
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krajesj52
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1994 Intrepid, 3.3 flex fuel, 204,000 miles
15 city and 30 highway, so the average would be 22.5 mpg. I drive like an egg was under my foot. Gas isn't getting any cheaper.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 6/21/2006 11:29:22 PM
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lanshark
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I'm trying to get to the bottom of my car's mileage problem... the mileage is 17-19mpg max on the highway, running even 93 octane. I did get 23mpg for a fluke when running 93 *and* fuel system cleaner, but without the fuel system cleaner the mileage drops again.
So far I've done the spark plugs since it has 65k miles, and the transmission flush.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 7/20/2006 3:14:09 AM
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Ramcharger1987
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I get 25-27 with my driving style. I like to hover around 55-65. I usually accelerate quicker than most well say. I have a 2001 2.7L. I believe we got about 30 mpg driving to my college in Ohio. I dont know how you guys get good mileage with your cruise control. Mine, you can just watch the needle move down when cruise is on. Thus why I dont use it.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 10/3/2006 2:34:59 AM
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sexymed
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First off I would stop using 93 octane. Regular fuel is fine. Second, I would switch to synthetic oil.
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RE: Gas Mileage - 10/30/2006 10:26:46 PM
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kurts2
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Wow, what a topic starter!! First I'd like to say I have a 97 3.5 and get from 23-29 MPG with a lead foot. I use mid-grade fuel and clean the injectors with a can-o-stuff ever now and then. I change my fuel filter periodically and also the air filter. The air filter can cause poor mileage and can dirty up fast in some conditions so the K & N spray and lube type is nice but expensive. I have always just used the cheep throw away kind, if this is what you use make sure to change often.
From my experience (other than driving habits) the major contributors to poor fuel consumption are:
1. Dirty injectors and fuel filter
2. Dirty air filter
3. Weak spark
4. Poor compression
If the car isn't malfunctioning, then the answer must lie in the filters & injectors. While gas is also important, it isn't as important as some believe. I live near a CITGO gas terminal (where the barges bring the fuel in) and nearly ALL the gas stations use the same gas!!! I spoke with one of the drivers and asked how they fit all the different grades/quality fuels on the tanker and in the terminal tanks. He chuckled and said “it is the same gas for nearly all the stations; they just add their secret ingredient prior to filling the truck" (I think there was 1 he had told me that actually trucked in their own blend). This is the trade mark of all fuels, their additive. To me, it's just as well to add my own favorite cleaner additive and buy the cheapest gas on the market! Some don't like to go to that trouble and just pay the higher premium at the pump.
As for octane, yes higher compression engines require a higher octane or they will PRE-detonate (octane is a retardant and makes fuel LESS combustible but is required with higher compression engines or you get the pre-det knock). The 3.5 engine has a nice feature many don't know about called a "knock sensor". What it does is if you are running a cheep low octane gas, it retards the timing so the engine is less likely to pre-detonate. Of course that also translates to less performance and the adjustment can only do so much.
Any way if you really want to run better performance I heard from a friend about a kit to mix hydrogen to the fuel/air mix which will give a 40-50% increase in MPG, and increase torque/power while decreasing emmisions! I have not done any research to confirm or deny it, so if any happen to try this new tec., please post it!
New eddit..........
Here is one link the the hyd kit I mentioned above.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/02/hydrive_begins_.html
Kurt
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! Sorry to hear they don't have Ethanol in your area. I get much better fuel economy with ethanol and my engine runs better as well. The best tools on the car to get that kind of fuel economy are the overdrive, tachometer, and the cruise control (on flat road conditions only). Keeping the auto transmission in overdrive as often as possible. Most of the roads I drive on are pretty flat, that makes a difference.
