My M30 gas milage...

[george graves]

I decided to see what the *best* MPG I could out of my m30 motor in my e30.

No so good! With mixed city highway driving I only got 16.9 MPG. That was with keeping the revs low, lots of coasting, and very, very easy accelarations.

This week, I'm going to see what the *worst* MPG I can get. I'll keep the same mixed city/highway driving that I do every week, But this time I'm going to rev the hell out of the fucker and goose it as often as I can. Anyone care to guess what I'll get?

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[325Projectz]

10-12 MPG.

This is going to be interesting, but don't get any dumbass tickets either.

[Ryan Stewart]

So that is just another reason why M/S50 > M30.

[george graves]

OK so....Worst MPG I got was 15.7...WTF???

[NC325iC]

i just read in road and track that you get better mpg if you get up to speed faster aka WOT

[Stu]

George, I'd be interested to see what it gets on highway driving alone. 17 isn't bad around town, for a 3.5L.

[Rob]

haha, yes it is...


shouldnt you be getting better mileage having that motor in a lighter chassis?

[rs4pro3]

I was getting around 18-19 with mine in the E30, even when romping it, could get about 21-22 cruising on the interstate.

[Jordan325iC]

It's been decided that to get the best gas milage you should accelerate at about 3/4 throttle. Of course, if you're approaching a stopsign or stoplight, accelerating to a stop will naturally not help your gas milage.

[tobybmw]

Easy driving: 16-18 MPG

Fun weekend driving 9-11 MPG.

Car: 88 M5.

[ddongbap]

i just read in road and track that you get better mpg if you get up to speed faster aka WOT

LOL. No wonder! I've been WOT my ass every where, and my MPG dosent fall below 23. But If I baby it, i get 21. (M20 engine)

I've never fallen below 21 ... yet.

[ddongbap]

10-12 MPG.

This is going to be interesting, but don't get any dumbass tickets either.

Dude. Your sig is so fricking hilarious. Raised, oversize tire-d e30.

[BimmerToad]

With a M52B28 and a 4.10 rear, I've been getting 20 mpg consistantly.

If you track the M30, expect 10mpg

[2002maniac]

I get 13mpg on the track with my m42! I doubt he could get 10 : )

[nando]

I dunno, I seem to average about the same mileage no matter how easy or hard I drive the car. I'm not that surprised that you got about the same driving it hard as you did driving it easy.