HOW MANY MILES DO YOU GET OF FULL TANK

AS YOU SEE THE MODS ON MY CAR, WHEN I HAD THE TESTPIPE ON MY CAR I GOT ON A LOCAL DRIVE ABOUT 240-250 MILES PER TANK. AFTER GETTING THE TESTPIPE OFF AND CLEARING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT(EVERYTHING ELSE IS WORKING PROPER) I GOT 310 MILES A TANK LOCAL DRIVE, I SHOULD GET PLUS 50 IF I GO ON HIGHWAY. I AM PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. BY THE WAY STOCK ,,THERE WAS DAYS I GOT 180 MILES A TANK.

Wow caps lock what is with people lately?
 
Most ive gotten was 440 but i hit cruise control on a flat road @65 MPH for 40Miles or so..Then cruised in N.
 
However normally i get 200-250 Which sucks. If i drive very conservativly i get 320 about

somethings gotta be up with your cars, my 12v gets about 350-380 shifting at 2k everytime but normal driving which i like, shifting close to 3k gets me about 300-320

Plz no caps, topic has been covered, but i still like to hear about others gas mileage....I have a 96 12v get ~320 before my gas light comes on 75/25 highway city, usually around 25 mpg

I get 300-350 so far. expecting to get 400 when i go to the dentist in the bay and back. stock car unfortunately.

not pushing it I get 500 miles to the tank

kinda pushing it I get around 425

and driving like a retard I get about 375

I'd say I usually average about 400 or so

I get about 250-260 local/highway driving.

My mileage per tank depends on whether I use the search bar or not.....
 

since i did plugs, coil packs and a k&n i'm up to about the 380-410 area. not bad but i wish i could figure out how some of you can get 500.

I usually get between 320-360 on a tank depending on how I drive as well, and I keep up on all the maintenance on my car. I don't understand how some people are getting 200-250????? What mods are you guys running that have lower MPG??? I am running an APR Stage III with an APR HF cat and exhaust and I thought my car was doing so-so. I also change my spark plugs at every oil change as well.

I average about 23-24 MPG

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ORIGINAL: fred2ka4

I usually get between 320-360 on a tank depending on how I drive as well, and I keep up on all the maintenance on my car. I don't understand how some people are getting 200-250????? What mods are you guys running that have lower MPG??? I am running an APR Stage III with an APR HF cat and exhaust and I thought my car was doing so-so. I also change my spark plugs at every oil change as well.

I average about 23-24 MPG

in retort, i dont know how YOU guys get 400s???

most ive gotten was 350 and that was highway driving....city driving / commuting to school and work and stuff i get around 250-300... im running stuff in my sig... 20lbs boost....and i play a little usually

i was tweaking the fuel trims a few weeks ago and got 200 on my last tank, but i put it back and now at 280ish

also, were there diff size tanks between the facelifts?

I call BS on some of you guys getting 400-500.
 
My best was 325 with about 60/40 city/hwy 2.8 quattro manual
 
I am going on a 900 mile roundtrip next week, will see what I get all highway.
 
When I had a supercharger on my Mustang I was getting 11mpg. 

When I get 400, it's 50 miles each way to the office and it's all at 59 cuz that's where i get the best mpg. And I kick it into neutral for lights and shift early.

you do best at 59mph? 59??? why not 60....i dont understand that at all...where do you guys come up with these arbitrary numbers?

I got 420 miles out of 13.5 gallons last time I filled up.  31 MPG, 95/5 highway 80 miles everyday cruising at 65 mph.

it might sound dumb but i drive about 500 miles a week just for work. I have lots of opportunities to crunch the numbers. for some reason, 59 gets me about 15-20 more miles from every tank than 60 does.

haha ok....ill just hold my car at the 59 mark next time ... i think mine had that option

Ok... I got a 2.8 12v and I get between 225-250. Something has to be up with my car since people are claiming over 300. I drive a lot of highway to school and then locally around town. Should I change my plugs, and oil filter and see if I get better results?

I get about 300 driving in town and on smaller local 2 lane roads and thats with some fun driving thrown in.  On the highway I can get 400+ depending on the speed I go.  

For all of you that claim you are getting 450-500 miles+ I am calling bullshit... there is no way, absolutley no way unless your coasting downhill at 60 mph for like 30 and 40 miles stretches.  why lie about this lol, does claiming you get higher mpg make your dick bigger or something???? by the way I average 77 mpg in my b6 intown with a lead foot so my penis must be hugggggggggggge

I get 400 EVERY tank for the last year and a half....

maybe you don't take care of your car?.....

Every 3k I change my oil with full synthetic, and my oil filter with the large 2.8 filter, and a new set of BKR7E spark plugs gapped to .28, my fuel filter was done recently, I leak no fluids, I drive like a normal person, no racing at all, I occasionally get on it through turns, but as far as a straight line goes....I usually shift around 3-3.5k...

when i am on the freeway I cruise at 72mph....I don't do too much city driving either...

on my last tank I drove 420 miles from full to empty, the car took about 15 gallons to do the 420, and I was not babying the car at all, just driving it normally...

when I drive like a grandma, all highway, i can make it from my house in Redding all the way down to Los angeles county on one tank (that's 500 miles)

If you guys are up to buying my gas I will take you for a roadtrip!

oh, and I only ever buy Chevron 91 oct. (premium)...maybe it's the techron?, I always fill my tank all the way to the top, and I only ever fuel when it is cool out....when it's hot out you end up paying for vapors....

for all of you with a 1.8t who are getting less than 400mi p/tank...heres some things to think about replacing

full synthetic oil every 3k
2.8l oil filter every 3k
spark plugs every 3k
air filter every 3k (I just clean my K&n and re oil it)
fuel filter every 25k
make sure your tires are inflated properly
stop launching from stoplight to stoplight
avoid traffic (luckily there is none where I live)
when you are cruising on the freeway and want to pass, dont double downshift and redline passed people
don't use your air conditioner, just roll down the windows
use your foot break instead of using the motor to slow you down
use premium fuel ONLY (dont go to piece of sh!t gas stations who fill their gas with ethanol, it'll eat your head gasket)

what I listed above is what I do to keep my car running perfectly, if I follow all the steps above, I can easily achieve 450-500mi p/tank

    I have a 1998 2.8Q and i do almost all highway driving.  If i drive 75mph i normally get 25-27mpg with a 16.4 gallon tank that would be 410-442.8 miles range.  The interesting thing has been on the few times i have had the opportunity to drive long distances at 85mph i have gotten 27-29mpg giving me a range of 442.8-475.6 miles.  The furthest i have ever driven with out a fill up has been just over 400 miles and the gas light had just come on.  I think the higher mpg at 85 might have something to do with it being at night with no other cars on the road causing me to alter my speed.

I honestly laughed when I read "spark plugs every 3k".  Sorry, but that seems a little unnecessary to me. 

wow! i just did a trip to rhode island and back 450 miles and i was getting 20 mpg!i had to fill up twice...usually i get 220-250 to tha tank and i do alot of highway with school and back...i do my oil every 3k and my spark plugs every other oil change so i def am smelling some bullturds with people claiming over 400! get out of here

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ORIGINAL: qUaTtRoA4


full synthetic oil every 3k
2.8l oil filter every 3k
spark plugs every 3k
air filter every 3k (I just clean my K&n and re oil it)
fuel filter every 25k
make sure your tires are inflated properly
stop launching from stoplight to stoplight
avoid traffic (luckily there is none where I live)
when you are cruising on the freeway and want to pass, dont double downshift and redline passed people
don't use your air conditioner, just roll down the windows
use your foot break instead of using the motor to slow you down
use premium fuel ONLY (dont go to piece of sh!t gas stations who fill their gas with ethanol, it'll eat your head gasket)

what I listed above is what I do to keep my car running perfectly, if I follow all the steps above, I can easily achieve 450-500mi p/tank

All the things listed above are good but 1 is not necessary and the second depends on speed.

1) cleaning your air filter every 3k can actually do more harm then good. K&N recomends that you only clean the filter every 50k and these are the reasons why. 1) The air cleaner actually filters better as the filter traps particles and starts to get dirt. 2) Cars that are equiped with MAF sensors (like Audi's) are prone to failure due to excessive oiling. Most of the people I know from both the Audi and VW camps that complain about failed MAF's are running K&N style filters. (I don't know which you have since Audi ran either or depending on the year.)

2) Rolling your window down is ok if your speed is below 45mph, but once you start going faster than that it is more efficient to use the AC as the aerodynamics of the vehicle make a much larger impact on mileage, and having windows open really spoils the overall aerodynamics so using the AC at this point would be more efficient.

Tire pressure is very impotant and I'm glad you mentioned that because it is something that can be overlooked very easily. You should check your tire pressure at least once a month. The oil changing could be done every 3-5k especially if you don't drive hard, use full synthetic, and don't have a lot of mods.

Good write up.