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#1 (**permalink**) 21 Dec 2005, 01:05 am

What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
full tank of gas. It's been cold here this winter in Illinois but I
recently had the plugs, cap, rotor, wires & filter changed but no
change at all.

Summer driving would usually get me between 275-290 miles on a full
tank.

Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
MPG's?

Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 21 Dec 2005, 01:49 am

On 20 Dec 2005 22:05:16 -0800, "mrkrl@aol.com" <mrkrl@aol.com> wrote:

>What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
>with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
>full tank of gas. It's been cold here this winter in Illinois but I
>recently had the plugs, cap, rotor, wires & filter changed but no
>change at all.
>
>Summer driving would usually get me between 275-290 miles on a full
>tank.
>
>Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
>MPG's?
>
>Thanks

Yes, it's normal to lose a few mpg in winter driving for various
reasons. You need to measure actual mpg and get back to us.

#3 (**permalink**) 21 Dec 2005, 02:19 am

"mrkrl@aol.com" wrote:
>
> What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've got a 95 LS
> with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250 miles on a
> full tank of gas. It's been cold here this winter in Illinois but I
> recently had the plugs, cap, rotor, wires & filter changed but no
> change at all.
>
> Summer driving would usually get me between 275-290 miles on a full
> tank.
>
> Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
> MPG's?
>
> Thanks

=============================

You need to calculate real MPG. A 'tankful' isn't a valid measurement of
anything. Are we talking about a thakful of cold or warm gasoline? See
what I mean?

Apples to apples. Write the mileage on the reciept where the volume of
fuel is recorded. Divide it out.

'Curly'

#4 (**permalink**) 21 Dec 2005, 02:01 pm

"'Curly Q. Links'" <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote in
news:43A90210.A58095BA@interbaun.com:

> "mrkrl@aol.com" wrote:
>>

>> Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to get better
>> MPG's?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> =============================
>
> You need to calculate real MPG. A 'tankful' isn't a valid measurement of
> anything. Are we talking about a thakful of cold or warm gasoline? See
> what I mean?
>
> Apples to apples. Write the mileage on the reciept where the volume of
> fuel is recorded. Divide it out.
>

And do that over a month or so to smooth out transients in the numbers.

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

#5 (**permalink**) 21 Dec 2005, 04:26 pm

Some suggestions for maximizing mileage, and experience with
same, that I have collected over the last few years,
specific to Hondas:

http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id11.html

I'm seeing extreme cold (relative to where one lives)
dropping mileage 5 to 10% on my 91 Civic. I am pretty sure
my part of the country does not use the lower heating value
gasoline.

<mrkrl@aol.com> wrote
> What kind of mileage are you Integra owners getting? I've
got a 95 LS
> with an automatic, 120K which only seems to get around 250
miles on a
> full tank of gas. It's been cold here this winter in
Illinois but I
> recently had the plugs, cap, rotor, wires & filter changed
but no
> change at all.
>
> Summer driving would usually get me between 275-290 miles
on a full
> tank.
>
> Is this normal? Anything else I might want to look at to
get better
> MPG's?
>
> Thanks
>

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