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Old Jun 2, 2002
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Miles per tank?

Ok, I usually refill when my gas gauge says about 1/4. I find that this usually happens somewhere around 275 or 300. Is this low? I don't drive my car all that hard, and I have no performance mods at all.

what are you guys getting per tank, and when do you refill?
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I usually refill my EX around 300-325, its about at the red, but the light hasnt come on yet.
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I think that's about right... I have an EX also and I get 300 miles to the tank on average. I refill it when it's almost on the red line.
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Thats pretty good. I get ~275 per tank w/ exhaust and intake
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I refill my tank about every 350~380 miles. I've only had the fuel light come on twice. 70% of my driving is done on I-95
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300 seems to be the average....but I've gotten 500 on a Vegas trip.....
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the highest i ever got was 270.
i have an auto with injen cai...
something is wrong with my car.
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yea i only go about 270 miles. i have ex auto with injen sri and 18's and a 100lbs system.
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i have ex auto w/ greddy evo, and a system....had a AEM SRI and still got the 300~325...after taking the intake off it stayed the same
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hey neo i know u had put the 18's on your 2k1. did u notice any gas mileage diffence when u had them on?
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i know this sounds crazy, but i usually go a while past the light which is 425-440 miles for me. at that point, it only takes 12 gallons to fill at the most. i'm so pleased with the gas mileage that i get considering my driving style.
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what model civic do u have JRO? and our cars only hold a little over 12 gallons so u are cutting it close
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Hey spider,
i am the same way i can get about 420-440 but thats some highway in there...i have an EX.....usually i put in 11.5 gallons or gas or so
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do u two drive your cars like a grandma or something? or do u just do alot of highway driving? cause 420 miles on 11.5 gallons is 36 mpg.
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dam im lucky if i can get over 300 anymore since i put on my intake and 18's, well maby because i drive like a maniac... watch out for me!!!
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Spider...thats not nice....nope not grandma at alll...i did say i do enough highway and i do enough highway...but most definately not like a grandma!!!!!!
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I get about 300, and I fill up on the redline but no light.
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i found a big difference in gas mileage when i went from stock to a injen sri, 17'' tenzos, and gredy cat back
Old Jun 3, 2002
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Yeah I usually get between 370-400 a tank and that before the light comes on. Thats running on stock wheels, looking to get my rims soon so I will see a difference. I notice a little bit of a loss in night driving on the gas gauge but maybe its because of my lights that could be. Dunno

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I have an automatic LX and I usually have to fill up at about 300 miles, which is pretty good. When I go home on leave, I travel on the interstate the whole way and I get about 380 miles to the tank.
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my milage went up after my mods. about 40-50 per tank with my mods. 5 speed ex with aem cai and obx catback. subs and amps in trunk. average 360-390 miles per tank
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I was getting ~33mpg w/o any mods and after the cai and exhaust, I get 33.6-35.2 mpg on every tank. I am waiting to see how much it drops now that I am using the a/c a lot.
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shewt i can barley even get 300..but its mostly on how u drive the car..
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for my EX...WITH all my mods...i get 350-360 each full tank....
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it depends on so many different factors that it cant be properly judged ~ i have an ex with an AEM cai and I get about 350-375 on about 11-12 gallons... which is absolutely fine by me considering gas prices and all...

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bout 260 per tank... stock engine!
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I use a/c all the time and I get ~325 a tank.
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the thing is...will the type of gas you use also affect the miles you can get on a tank??

the things I've noticed
1. one tank, I can get 350-400mph
2. the fuel indicator is much nice from F-->H....once you get below halfway the fuel gauge drops more rapidly
3. once the fuel light turns on....I went to refill my car and I only used like 10-10.5 gallons!!!

I was using premium 93 gas

i put 87 unleaded in my car to see if that does make any difference with regards to the type of gas

does anyone know (from the manual) when the Low Fuel Indicator should turn on??

cause it seems like mine turns on quite quickly

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I get 250-255 miles on average in my 02 ex 5. worst was 235 or so...

I can get as much as 300 mi all highway.

so basically between 25 and 30 mpg

I have:

17's
a roofrack
AEM CAI
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I've need getting 26 mpg on my last 2 tanks. Gonna get an oil change and see if that helps any. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/IMG]

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