Is it my mixture, or is it me??

[DMC1983]

Cruising in the D lately has been a lot of fun, except on road trips. I like to shift around the 3000 mark to get as much "oomph" as I can to get up to speed... the only caveat is: my fuel gauge just drops like a lead plumb bob. On the other hand, if I shift at 2200-2500, needle barely moves. Hell, I go through 1/4 of a tank when passing. Now, my fuel gauge is pretty accurate and stays put unless I have a nose high angle of attack. My car is tuned properly (or so I think) and I normally have good fuel economy... if I drive like an old asian lady

Has anyone here had similar expierences?

[Bitsyncmaster]

Yes shifting for max power in city driving will bring your MPG way down. Really gets bad if you keep the RPMs high by leaving it in a lower gear. Expect 60 to 70% of the MPG you would get driving like an "old lady".

[jmettee]

What mpg are you getting? I shift 3000 - 3500 lost of the time & do mostly highway driving with little stop & go & get about 25mpg.when I drive in town, I shift around 2000-2500.

[WelmoedJ]

I had my friends Tom from LA over and let him compare my D to his Stage 1.
Normally I "do" some 30-32 Miles/Gallon.
Letting Tom do some testing (acceleration and higher highway speeds) brought down the more fuel economical figures :).
Driving at higher speeds, fast acceleration and going through the gears revving high (4500-5500) up to those high speeds (108 Mi) makes for 21.5 Miles/Gallon.

Well, that's the cost of having fun.

[DMC1983]

What mpg are you getting? I shift 3000 - 3500 lost of the time & do mostly highway driving with little stop & go & get about 25mpg.when I drive in town, I shift around 2000-2500.

If my calculations are correct, I'm seeing ~26 mpg. If I hammer it, 17 mpg on average... that's the Mario Andretti side of me

[thirdmanj]

If my calculations are correct, I'm seeing ~26 mpg. If I hammer it, 17 mpg on average... that's the Mario Andretti side of me

That's some serious sh!t... If I'm seeing that right.