your e30 is a gas GUZZZLER!

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  • jeffnhiscars
    R3V OG
    • Jun 2011
    • 6010
    #31
    Originally posted by J308
    I wonder what effect lightening has on fuel economy?
    probably brutal since Im sure your gas tank would explode :D
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      • E30 331is
        E30 Enthusiast
        • Sep 2011
        • 1166
        #32
        15mpg city. No hwy, pointless in LA.

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          • Threehz
            E30 Fanatic
            • Oct 2011
            • 1480
            #33
            Right now I get 25/26 city with a fuel leak, and 34/35 highway with fuel leak. I'm thinking fixing the fuel leak will help quite a bit and I'm leaning towards a MarkD chip which is said to give about a 2mpg gain. Can't be happier after driving my 14mpg Trooper for two years.
            Different strokes for different folks.

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              • Cliche Guevara
                Mod Crazy
                • Dec 2011
                • 672
                #34
                I get 17-19 in normal daily driving and about 22/23 on the highway doing about 80. It's tough for me to get an accurate mpg estimate because I'm running larger diameter tires than stock.

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                  • SoopaGhetto
                    E30 Addict
                    • May 2006
                    • 573
                    #35
                    on my m10, i was getting 33 mpg on the highway but was using megasquirt and had 4.10 peg leg.
                    ?

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                      • StereoInstaller1
                        GAS
                        • Jul 2004
                        • 22679
                        #36
                        Wait a damn minute...these cars have 5 gears? No wonder it gets such crappy mileage!

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                          • bmwstephen
                            R3VLimited
                            • May 2009
                            • 2463
                            #37
                            Originally posted by Kershaw
                            it doesnt matter how much your tank holds. you'll never actually put that in, your tank should never be completely dry. not even possible to suck all the gas out of the tank due to the swirl pot. when your car dies you still have gallon or 2 of gas in there. and some e30s have 16 gallon tanks and some 14.

                            so... you fill up, let the gas nozzle click off on its own and then drive for a week. you fill up again, let the gas nozzle click off and then take your miles and divide by gallons filled up. it could be 10 gallons you used, or 11. or even 5. w/e. that's how much gas you used.

                            dividing the miles driven by the maximum hold of your tank is just stupid.
                            i thought we have a counter measure in our tank for the swirl spot. aka the fuel suction hose on late model cars and external fuel pump on early

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                              • 85e325
                                E30 Addict
                                • May 2011
                                • 551
                                #38
                                in my eta i normally get 21 city and 26 highway. before i changed my thermostat i was only getting 18 or so in town. has anybody noticed a mpg increase after they have lowered their cars? i have talked to a few different (non e30) people who have said that they noticed a small gain with the cars now lower profile
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                                  • Chruby99
                                    Wrencher
                                    • May 2011
                                    • 262
                                    #39
                                    1989 325iX

                                    with an auto I get 16 in town and 23 on the highway. I am at @ 5000' here in Reno. When I drive out to Sacramento the elevation really effects the power.
                                    Better than my 97 F350 4x4 9mpg in town and 12 on the highway. The beamer is a sipper as far as I am concerned

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