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NiR · 03-08-2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by skipj3

Try using the tapshift more and see it that helps. I am an M6 so I dont know what the tapshift is all about but give it a shot and let us know.

tapshift? i am confused

MatchbookSS · 03-08-2011, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dahulk

I get around 17-18, considering I drive in downtown dallas\fort worth traffic. 3 inches every 60 seconds... lol

Lol. You guys have nothing on Los Angeles traffic. Yeah...try the 405 or the 10 at anytime throughout the day.

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Originally Posted by skipj3

Since the world is crashing to an end and gas prices are on the rise again, I have been trying to increase my MPGs on my daily commute. I have been keeping the RPMs between 1000 and 1500 and the result is an average of 20 MPGs in the city. My previous average was anywhere from 15-17 city and I tried to keep the shift point below 2k but occasionally "slipped" and went above 2k.

Anyone else getting good city mileage?

Anyways, yeah, I figured that out a while back. Especially in parking lot traffic or traffic that's moving at around 5mph for 20 mile long stretches.

The other thing, in stop and go traffic...what I've found is also, at certain speeds, working the clutch only to keep the vehicle very slowly, while maintaining enough following distance to predict how fast the traffic in front of you is going to slow down or speed up.

Anyways, 4-5, I leave it in 1st, 6-9, I use 2nd, and 10-13, 3rd, and 14-16 I use 4th. By using the clutch, it keeps those little gas taps down, as well.

Best I've gotten so far in stop and go traffic on the 10E at prime rush hour at around 5pm is 22mpg.

skipj3 · 03-08-2011, 11:38 PM

its a manual mode for automatics. I believe you put the shifter in "M" and use the buttons on the backside of the steering wheel to shift up or down.

macc24 · 03-08-2011, 11:41 PM

When did this turn into a Prius Forum? Since I like to stomp on it passing eco-milers I get about 14/24.....I smile even when I think about the growl she makes.

skipj3 · 03-08-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by macc24

When did this turn into a Prius Forum? Since I like to stomp on it passing eco-milers I get about 14/24.....I smile even when I think about the growl she makes.

Just trying to stretch a dollar. Why go one week on a tank when I can get 2?

MatchbookSS · 03-08-2011, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by macc24

When did this turn into a Prius Forum? Since I like to stomp on it passing eco-milers I get about 14/24.....I smile even when I think about the growl she makes.

Lol @ not caring. If I didn't have a parking lot like commute in DTLA everyday, and gas prices weren't close to 4.40 a gallon and climbing in some places, I probably wouldn't care too much.

Reaper1a · 03-09-2011, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by skipj3

Try using the tapshift more and see it that helps. I am an M6 so I dont know what the tapshift is all about but give it a shot and let us know.

No offense, but I wouldn't recommend this. I tried it to no avail, and then started my search on here. EVERYBODY that chimed in said they got worse mileage in Manual mode.
Just accelerate slowly (keeping the rpm's at or below 2k) and don't speed (speed limit here is 55, so driving that gets me 29.5 mpg average).

cdn2usa · 03-09-2011, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by skipj3

Since the world is crashing to an end and gas prices are on the rise again, I have been trying to increase my MPGs on my daily commute. I have been keeping the RPMs between 1000 and 1500 and the result is an average of 20 MPGs in the city. My previous average was anywhere from 15-17 city and I tried to keep the shift point below 2k but occasionally "slipped" and went above 2k.

Anyone else getting good city mileage?

I get the same, but boy is it boring.

If I drive it just a little more agressive, I average 18.5. So I say to myself, self that is a saving of 1.5 mpg, I have a 19 gallon tank (if I drove it empty) I would get 28.5 miles more out of a tank of gas. So I save 1.5 gallons of gas to drive SLOW and BORING. Question, is it would the $6.00 (@ 4.00/gal) ?

kr juice 1 · 03-09-2011, 07:31 PM

then what am i doing wrong i have a 2010 2ss rs and i get like 16 weather i drive at 1500 rpms or 3000k so naturally i just go the 3k

kr juice 1 · 03-09-2011, 07:32 PM

i see so many of you with v8's are getting alot more mpg than i am getting

Iggy · 03-09-2011, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 96/10SS

I honestly am very light on the gas and shift 90& below 2k other 10% below 2400 an yet I still get 13-14.5mpg.....this sucks If I got 20mpg I'd be a happy man lol

Have you done the fuse pull on yours yet? If you haven't, you need to do a search for it and definitely do that. I was getting 12-13 before the fuse pull and now I am getting 15-16 mpg.

Iggy · 03-09-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroBelarus

11.8 here... 12.5-13 if im always under 2k rpms... Wth wrong with this mumbers, ppl getting 17-18? Maybe i need to check smth with local mechanic?

That was about what I was getting before I did the fuse pull. Do a search for it and give it a try. You will not be disappointed.

skipj3 · 03-13-2011, 12:42 AM

Final number is 20.9 MPGs AVG and traveled 298.7 MILES. and the approximate number of gallons I started with was 14.29 GAL.

03-08-2011, 11:38 PM	#45
skipj3 Go Gators Baby!!! Drives: '11 2SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SC Posts: 871	its a manual mode for automatics. I believe you put the shifter in "M" and use the buttons on the backside of the steering wheel to shift up or down. __________________ Oscar Wilde - “When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is." The Department of Redundancy Department

03-08-2011, 11:41 PM	#46
macc24 Drives: IOM w/racing stripes black matte Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: DC Posts: 140	When did this turn into a Prius Forum? Since I like to stomp on it passing eco-milers I get about 14/24.....I smile even when I think about the growl she makes. __________________ IOM Black Racing Stripes Current Mods: CAI Intake, Solo Catback Exhaust (thanks to my awesome wife! 10 year anniversary), Solo Hi Flow Cats. Future Mods: Ported Throttle body, Tune (by a player to be named later) Miniature Arc Reactor.

03-13-2011, 12:42 AM	#55
skipj3 Go Gators Baby!!! Drives: '11 2SS M6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SC Posts: 871	Final number is 20.9 MPGs AVG and traveled 298.7 MILES. and the approximate number of gallons I started with was 14.29 GAL. __________________ Oscar Wilde - “When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is." The Department of Redundancy Department

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kr juice 1 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mission, TX Posts: 427 View My Garage	then what am i doing wrong i have a 2010 2ss rs and i get like 16 weather i drive at 1500 rpms or 3000k so naturally i just go the 3k

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