volvoluvin
WWD for a while
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2003
- Location
- Poco Crib
Posted this on VS as well, but I'm seeing more and more 850 people on here...which I like, so I'll post here as well:
I've been playing around with my fill ups...Most of the time I run Chevron 92 octane, but for a dyno run a month back I went with Chevron 94, (Canuckistan goodness), and I noticed that my MPG was lower by 3-4mpg...bah I said, probably due to the dyno run and me putting my foot into it more often. But I couldn't remove the nagging feeling of how strange it seemed...so over the last month, I've gone between 92 and 94 twice...and it's conclusive...I'm getting worse gas mileage with 94...
Tank of 92 - 24mpg
Tank of 94 - 20mpg
Tank of 92 - 23.5mpg
Tank of 94 - 19.5mpg
I drive the same routes everyday, and I made sure to have the tranny set to sport for the whole test as well...
Anyone feel like weighing in on this?
I've been playing around with my fill ups...Most of the time I run Chevron 92 octane, but for a dyno run a month back I went with Chevron 94, (Canuckistan goodness), and I noticed that my MPG was lower by 3-4mpg...bah I said, probably due to the dyno run and me putting my foot into it more often. But I couldn't remove the nagging feeling of how strange it seemed...so over the last month, I've gone between 92 and 94 twice...and it's conclusive...I'm getting worse gas mileage with 94...
Tank of 92 - 24mpg
Tank of 94 - 20mpg
Tank of 92 - 23.5mpg
Tank of 94 - 19.5mpg
I drive the same routes everyday, and I made sure to have the tranny set to sport for the whole test as well...
Anyone feel like weighing in on this?