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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: urbanwheeler on May 21, 2006, 12:57:44 AM
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Today I got 29.38 mpg while on a trip ;D. That is better than the epa mileage estimate of 28 highway. I usually get about 27, and 26 while driving around town. I have the timing set at 10 degrees BTDC, am running 215/75r15 tires, and run the a/c quite a bit. I am quite amazed that it gets the mileage it does ;D.
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Eighty some views and no replies... 29 mpg is pretty good. You obviously don't have a heavy foot. I have found that with conservative driving habits it isn't hard to beat the EPA estimates.
When I was shopping for a replacement for my Toyota last summer, I wanted high mpg, top reliability and mountain goat surefootedness. I figured 25 mpg was as good as I could expect. My Sidekick Sport has beat that mileage significantly and meets the other criteria. These are great little vehicles.
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That's awesome what year is it? 8v/16v?
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all sport models would be 16 valve right?
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yea, I hardly ever run my ac but with my 2.5 litre that's rated for about 19 in town and 21 on highway gets 23 miles a gallon in town and I romp on it at times.. got to keep the carbon build up out you know
zuk's get good mileage
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oopppps...
you right should be 16v...
sill waking up ::)
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His signature says "an unmodified 8valve TBI motor"
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my 95 2-door tracker stock with 8V has gotten 33-34mpg before, depending what terrain i'm driving it in. It gets 28mpg all week long back and forth to work. My red 4-door 16V recently improved from 23mpg to 25mpg perhaps due to a temp increase in the weather, or less humidity in the air? I haven't changed a thing on it and the mpg has been going up and up.
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Can't wait to get the 1.6L with the 1.3L head in my Samurai - I bet the lighter weight / smaller valves will be a killer gas mileage combo!
~J~
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I am reading and responding from a phone...so I cannot always see sigs
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Our Tracker consistently gets 19-20 mpg just driving about 5 miles each day to and from the train station. This is actually pretty good since short trips usually get the worst gas mileage. Last week I drove from Connecticut to New Jersey to pick up an air compressor and I got 26 mpg over a 232 mile stretch. Mind you I was driving mostly 70-80 most of the way and on quite a few stretches 80-85 if the traffic permitted. It was pretty warm and had the AC blasting the whole time.
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Can't wait to get the 1.6L with the 1.3L head in my Samurai - I bet the lighter weight / smaller valves will be a killer gas mileage combo!
~J~
Watch your tuning closely. My friend has had a horrible time getting his weber tuned right for that configuration.
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I'm not a big fan of the webbers actually. I was hoping I could keep the stock carb. I was originally going to go to fuel injected, but more and more, I think I want to keep the stock 1.3L head (my machineist buddy and I think it'll be better for low end torque / response).
~J~