nolicense Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 whats the gas tank size for an 81? just tryin to calculate mileage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 mileage is calculated by total miles driven divided by how much you put in at the gas pump. not by how big your gas tank is, that is completely irrelevant actually. using the gas tank size is not even close to accurate. by "81" you mean 1981 or EA81? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Depends on which body style it is. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolicense Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 sorry i got an 81 ea81 hatch...and i was calculating the mileage going by fully topped off tank to when my gas light kicked on, with my odometer reading to get my average. its accurate enough, if anything my calculation would be just under the actual average. and nevermind I found the fuel tank capacity... 13.2 gallons and I guess I averaged 31.3mpg freeway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 31 freeway, nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolicense Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 yeah not bad, took a trip that was 413.2mi round trip. right when i was near my house the gas light came on. could of got better mileage but was going to coastal mountain roads so there was a couple times i had to put it in 4th gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail_pride Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Maybe im an idiot, and probably not far from the truth, but if i put in 11 bucks in gas, and can drive 130 miles, im only getting 11 mpg? Wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueBee2 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Well, uh, no-- $11 will only buy you a little more than 4 gallons of gas-- if you went 130 miles you were getting 30+ mpg..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail_pride Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 YES! im awesome! But not at math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 and nevermind I found the fuel tank capacity... 13.2 gallons and I guess I averaged 31.3mpg freeway Only if it's 2WD. A 4WD hatch tank is 11.9 gallons. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolicense Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 its 2wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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