AP1 Gas Mileage 17.2
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The culprit is 99% your driving style. Many people think that low RPM is key to getting good gas mileage. Yes it is, in a V12 Bentley. In a torqueless s2000, the engine is working VERY hard to keep momentum at low RPM. You need to press the gas pedal harder for the car to move. Drive at higher RPMs in the city (4k or so), try not to brake often, and easy on the throttle, and you should do 20mpg city. Remember, this isn't a civic, you are not going to get 30mpg in this thing in the city. 17mpg in stop and go city traffic isn't bad in the s2000, it's average.
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I am blaming these numbers on a lead foot first. Take some time to get use to it and try for a week not to drive it hard just see what you get out of it. I am suprised that my BMWs get Better gas mileage in there 3.0 online 6 than the 4 cyl Honda but I k ow it is build to go.
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Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention: don't ever put the car in neutral while it's moving. Driving in neutral in the S just wastes gas and messes with the ECU, also causing that "herky-jerky" engine rocking that occurs sometimes when starting in first after coming to a stop. I'll find the links if anyone needs them, but basically the ECU gets confused when the car is in neutral but still moving and it screws up the way it injects fuel.
Anyways, if you're in neutral, it has to inject fuel to maintain idle, whereas if you're coasting in gear, foot off the gas, it isn't injecting any fuel at all. You could be coasting at 7k RPM and as long as your foot is off the gas, it's not using any gas. Also, moving in neutral is more dangerous because you have no power/ability to accelerate and since the transmission isn't stopping you at all, it wears down your brakes faster and decreases stopping power.
Just another helpful tip.
Anyways, if you're in neutral, it has to inject fuel to maintain idle, whereas if you're coasting in gear, foot off the gas, it isn't injecting any fuel at all. You could be coasting at 7k RPM and as long as your foot is off the gas, it's not using any gas. Also, moving in neutral is more dangerous because you have no power/ability to accelerate and since the transmission isn't stopping you at all, it wears down your brakes faster and decreases stopping power.
Just another helpful tip.
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Originally Posted by Disgustipated,Jun 3 2010, 12:18 PM
Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention: don't ever put the car in neutral while it's moving. Driving in neutral in the S just wastes gas and messes with the ECU, also causing that "herky-jerky" engine rocking that occurs sometimes when starting in first after coming to a stop. I'll find the links if anyone needs them, but basically the ECU gets confused when the car is in neutral but still moving and it screws up the way it injects fuel.
Anyways, if you're in neutral, it has to inject fuel to maintain idle, whereas if you're coasting in gear, foot off the gas, it isn't injecting any fuel at all. You could be coasting at 7k RPM and as long as your foot is off the gas, it's not using any gas. Also, moving in neutral is more dangerous because you have no power/ability to accelerate and since the transmission isn't stopping you at all, it wears down your brakes faster and decreases stopping power.
Just another helpful tip.
Anyways, if you're in neutral, it has to inject fuel to maintain idle, whereas if you're coasting in gear, foot off the gas, it isn't injecting any fuel at all. You could be coasting at 7k RPM and as long as your foot is off the gas, it's not using any gas. Also, moving in neutral is more dangerous because you have no power/ability to accelerate and since the transmission isn't stopping you at all, it wears down your brakes faster and decreases stopping power.
Just another helpful tip.
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Originally Posted by Mike21,Jun 2 2010, 10:25 AM
Drive conservatively for a couple tanks(no higher than 3k-3.5k rpm upshifts) and see how it goes.
107k on mine and I have never granny shifted her EVER! Than again my gas mileage is like 15 but i could care less I bought my S to drive it not wimp around and pray for gas mileage 