February 11, 200521 yr in my 86 wagon get 26.3 city and 30.9 hiway I have own many subarus and this one for wagons i think is about the norm so, I wanted to know how the rest of the boards cars do for the the project that the engieering class is doing on fuel econamy so, could i have your help thanks Isial
February 11, 200521 yr 83 Brat with 14' pugs and a 3" lift = 24 mpg - I live in AK so I only do highway driving. I hate Anchorage driving so I avoid it as much as possible.
February 11, 200521 yr About 24-31 miles per gallon. The best was 34 driving from Co to NC The worst was 17 when I was miudding and really on the gas.
February 11, 200521 yr Author keep them coming so, far honda has the highest fuel economy followed by mazda
February 11, 200521 yr 36-38 hwy. non turbo though. 38? I hate to say something is impossible with a Sube, but that seems insane. Even if the fuel system is top notch and you have a stick, how are you getting up into that range?
February 12, 200521 yr I get 27~31 hwy with the RX as it sits now. ~24 around town....~18 under 'racing' conditions.
February 12, 200521 yr stock 95 legacy L got 25-28.. i once it got 400+ miles on a tank, BUT.... now with 205x75 14's, intake, 2.25 exhaust, and ouutback strut lift, i get from 19-23... like 200-275 miles on a tank... suky But its got lots of power, sounds and looks good!! hooray
February 12, 200521 yr 38? I hate to say something is impossible with a Sube, but that seems insane. Even if the fuel system is top notch and you have a stick, how are you getting up into that range? its very flat here, little traffic and in the summer. winter it wont get that high.
March 21, 200620 yr In your experience: What's a good real-world gas mileage guesstimate for an 86 GL wagon, 4WD with ATx? So far, dunno if it's carbed or FI. Figure on mostly highway miles, lots at 65-75 MPH. (FWIW: Local former Subaru mechanic says about 23-24 mpg for wagon w/ATx. While I'd love a higher figure, I suspect he's right.)
March 21, 200620 yr In your experience: What's a good real-world gas mileage guesstimate for an 86 GL wagon, 4WD with ATx? So far, dunno if it's carbed or FI. Figure on mostly highway miles, lots at 65-75 MPH.(FWIW: Local former Subaru mechanic says about 23-24 mpg for wagon w/ATx. While I'd love a higher figure, I suspect he's right.) I got ~21-22 with a carbed EA82, 4" lift, 28" tires, ATX in a wagon driving 60-70mph so I'd think you could pull at least 24 or so.
March 21, 200620 yr I get 32 to 38 mpg with a 1986 carbed EA82, 4x4 & 5 speed. Note: You will only get this IF you keep your foot out of the carb. Drive as light footed as humanly possible and keep highway speeds below 65.
March 21, 200620 yr keep highway speeds below 65. Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner. This is the sweet spot for mileage. Even my legacy wagon (which is a GAS HOG) can get into the thirties if I'm going 60-65. Jordan
March 21, 200620 yr my carbbed stock 87 4x4 mt5 got about 30 ish mpg... but it had a bad accel pump so I couldnt really floor it... now 29" tires and SPFI it gets about 24 or so. 84 BRAT stock carb and tires was getting about 12... now it has SPFI and is being tested... My 89 XT6 gets about 22 around town and 25 on the highway... thats speeds between about 60-well... fast on the way from CO to NC.
March 22, 200620 yr My FWD XT6 averaged about 22 in the city (we gots lots o' hills), and about 28 on the highway. The last tank on the XT Turbo, I got 28mpg. That was a mix of highway and city driving. I was actually quite amazed at that...
March 22, 200620 yr Well I ahvent really ben keeping track but a quick estimate gave me around 18 mpg city and around 25 highway I think. time for a tune up.
March 22, 200620 yr would have to guess around 24-25 for the stock Brat - dont really know for sure tho. 89 GL wagon, 5 spd, Fwd gets around 31-32 Average - mostly country driving, average speed 60mph (not much for highways around here) have gotten as high as 36 (summer) and as low as 26 (winter) running the cheapest (ie: lowest octane) gas i can get.
March 22, 200620 yr running 13's with weber I get 28-34 highway. Running 14's seemed to eat more gas. But is everyone calculating for bigger tyres?
March 23, 200620 yr 92 Loyale 5spd FWD..around 32 city...40+ highway. It has never been below 30 mpg since I owned the car
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