What is the most Miles anyone has ever gotten from one tank?
I have a stock 95 ex except for a CAI. I seriously got 500 from 14.5 gallons.

People are going to call me a liar and i have no proof because i didnt take pictures. But honest to gods truth.

Anyone ever have similar experiance with accord?

 

depending on what the driving conditions are, how you drive, and if you keep the car's maintenance up, yes it is possible. I think one guy over on HS said he hit just over 500 as well. I mean I drive my accord pretty hard and I get 300-350ish, and i when I go to fill it up it stops after about 9-10 gallons (gas gauge is a little off, and I'd rather be safe than sorry).

 

14.5 gallon for 500 miles is 34.48 miles/gallon.

9-10 gallon for 300 - 350 miles is in range 30 - 38.89 miles/gallon.

Both of your cars are similar.

My accord got 25 - 28 miles / gallon, local and highway are half half. I do not know how to drive it more efficiently.

 

I have gotten 33 mpg (500 miles on 15 gallons) during nearly all highway driving WHILE using A/C most of the way in my 98 LX (Stock except K&N filter). That was without using any real skills to achieve better mpg as well.

It typically gets what you achieve CRZ1 for mixed driving.

 

Yah i drive it pretty hard i get 300-350 when im around town.

I was so shocked when it hit 500mil to the tank.

This car is 15 years old.

sadly my mpgs with suck when the h22 gets in there

 

Miles per tank is NOT the way to calculate MPG.........

 

That's only possible when highway driving. Stop and go constantly burns more fuel since you're wasting energy that was used to move the car to the mph before stopping and wasting that same energy and back and forth. Using the ac doesn't really use any extra hp, it's more electricity since the belt is constantly moving.

 

I've pushed my 02 to 500 miles on a tank. I did fill up ~15.5 gallons afterwards though.

 

What?

 

lmao

 

Listen, I understand Per tank is not the way you calculate MPG (Total Miles drivin, divided by the amount of gas used= MPG) And i understand the diffrence in Highway drinving and city driving. I only Used MPG to catch peoples attention. Thats it.

 

Try reading it again.

If not, here it is again....

That's only possible when highway driving. Stop and go constantly burns more fuel since you're wasting energy that was used to move the car to the mph before stopping and wasting that same energy and back and forth. Using the ac doesn't really use any extra hp, it's more electricity since the belt is constantly moving.

 

Awesome insight.

 

Most people reading your post realized that. However, some people just need something to bitch about each day and there are some that want to try to look smart.

 

Haha, yeah that's exactly it

More like the 94-97 is notorious for having a horribly inaccurate gas gauge, and the older the car gets the worse it will be. So while you may get "400 miles per tank" you may only be actually using 13 gallons of fuel, even if your gauge reports you bone dry. So when another user comes in and goes "Oh I am awesome, I get 500 miles per tank" then everyone either calls bullshit or goes OMFG HOW DO YOU DOOOO ET?!

The proper method to calculate it has always been filling your car to the top (not filling past the first cut off) and then reset your trip meter. Once the car has run down its fuel, fill it up all the way to the same point (first cut off) then divide the miles recorded on the trip meter by the gallons filled up. Doing that over a course of a few weeks gets you a good idea of what you are actually getting. Any other method is honestly retarded.

But I guess that's just me trying to look smart right?

 

Not really, not sure why you think that about the AC.....

When AC is turned off, the clutch within the compressor spins freely.
Which means that the belt just rolls right around it without any drag.
Which means that there is less mechanical friction on the belt.
Which means there is less energy loss.

When you engage the ac, the belt has to spin the pulley with a weight behind it. That creates a drag on the belt which causes a loss.

It's like having incredibly sticky R compound tires on all day but in a smaller form. The motor has more drag on it and therefore has to work harder to do the same amount of work.

The belt is not driven by electricity, it is driven mechanically.

 

I don't think posting it again makes it correct.

I was just wondering if you fully realized what you said. Apparently you do/did.

Here you go.

You can go look all over the internet and find that using the A/C DOES affect how well a car performs. Hell, I can feel the damn compressor affecting my engine performance all the time, adjusting it's power demands. Makes driving a manual a pain in stop and go traffic.

 

my 2000 Accord EX 5 spd gets 30.5 mpg *MAX*, every week I calculate the milage and its always 26-28 mpg.

 

812km on 61 litres, not sure on mpgs, but thats doin counrty driving, long roads minimal stops, and only around 80 - 90 km.h

 

What kind of driving do you do for 30.5 mpg? Honestly you should be able to beat that.

My mixed driving is around your 26-28 though.

 

I commute to work= city and hwy mix. but when I went on vacation and drove straight thru South Dakota on flat freeway at 70 mph in 5th gear for 300 miles I ended up at 30.5 mpg, I figure thats the best I can ever expect from my car

 

Sure, there is a drag but it's minimal compared to if the belt was never moving at all. Also, there is more drag with air resistance when going at higher speeds with the windows open versus having the ac on. You can feel the clutch engage when you first turn on the ac but that's more or less just the friction of it engaging. I've never noticed a difference using the ac in terms of gas mileage.

And yes, trust me I know exactly how to properly calculate mpg's been doing it for many years now. That is the method I always use.

Also, when the ac is on the fan is constantly spinning, hence electricity is being used.

 

(812/1.6)/(61/3.785) = 31.5 MPG

 

Electricity from the alternator though, that would run regardless. I would be less worried about the fan drawing that current than the AC compressor with the belt. The alternator is going to produce that same amount of electricity regardless of if the fan is on or not, it spins with the engine.

And never argued or mentioned windows down, obviously if it was between AC or windows down at highway speeds. Using AC is the better option if you are concerned with your MPG.

 

My 2001 V6 gets 22 mpg. I haven't done any highway driving for great lengths. I would hope it would be a lot better on a long trip.